Woody the Woodpecker

Ilha Do Mel

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January 4th 2008
We arrived in Curitiba, a smallish city that claims to be a Brazilian urban success story. Apparently there are few traffic jams and the city is considered one of the most ecologically friendly in Brazil. It was a nice place but in all honesty it seemed no different to any other South American city (ie. hot, polluted and over-populated). As a small treat, we booked a ridiculously cheap room at ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná » Ilha do Mel

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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