Ilha Grandem on the way to Lopez Mendez beach on the other side

Ilha Grande

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August 19th 2007
So there it was, another mission to get to this beautiful, ex-penal colony island. 5 hours from Sao Paulo, overnight in a place called Ubatuba, then a mission to get to Angra dos Reis because there is only 2 buses, one at 10 am another at 11 pm. We had to cut our losses and just take a hideously expensive taxi, but I calculated that we only lost out on £35 (a beautiful hand-made pair of Sibyl Va ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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