Luke in the sea

A foisty room and beautiful beaches in Arraial do Cabo

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June 10th 2008
We took a bus from Rio 3 hours north up the coast to Arraial do Cabo. When we we arrived we thought we'd made a big mistake coming here. The town is described as "delightfully working class'' which over here basically means poor, we also seemed to be the only English people in the whole town. It was a stark contrast to Rio but once we got used to the differences and realised that it wa ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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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