Footie at the Maracana

Flamengo Fans for the day at the Maracana

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February 23rd 2009
Day 694 (21.02.09) Wanting to experience one of South Americas biggest passions, we joined a group from our hostel and our norwegian mates hostel to go out to the Maracana stadium (once famed to have the biggest capacity of any stadium in the world when it was all standing) to watch Flamengo play. As we arrived at the stadium we joined the steady flow of the crowd and stopped for a quick pi ... 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