Theatre Amazonas, Manaus

Into the Amazon Jungle

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July 18th 2008
The dye is cast! This will be my last post for about ten days or so! I´m going off line and into the jungle. I leave tomorrow and return to Manaus on the 27th. I´ll try to do a post then, if possible, but it might not be possible, since I have my next flight to Cuiaba and the Pantanal leaving Manaus at 3:00am on the 28th (it was the only flight I could take that would get me to Cuiaba in the da ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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