Don´t trust a guide when they say there are no piranhas in the river you´re tubing down
February 2nd 2009 Another sleepless overnight bus journey got us to Campo Grande so we could visit the Pantanal. There is nothing wrong with the actual buses in Brazil. The problem is they stop at every bus station possible, stop regularly for food and the roads are bumpy. Not a great combination, as just when you eventually get to sleep the bus stops, the lights come on and people shuffle on and off.
Anyway,
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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 
