monkeys in the garden!

Carnival 2008 - beber, cair, levantar

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February 11th 2008
The nest stop was Salvador, where I would get my first taste of the Brazilian carnival experience. I stayed with my friend Danilo and his family, a long way from the city centre but close to the beaches of Stella Maris and Praia de Flamengo. The land is a protected nature reserve, so no one is allowed to build there these days. This means that the only view is giant white sand dunes, blue sea, a f ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador

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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