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Rio DeJaneiro

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December 11th 2007
Lets get this show on the road. Day 1, Fri 7th Dec: I have the flu so we just checked into the hotel Atlantico Copacabana a few blocks from Copacabana beach. Decent clean rooms and good breakfast. I´m sure we´ll be staying in alot worse over the next few months. Didn´t do a hell of alot, just went for a walk down Copacabana beach. Went out for a bite to eat. Don´t know if it was standard Braz ... 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