porto seguro 3

traveling north from Rio

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January 14th 2006
I am now 16 days into the trip and have traveled on from Rio to Porto Seguro, then to Salvador, Recife and am writting this in Natal. Porto seguro stands out as having the best beaches as can be seen in the photos, they were empty and went on for miles. Porto seguro itself was a pretty cool place, a kind of middle class holiday resort for brazillians. The atmosphere was very chilled out, du ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio Grande do Norte

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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