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Rio Part 2

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October 24th 2008
Well, the second day in Rio. Firstly I apologise for not having pics attached yesterday, but for the first time I sent them thru an Internet café, and couldn’t load the special software for uploading a quantity of pics. While I did so one by one, they all disappeared into cyberspace ……… Now for the day. Great start - with a trip on the double cable car ride to Sugarloaf Mountain. Anot ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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