The Sprawl

Sao Paulo, Brasil

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January 8th 2009
Day 1 (Tuesday) - I slept pretty much the whole bus ride. I paid a little extra for a bus ride with lunch but was disappointed to find that it was nothing more than an assortment of cookies accompanied by a drink. We got in shortly after 3. I was headed to an area of town called Vila Olimpia. Sao Paulo is a huge city that apparently has no zoning. There are large builidings intermixed with subdiv ... read more

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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