Hemmi doing the Rosa paddles

Eastern - Ilha de Santa Catarina

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March 24th 2008
We had decided to go to Santa Catarina Island for the weekend. It features some fantastic things; the state capital, Florianópolis, a lot of beaches, a really beautiful lagoon plus great nature. In the summertime (winter in Europe) it is full tourists from all over South America, and it is quite popular on other parts of the year too. That specially applies to the north part of the island which i ... read more

South America » Brazil » Santa Catarina » Florianópolis

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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