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Background: Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of the country when in 1985 the military regime peacefully ceded power to civilian rulers. Brazil continues to pursue industrial and agricultural growth and development of its interior. Exploiting vast natural resources and a large labor pool, it is today South America's leading economic power and a regional leader. Highly unequal income distribution remains a pressing problem.

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By Don Ceci
August 3rd 2005

in Brasil South America » Brazil

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We spent several days in Brazil. We stopped in Curitiba, in the state of Parana, in southern Brasil, where we saw Don's former student Sergio Ahrens, his wife Suzanne, and their family. We then moved on to Rio de Janeiro. There, we walked Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, rode the cablecar to the top of Sugarloaf (the famous headland at the entrance to Rio's harbor), and rode the cog train up to to the Christ the Redeemer statue, high atop a mountain overlooking the city and harbor. Rio's setting is spectacularly beautiful. [View Full Entry]

By 2Brothers3Continents
August 3rd 2005

The plan South America » Brazil » São Paulo

Trip Route

If travel trough out the world is a common dream... why not realize it??? Done: Countries visited 56 Europe: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Vatican, Portugal, Spain, France, Monaco, Andorra, England, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland Middle East: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Iran Africa: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Rep. Dem. Congo, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Malawi, Djibouti Asia: Pakistan, China, N [View Full Entry]

By Emma Jota
August 2nd 2005

Pantanal Paradise! South America » Brazil » Pantanal

the death train

So i took the famous "Death Train" a 22 hour train journey from Santa Cruz to the border of Brazil. The ticket was only 3.50gbp! you couldnt even get a cheap day return to Edinburgh for that! My last couple of days in Santa Cruz were great. I explored the market thoroughly and got lost many many times. I also met alot of really cool people but it was time to move on, Buenas Aires is a long way away and I had a lot of ground to cover to get there in time to meet Laura again. I had to [View Full Entry]

By Bruno Coelho
August 1st 2005

Finally in Brazil South America » Brazil » Roraima » Boa Vista

Although Caracas wasn't at all appealing, after some time travelling you start appreciating different things and the usual turist stuff is not that interesting anymore. I think that's why I enjoyed the five days I stayed there, in spite of the ugly place. Eva was still too weak to take care of herself, so I stayed longer than I had originally planned. She was going to fly back to the Netherlands on July 31. We went back to the doctor several times to take more tests and by the time I left, on the 30th, she was a lot better. I [View Full Entry]

By LauraDom
August 1st 2005

Curumba South America » Brazil

boliva here we come

Curumba Curumba Curumba! well the place was lovely, the weather stupidly hot, and the hostel, well i have a lot to say about the hostel! it was another hosteling international hostel we´ve stayed in three now so we thought this one would be as lovely and as helpful as the last...wrong! firstly they trie to charge us R$25 each for a dorm room with shared bathroom, so we laughed and faught it down to 17 each, the place was lovely the building clean and bright, the staff as miserable as sin. We decided to go to bolivia from Curumba so needed [View Full Entry]

By Adri
July 31st 2005

new house, new people, new experiences South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

Paz

so i left off on thursday but didn't go into much detail about what had gone on that day specifically. i feel like i'm summarizing the last several days each time i write, but i don't write about the present. so here's the last couple days, again! i went to the GYAN office on thursday and met barbara and jefferson, two people who work there. barbara is my age and jefferson is a little older, i think mid-20s. they were telling me all about GYAN/TakingITGlobal TakingITGlobal and some of the projects and events they have sponsored/hosted. jefferson is [View Full Entry]

By LauraDom
July 31st 2005

Bye bye emus South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso do Sul » Bonito

Baby anteater makes a getaway

Well first things frist, we~ve put up a load more photos, including our Pantanal trip ones, so check them out. We put the Bonito ones on the Pantanal blog, and vise versa... by mistake. We´ve now departed sunny Bonito and arrived in sunny Curumba - it´s been consistenty in the 30s the last few days. Tans are coming on nicely, and a little bit of sunburn too - even though laura was wearing factor 50, grr. Anyway, as we said before, Bonito was just a dirty track, basically. We saw people quad biking around the place which looked like fun, but [View Full Entry]

By Linesy
July 29th 2005

Here We Go! South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

Well afer all the talk, I´m finally here! Thanks for everyone that sent messages or who I saw before I left, even the ones that were just wishing I´d get the hell on with it! After a fair amount of trauma on an overbooked flight, I arrived in Brazil at 5.30 this morning. I grabbed a cab from the airport and had a 50 minute drive into the centre of Sao Paulo. That was an experience, as we weaved our way with millimeters to spare through the rush hour traffic. There are guys on motorbikes who whizz through the traffic at [View Full Entry]

By Dom84
July 29th 2005

8. Bonito South America » Brazil » Mato Grosso do Sul » Bonito

Bonito is beautiful. The dust roads stretch through town like an Oxfam advertisement, yet the local economy is booming thanks to the diamond-clear idyllic waters flowing in scenic forest nearby. We stumbled off the night-bus, knackered. Travelling is exceptionally tiring anyway, and especially so on a budget where one’s feet are the primary method of transportation and map-reading suffers due to disturbed sleep in noisy dorm rooms. When time is tight, the urge to fill every waking hour with activity is so strong that the traveller eventually finds themselves so completely knackered th [View Full Entry]

By Adri
July 28th 2005

Summary of the past several days South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

I am really bad with keeping up with this journal. Although I havent gotten home until midnight the past three nights and had to get up around 7 so i guess its excusable, no? Lets see...Sao Paulo itself is huge, a bit overwhelming, but in a good way. Im not really sure how to describe it because there are so many different areas. one good thing about having to cruise around in taxis is that i get to see all these neighborhoods that i wouldnt otherwise see. like all these offices are in business-y areas, not touristy areas. there isnt really [View Full Entry]

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