Copacabana beach

We've arrived in Rio ! !

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June 3rd 2007
We eventually arrived at 17:30pm Brazillian times last night after a monster of a journey - 18 hours! We both had totally underestimated the length of it - we thought it was only 7 hours from Madrid - its was actually 10 and a half. The plane was really nice though - we got fed about 4 times and ....free bar!! The cabin crew tried to get everone to go to slepp by shutting the window shutters and ... 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