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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 Justin and Kyle
October 7th 2009

A view from the top South America » Brazil » São Paulo » São Paulo

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Here we are in the giagantic city of Sao Paulo, we did some exploring yesterday and had many reccommendation from our host Jean Pascal of where to go, and we got absolutely lost. We eventually managed to find our way back was good. It is a big, confusing, intimidating city, but we are getting ready to set off today and conquer yet another city in another country. We are planning to go to Igaussu falls on thursday night and spend the weekend there, which should be incredible, especially since Jean was telling us they have the worlds largest hydro-electric plant, we [View Full Entry]

By Dicky and Toots
October 7th 2009

RIO South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Santa Teresa

OLA! We arrived in Rio on the 5th October, 9pm Rio time about 1am Uk time. We flew from Heathrow and things could not of went more swimmingly if we tried....free upgrade with BA massive seats, free booze and the food was pretty good too. Watched a couple of movies and played cards so the 10 hour flight flew in..haha. Anyway we got to Rio and eventually found the right bus to get on to the city airport then a taxi to Sata Teresa where we are staying...not so easy. Portugese is really difficult to understand and my Spanish is not [View Full Entry]

By Andy and Liz
October 7th 2009

Rio de Janeiro South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

Copacabana beach
The great view from the roof of Orla hotel.

Friday 2 October 2009 - Well the day had finally arrived and after some packing and repacking (due to suitcases being a little too heavy!) we set off from Tiverton, Devon with Sally & Neville (the Mundy’s senior). We met up in Windsor in Brown’s for a farewell late lunch with both sets of parents, Liz’s sister and husband as well as little Christopher, who did a very good job of stealing the attention, and also Lyn, our good friend, popped along. After this we headed over to Heathrow with both sets of parents and after another a set of ‘au [View Full Entry]

By Mike and Jess
October 6th 2009

Wrapping up Rio South America » Brazil

Lopez Mendez Beach

Hey again, Mike here, retrieved luggage and all- Today Jess and I took a great 7km bike ride around the lake in Rio. We have been staying at a nice hostel called The Girl from Ipanema Hostel; about three blocks from the beach. We arrived back in Rio from our ´honeymoon´stay in Ilha Grande last Wednesday night. It was a relaxing start to our trip. We spent most of the time on the beach, in the water and hiking through the steamy jungle. The weather was great the first few days and turned ugly the day of our snorkeling trip-bummer. The [View Full Entry]

By docey101
October 5th 2009

Chapada Diamantina.. Plateaus South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis

In the middle of nowhere

We went on a 7 hour bus ride into the interior of Bahia to Chapada Diamantina. It is a place where diamonds used to be mined. It's in a semi-arid climate, there are plateaus, waterfalls, caves, etc. I also went to a little community that was started by runaway slaves. They are a small community with 400 people and 40 houses. Very poor fishing community. It is 25 km to Lencois. Lencois is a small town, I believe it used to be a place to trade in diamonds and slaves, now it is mainly a tourist town since diamonds are illegal [View Full Entry]

By Svenja no Brasil
October 5th 2009

Besuch aus Deutschland + Uni South America » Brazil » Ceará » Fortaleza

7.Sept (8)

Oh je, ich weiß es ist sehr lange her, dass ich hier geschrieben habe was hier so passiert in Brasilien. Sorry dafür; aber ich gelobe Besserung und werde versuchen regelmäßiger zu schreiben. Nach meinem letzten Eintrag hatte ich erst mal deutschen Besuch! Kati und Eva, meine besten Freundinnen von daheim, waren für drei Wochen hier und es war wunderbar! Nachts um kurz nach elf haben wir sie bei ca. 25 Grad am Flughafen abgeholt und die beiden waren auch definitiv die einzigen die noch Fleecejacke, Jeans und geschlossene Schuhe anhatten. ;) Aber ich habe mich riesig gefreut, dass sie hier ware [View Full Entry]

By Twinkle85
October 5th 2009

First day South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Botafogo

So we finally arrive in Rio De Janeiro, the free upgrade was a bonus on the flight and got to the Hostel late on. The Hostel seems nice people are friendly and the decor is a little 1980s but we are here and we can explore tomorrow. [View Full Entry]

By chrisandnatSA
October 3rd 2009

Food update and Ilha Do Mel.... South America » Brazil » Paraná » Ilha do Mel

Currently on an island called Ilha Do Mel, 12 hours south west of Rio. Its raining so i thought i´d take 10 mins to blog about a VERY important experience i encountered in Rio that i forgot to mention in my Rio blog...and also to give Brazil some credit following my bashing about how bad the food can be here........... in Brazil they have pay per kilo restaurants! Now we´re talking.....one hungover day in Rio , Nat and i stumbled across a restaurant that we thought was all you can eat. As a massive fan of all you can eats (I [View Full Entry]

By anne125
October 3rd 2009

On the boat to Santarem South America » Brazil » Pará » Santarém

Sur le bateau

Apres avoir achete nos tickets, nous avons ete au bateau pour attacher nos hamacs le plus tot possible. On a reussi a installer nos hamacs dans un endroit qui nous semblait plutot calme, juste quelques hamacs autour de nous. On est revenu quelques heures plus tard pour embarquer, c´etait un enchevetrement de hamacs, plus de 200 hamacs dans un espace plutot reduit!! On a quand meme reussi a dormir, mais fallait pas etre claustrophobe! L´ambiance sur le bateau etait plutot bonne, mais faut aimer la techno bresilienne car on a eu le meme CD non stop qui hurlait la meme musique [View Full Entry]

By VVandDG
October 3rd 2009

Valentina´s trials and tribulations in the Pantanal South America » Brazil » Pantanal

The Pantanal is the largest wetland in the world with vast amounts of wildlife. This was not part of our original itinerary so we were not entirely sure of what to expect. The first signs were not good when we spotted that our guide was missing a finger. Undeterred we set off on a 4 hour bus ride followed by another hour in a 4x4, this last part of the journey took us deep into the Pantanal area so we began to see a bit of wildlife. The back of the jeep soon got very excited when Valentina directed everyones attention [View Full Entry]

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