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São Paulo - Chapada Diamantinas

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July 11th 2008
Having spent about 5 weeks in Rio learning Portuguese, it was time to see a little more of Brazil. First stop was São Paulo, where I met Marina (a friend from Buenos Aires). The size of this city is impressive (third largest in the world) and the cultural and nightlife offering abundant. From there I went on to Parque Nacional Chapada de Diamantinas (Diamond Canyon) in the North of Brazil ... read more

South America » Brazil » Bahia » Chapada Diamantina National Park

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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