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And in to Brazil

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January 20th 2009
Peak season in Uruguay meant we couldn’t find anywhere to stay at Punta del Diablo. This was supposed to be our next stop on the way up to Brazil. So a quick rethink and we’d bought tickets for the 18 hour bus journey along the coast and over the border to Florianopolis. We couldn’t complain too much. It had been a month since our last major bus journey, but in reality it really was a dr ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná » Foz do Iguaçu

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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