Typical houses in the Favela

Rio, Iguazu Falls and Lots and Lots of Buses!!

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July 11th 2008
We left La Paz on the 23rd June and started our epic 5 day bus journey to Rio de Janeiro. The first leg of the journey was an 18 hour bus ride to Santa Cruz where we stayed over night in a hostel called Alojamiento Acre Backpackers which cost under 1.50 pounds a night and you could see why. The next day we headed for Brazil with another 18 hour bus to Corumba which is just across the border from B ... 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