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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 Dom84
July 18th 2005

4. Curitiba and the cultural baggage South America » Brazil » Paraná » Curitiba

I've heard that the Japanese actually see the world differently (to us Westerners) because of their writing system. Apparently that's why they take photographs of traffic signs, chavs and council flats. That got me thinking about why we travel. Seeing new things and interpreting them in relation to what you're used to seems to make a lot of people happy. I wonder how quickly that honeymoon period would slither into the banal were we to emigrate to the postcard or photograph. The traveller is always seeking new things because they are consistently discontent with the known. Yet sometimes we do [View Full Entry]

By LauraDom
July 18th 2005

off to Curitiba! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

heya, just a quick note to let you all know whats going on. well at the moment we are rushing around to get everything sorted as we have a plane to catch at 1:30! we´re off to Curitiba for a few nights and then off to the foz do iguacu falls. so if you dont hear from us for a few days we are safe but having too much fun to talk to you ;P hehe! we will update you about the brilliant time we have had in rio, an unmissable holiday if you ask me! love you all lots and [View Full Entry]

By LauraDom
July 17th 2005

last days of rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Cheeky monkeys

Okay well here's a quick review of what we did the last few days in rio - briefest of brief as we have some sightseeing to do. Firtly we took the cablecar up sugarloaf mountain, which was amazing - stunning views of the beaches and islands of rio. We also met some cheeky monkeys, and walked down the smaller 'mountain' connecting sugarloaf to the ground - it was a great, though sometimes tricky, tropical walk. The rest of the day was spent walking back to Robbys through three different beaches. That evening two German girls arrived, and the next day we [View Full Entry]

By Dom84
July 17th 2005

3. The rest of Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

We slept for 12 hours. After ingesting some ham and cheese, Laura and I explored Flamengo beach alone. We sunbathed, drank more coconut milk, and contemplated how lucky we were to be in such a beautiful country. We were content to sit and enjoy each other’s company in the pleasant heat; watching dozens of young, fit Brazilians jog around the beach, and some old fat Brazilians try to look cool as they exercised in spasms. After a while, though, the curse of the traveller started nibbling at our toes - the need to go and see thing whilst we still had [View Full Entry]

By Axe Tom
July 17th 2005

Lost but Happy!!!!! South America » Brazil » São Paulo

Waterfall - Brotas

Hey everyone!!!!! We are starting our own travel journal so we can keep you guys up to date with everything that we have been up to!!! Some of you will probably have already seen some of the photos and heard some of the stories, but.........too bad!!!!:o) Well, after three months hollidays from each other, we are back together - it was about time!!! We start our journal with an eventfull trip to Brotas, about an hour and a half from home if we hadn´t got lost. But 6 hours and 30km of dirt road later, we found the place nearing dark [View Full Entry]

By LauraDom
July 13th 2005

Day 2 of Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

July 13th-Laura´s Today consisted of mainly relaxing, in fact it was in all a very relaxing and beautiful day! to start off the day me an dom decided that as we were only a stones throw from paradise we should start our day of with a jog along the beach...hahaha okay we sunbathed and paddled in the water but it was amazing...yet i hate to admit this (don´t laugh Claire) my tan is yet to be seen! Crazy i know, maybe its because i´ve been wearing, and forcing Dom to wear, factor 50?!, but there is some sign of tanning, i [View Full Entry]

By Dom84
July 12th 2005

2. Robby's House South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Landing in Brazil at 11pm, preceded by a 16 hour delay in Madrid, was marred by tiredness and confusion to say the least. We begrudgingly paid the airport-sponsored taxi company far too much to take us to our hostel. Then when we eventually found it we bumbled upstairs to be greeted by our nervous and completely confused host. Cockroaches ran past our feet as we fell into bed. Stepping out into Rio de Janeiro the next day was like an escape. Not from the boiling hot room above us or the scuttling and biting insects, but from all constraint. We had [View Full Entry]

By Austin
July 12th 2005

the real maddness began when clint arrived South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

After failing to get out of bed to check out on three mornings, I was close to killing dave as that extra time could have been spent up the coast with a certain someone....the silver lining of that very close to bursting cloud was the introduction of Clint....The Dairy Capital King! on the third moring of daves inability to surface I noticed a new face/corpse across from me, I got up and tried again in vain to thump dave outa his pit, he shouted in such beautiful prose "fuck off and die, whats the fuckin time, and your problem...I said what [View Full Entry]

By Austin
July 12th 2005

fur coats, wooden camels, accessories and the best looking girl in the club South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

with heavy hearts and heavy heads, oops, thats probably the valium, we must leave Rio for further adventure! How can I possibly sum up this city of cities.....it is indeed a city of dreams, parties and infinite madness! easily my favourite city yet....New York, Paris, Dublin, Copenhagen, Porto, Milan , London, great places put way back in the shadows now! We heard stories of muggings and death....incidently from non-backpackers, but we found a city thats safer then any i´ve witnessed so far! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copacob [View Full Entry]

By LauraDom
July 12th 2005

here at last!! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Well it took a while but we have finally made it here! we are now in a net cafe which our lovley new brazilian friend robby took us to! sorry to all of our fans that we didnt let you know sooner that we got here, thats because our stupid flight to rio from madrid was cancelled, so we got to spend a night in a lovely 4star hotel in madrid! i am sure that we will moan about it to you when we get home so i wont bore you with it now, all i can say is that it [View Full Entry]

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