some idea of the favela funk party

football, favelas, funk and the falls

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July 4th 2008
well, after four days on some of the worst busses ever encountred, including 3 over night and one 24 hour! we finally made it to brazil! once we got our bearings we checked in to the ´mellow yellow´ hostel. it had been recomended to us by pretty much everyone we had met, so we were expecting good things. and it delivered. though brazil was soooo much more expensive than all the previous countrys ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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