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Rio

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November 7th 2007
We have seen a slight improvement in the weather, but still not beach weather so we have been out and about in Rio! We went downtown Rio on Tuesday up into Lapa, after wandering aimlessly we decided to go to the Museum of Modern Art, which was pretty darn good. Mr Underwood's fave part of the museum was the ball pool, it wasn't a kids play area, it was a piece of art, but it was really good! Mr K ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » 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