São Paulo

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

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April 12th 2008
Ah yes. I spent my last 3 days in São Paulo having all in all a very good time. On the Monday I think (I can´t quite remember, seeing as it was a few days ago) I went to USP (University of São Paulo) to the Instituto Butanta, which was and is a herpology centre and a centre for microbiological research and vaccine development, and all that kinda shiz, back in the day when Paris had the only s ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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