Beer at the brewery

Belem - Gateway to the Amazon

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May 5th 2007
Belem About a 12hr overnight bus ride arriving at 7 am we were finally in a big city - around 2 million people. Craziness. Belem is a land of street vendors and entrepreneurism right on the Amazon river. You can see its charm with the old Port still loading like it once did a hundred years earlier and a central market nextdoor with all the fish, meat and fruit / vegetables you desire, intere ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pará » Belém

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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