Lapa Steps

Tiled steps in the Lapa district - historic with lots of detail.

October 14th 2007
Sat 13th Oct: Went out last night to the Lapa area for the Samba scene and listened to the music for just over an hour - tired after long day so came back and went to bed. Hostel was full. Booked a tour of the Rocinha district - the largest slum area in Rio (200,000 pop.) The buildings of the district are called Favellas. A guide drove myself and six others to the outskirts of the district an ... 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

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Joe Shevlin

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Retired Headteacher of a London school, who, since the autumn of 2007 has travelled the countries of S. America - with the exception of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana). The first trip began in September 2007 and covered Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru; it ended in mid December with two of those months spent in Brazil and Argentina - the two largest countries. The second trip (March 1 - April 17 2009) was shorter - seven weeks- starting in Venezuela and continuing into Colombia and Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands. Though I had an outline ... full info

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