Pao de Acucar

Brazil part 2: Good food and friends

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April 9th 2007
So the fun in Rio continues... the Peixotos organised for a couple from their church, Isaias and Legia (who run a tour agency, and are studying for their final law exams!) to take us around their city. The first day we went west to Barra da Tijuca, a long stretch of lovely beach, and sipped the juice from a coconut. The drive down there is spectacularly varied, with lush hills surrounding you on ... read more

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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