Leaving Rio...

A view of the Favelas (slums) on the way to the airport. These "homes" were built on top of each other spreading up the hills from the expanses of swampy ground surrounding the city and airport.

A week in Rio ...

December 2nd 2008
A week in Rio... From Bujumbura, Burundi we flew to Nairobi for an overnight stay to finalize John´s Brazilian visa. After all our travels, countries visited and visas we have obtained, getting a Brazilian visa for a U.S. citizen proved to be the most challenging of them all. The usual visa requirements, for those of us privileged to be from westernized countries where we have easy ... read more

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

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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