Sanchos 2

Happy 4th

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July 4th 2008
Happy fourth to one and all!! The weather was more than perfect today - although as I say that it is just started bucketing down with rain! It´s 8:30pm at the end of an impossibly gorgeous day. I got up early having missed last night´s party. Interestingly, the party began at midnight and went on till 5:00am. Go figure. What people do is take an early evening nap then get up at 11:30pm and go ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Fernando de Noronha

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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