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Rio de Janeiro

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January 22nd 2008
Stop 1 - Rio de Janeiro Well my journey has just begun. After an interesting jounrey to South America with a slightly delayed flight and the sort of turbulance that you could pay for at a fun fair ride I arrived at the Alpha hostel in Botofogo in Rio. The hostel was nice. There were 9 people in each dorm and 3 sets of 3 tiered bunk beds which apparently is quite unusual. In the eve ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Botafogo

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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