Phil Collins

Ilha Grande

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February 14th 2008
After our first stint in Rio (which I am holding back from blogging on until after we leave for a second time) we took the popular trip down to Ilha Grande, or The Big Island, approximately two hours south of Rio off the coast. After a short bus journey we boarded the first boat we saw which had a man enticing us on with shouts of ´beer, cerveja, mucho beer, mucho cerveja´, and we helped out wi ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande

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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