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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 JennyLisa
June 8th 2005

Sightseeing i Rio de Janeiro! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Linbanan till Sockertoppen

Staden Rio de Janeiro har 5,8 miljoner invanare. 180 miljoner bor i hela Brasilien. En fantastiskt kombination av strander, atlantens bla vatten, de massiva bergen, tropisk vegetation och ett behagligt klimat aret runt, gor att Rio de Janeiro ar en av varldens vackraste stader. Staden pulserar med strandliv, samba, mat och dryck, surfing och forstas fotboll natt som dag! Brasiliens senste forlust med 1-3 mot rival-landet Argentina har kommenterats overallt. Vi kanner mycket Rio-puls har i Copacabana dar vi bor dar stranden kantas av utestallen och shopping. Vagen Avenida Atlantica langs strand [View Full Entry]

Jenny njuter av den vackra utsikten fran Sockertoppen over Copacabana

By JennyLisa
June 7th 2005

COPACABANA!!! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Fruitmaniacs in Copacabana..

RIO DE JANEIRO - COPACABANA!!!!!! Vi bor lojligt fint har i stan. Mitt i smeten, pa 10:e vaningen, en parallellgata till Playan Copacabana. Vi startade dagen med en morgonpromenad i vattenbrynet langs den 4 km vita sandstranden. Passerade Pesquadores som precis kommit in med morgonens fangst, sedan gick vi vidare till grannstranden Ipanema och tog varat forsta dopp i havet! Harligt!! Salt och klart vatten! Fran klipporna intill sag vi upp mot Kristusstatyn. Maktigt! Kameran vagade vi inte ha med idag...da det hander en hel del saker pa Copacabana. Strandforsaljare vimlar overallt. Det va [View Full Entry]

By JennyLisa
June 6th 2005

Bilder barnhemmen Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Barnhemmet i Japeri

Bilder barnhem [View Full Entry]

En av de gulliga flickorna pa dagcentret

Matbespisning...har serverades god mat som vi ocksa blev bjudna pa

By YoungVic
June 6th 2005

"Magical Rio?!" South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Greetings all from Rio, on the top 5 list of one of the most romantic cities on the planet. This is our first night here. For those of you who have been here, we are in the Everest Rio Hotel in Ipanema. Unfortunately, the atmosphere has been colored by a police action through the city streets, M-16´s firing, people in buses and cabs ducking, etc. etc. My four female colleagues from Jackson State just got back. It was supposed to be a shopping trip at the "Hippie Fair" but they ended up in the middle of a shootout and turned around [View Full Entry]

By SuperDave
June 6th 2005

Nasty surprise in Pipa South America » Brazil

He was much prettier from the front

Trying to retain a Zen-like detachment from the robbery of my digital camera. The fucker will probably only sell it for $50. I would pay many times that to get it back. The pictures man, me in the suit, keep my promise the gang.ie - galloping along the beach, hanging on to the horse for dear life. Going through town of little kids wondering what the fuck was happening! Bastard. I am going to have to do it again! Brilliant! Even the thieves here do you a favour! And I can send the pictures of the horse-ride by INFRARED! Its like [View Full Entry]

By JennyLisa
June 6th 2005

Glada barn! Besok barnhem i Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

Barnhemmet Japeri - Glada barn som garna ville vara med pa bild!

Mandag Dags att lamna det trygga Penedo mot barnhemmen utanfor Rio! Vagen mellan Sao Paolo och Rio slingrar sig mellan den grona bergskullarna. Vi stannade pa en mack for att tanka.. slog oss att det ar dyrt med bensin i Sverige. Har kostar det 8 Reais (x3 SEK) per liter, och manga anvander alkohol eller gas som ligger runt 3 Reais. Kom fram till ett hett Japeri och det forsta barnhemmet Orfanato Evangelico. Dar blev vi val mottagna av forestandaren Pastor Carlos Avensto. Barnhemmet fungerar som ett dagcenter dar barn som gar i skolan i omradet kommer for att fa undervisning, [View Full Entry]

Nagra av de aldre pojkarna fran barnhemmet Tropical Home utanfor Rios slum

By JennyLisa
June 5th 2005

Day 1 & 2 in Beautiful Penedo South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

frukost dag1

Vilken underbar 1:a dag!! 24 grader, sol, klar himmel och frisk bergsluft! Tradgarden ar fantastisk med banantrad, mango, cashew (cajú) , orkidé. Tog det forsta doppet i Brasilien…i poolen, drack Guarana. Hushallerskan lagade traditionell brasiliansk mat idag, ris, svarta bonor, korv, torkat kott, gronsaker, pommes, svartrotter. Vi at 3 stora portioner var! Muito Bem! Man blir hungrig av den exotiska omstallningen… Bastade i Hans fina vedeldade bastu..den basta i Penedo! Torrborstning med vaxter fran tradgarden och dopp i den kalla poolen mellan varven. Helt underbart. Potatis [View Full Entry]

By JennyLisa
June 4th 2005

Ankomst Sao Paolo, weekend i Penedo South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

Nu ar klockan halv 4 lokal tid och vi ar framme i Penedo..bland banantrad, kokospalmer och faglar. Hans, the host, har en gastvanlighet over alla granser och vi kanner oss sa valkomna till han och hans familjs sommarhus..Vilken exotisk idyll! Resan till Amsterdam i morse kl 6:50 gick supersnabbt. Tiden pa flygplatsen i Amsterdam fram till planet gick vid 14 agnade vi att ligga i varsin soffa och lyssna pa musik och prata relationer och livet! hi! Lika bra att ta det med en gang, sen blir det sa mycket annat att prata om och smalta:) Flygresan mellan Holland och Sao [View Full Entry]

By Otane
June 3rd 2005

Lateinamerika - Woche 26 (Brasilien) South America » Brazil

ein Gruppenfoto zum Abschied

28.05.05 Irgendein idiotischer Angestellter weckte mich schon um 04.30 Uhr. Er machte auch die Gebaerdensprache wie der andere Typ. Ich dachte ich muesste schon fruehstuecken, doch es schliefen noch alle. Ich sagte ihm das, doch er weckte mich zwei Minuten spaeter nochmals auf die gleiche Weise. Das etwa viermal. Ich fragte ihn, ob er ein bisschen durchgeknallt sei, dann zischte er ab. Natuerlich konnte ich nicht mehr richtig schlafen. Toll, nun konnte ich bis 06.30 Uhr warten aufs Fruehstueck. Dann kamen wir auch schon in Santarem an. Es war ploetzlich ein riesiges Gehetze. Einige Leute pack [View Full Entry]

By YoungVic
June 2nd 2005

"So excited I can Hardly Stand It!" South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

Greetings to my family, friends, and colleagues. This is my/our last night in Sao Paulo before flying to Salvador, Bahia in the morning. I am exhausted mentally and physically but so exhilirated at the same time. I love Brazil and the Brazilians as I knew that I would, despite the glaring social inequalities and wealth inequalities of its social and political systems. Despite these things, I have been in love with the idea of Brazil since I was a teenager and now I am here! Sao Paulo is very much like New York City in the U.S. except on a much [View Full Entry]

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