Random tree on the side of the road with orchids growing out of it

São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

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February 27th 2009
SAO PAULO We enjoyed taking a break from the travel grind in the Pantanal but with a tear in our eye, it was time to move on. We headed to a town called Bonito lured by the famed crystal-clear water providing an aquarium-like setting to view abundant fish. We caught a bus outside our Pantanal lodge for what should have been a 6 hour trip. To call the thoroughfare on which we travele ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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