Christ the Redeemer

The River of January...The Marvelous City

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November 25th 2007
Rio de Janeiro truly was a Marvelous City! We were in Rio de Janeiro from November 17 to November 25 before we joined the Tocorime at Gloria Marina. We went to the Modern Art Museum (known as MAM), Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado mountain, the modern Metropolitan Cathedral, and a soccer match at the Maracana stadium, to name a few things! We stayed in the Flamengo, Centro, and Botafogo are ... 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