Hotel Praça Matriz

First taste of Brazil

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August 10th 2007
The Uruguay to Brazil crossing was the most anxiety (and the most fun in retrospect) we have had in crossing a land border. There is a big city that straddles the border, called Rivera on the Uruguay side and Livramento on the Brazil side. We arrived early afternoon at the bus terminal on the Uruguay side. We made the mistake of asking for the Brazil border. About 4 or 5 blocks north we found the ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Sul » Porto Alegre

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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