Climbers by the Sugar Loaf

Rio - Day 1 - The Sugar Loaf Mountain

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February 16th 2007
It was a pity that the Sugar Loaf was in clouds and so was the mountain opposite, which was hiding the sun. Never mind. The Aussie girls left earlier. Vic and I had to get back to our place by ourselves. We found that the taxi drivers right outside the ticket office wanted to charge three times higher than the normal metered price for a taxi for the distance to our hostel. We refused. I sugges ... read more

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

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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