Gringo Alley

Cazz - Chapada Diamantina National Park

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July 31st 2007
Lencois is a fabulous tiny town that evolved when diamonds were discovered in the nearby Chapada Diamantina National Park around 1800. I arrived on my own at 4am in pitch dark after a sleepless 6 hour bus ride from Salvador and for the first time since arriving in Brazil felt completely safe. The town itself has so much charm and is set on a river with waterfalls and fabulous rock formations in ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Lençóis

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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