Ipenema

First two days in Rio

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October 31st 2007
Oi!! Landed here at 9.30am out of bright blue skies and into the basking glorious sunshine of Rio! But the moment was short lived when we had to queue for about 3 hours to get through customs as suprisingly the latins lack any organisational skills! "They could not organise a pea soup in a brewery" (Dinnerladies, Wood, 2002). But after all that and a trek round Rio we finally got to Copacobana ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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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