Cssm Sandcastle comp 08

Rio de Janeiro

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June 26th 2008
OK so i finally made it to Rio de Janeiro there last week. What a week it was, Everything about it and I'm still sulking about. I miss Rio.... It´s one of those places. It´s like Bali, I'm just in love with the place. They have everything and they know it. Then I stayed on a small alley street in Ipanema where there was like 10 hostels. So the banter was defo there. I´d been in the hostel 30 M ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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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