sunset on Ipanema

Day 1 --> Rio de Janiero

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December 4th 2008
Rio Rio Rio So......It starts! samba samba samba...chah chah chah...samba samba samba...chah chah chah... Nope, I havn´t seen any of that yet! Rob and I arrived into Rio late late on Tuesday night. Eventually picked up my backpack on the worlds slowest and rickiest baggage carousel and made our way out of the airport to try and work out where we were...! Luckily, met up with a ... 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