Belo Horizonte

Salvador-Minas Gerais-Souther Coast

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July 24th 2008
After some hiking in the Diamantina Canyon I went on to Salvador. It is a beatiful city thanks to its colonial architecture, but pretty unsafe. Next stop was Minas Gerais, a state in the interior of Brazil. There I went to see Ouro Preto, the most important gold mining town back in the days. Since the town is situated high up in the mountains, temperatures drop down to 5 degrees... Back in ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande

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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