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A Room With a View

The view from our room at the hostel was so beautiful, there was no point in leaving. We decided to spend our days in bed playing cards.
the hills are alive with slave-built churches.

April 4th 2006
this morning we arrived in ouro preto via an extremely misleading bus. see, when i got on the bus at 11pm last night from rio, i thought heeeeeey this looks like a really comfortable bus, which is awesome, because it's an overnight bus ride. it had pull-out, la-z-boy style footrests and everything. but oh man. i don't know why but it was so uncomfortable. we both barely slept. anyway, we stumb ... read more
South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto

Brazilian Flag 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
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