Buffalo Beach, Joanes, Ilha de Marajo

A flavour of Brazil

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March 24th 2007
Since we left Annemarie in São Paulo, we have whizzed around the last country in our itinerary (yeah really, this is almost it!). We've seen Curitiba, the amazing Foz de Iguazu, briefly stopped in Brasilia, witnessed Amazonian rains in Belém and hit some magnificent beaches on the northeast. All in a few weeks ... and Brazil is almost as large as the USA and just a smidge bigger than Australia. ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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 t... ... read more