Rachael & Our Guide for the Day

Stage 2 - Rio to Foz de Iguazu

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May 19th 2006
Our first destination after Rio was the costal town of Buzios, made famous by Bridget Bardot during the 60´s, we believe?? Apparently known as Brazil's St Tropez the place consited of fancy bars and restaurants and a host of beautiful beaches. We stayed a couple of nights in the town which was blatently designed to bring in the foreign $$$! After heading back to Rio for another footy match i ... 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