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The Craziest Party Imaginable - RDJ on New Year's Eve

March 11th 2008
Party, party, party! That just about sums up our stay in Rio De Janeiro. We arrived by overnight bus from Iguazu and were treated to fantastic views in the early morning as we wound our way through the lush and green hinterland hills. The views however, dropped off in quality as we neared the city and we saw the poverty and crime that many of the city's residents live with every day. RDJ is a huge ... read more

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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

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Peter Stonestreet & Jacqueline Mascini

Stipey and Jacq

We are two Australians (both geologists) who are doing a one-year around the world trip through South America, North America, Europe and Asia. So from the outset, apologies to non-geological folk for the frequent references to mining, bedding, alteration and volcanoes! We have more or less finished our five months in South America, and are a little sad to be leaving such an amazing (and cheap!) continent. Next up we have two-and-a-half months in the western USA and Canada. We then fly through Europe to Hong Kong and Yunnan Province, China, and then begin the overland trip home to Australia thr... full info

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