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Fiesta Time In Bahia De Salvador!

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June 22nd 2007
Salvador was celebrating the Fiesta do San Juan the weekend we were there. This was good and bad, good because everybody was in party spirit with massive celebrations in the street, bad because nobody wanted to work so shops, restaurants, cafes and supermarkets were pretty much closed the whole time... Salvador was probably the most on edge we have been, regarding security. 2 of the people in ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

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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