Porteira

Cabeça de Boi

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April 8th 2007
Holy Week is a holiday in Brasil for about one week leading to Easter Sunday. Luckily, I got the whole week off from work (most people only get a couple days). So, in 9 days of rest, I was able to round up a small group to go visit the tiny village of Cabeça-de-Boi (portuguese for Bull's Head) between Thursday and Sunday. We rented a small, very simple and cheap little house. We set out from Belo ... read more

South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais

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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