Another shot that someone else took

Landing on my feet again

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August 8th 2008
The plane to Rio was delayed by three hours, so I had the dubious pleasure of arriving in Rio at 1:00am! I had organized a Hotel in an outer area up a gigantic hill called Santa Teresa, an arty community perched above a favella. I had passed through it on my way to the Cristo statue thing on my first visit to Rio. I paid for a radio taxi, the safest option, but we got hopelessly lost trying to ... read more

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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