Meeting of the waters

Santarem

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March 16th 2009
Last night we entered the Amazon river which is over 200 miles long at the mouth of the river! Quite impresive. Today we docked in Santarem interesting fact about this town it has American roots, as more than 100 confederate soldiers and their families settled here after the Civil War. When we arrived in the mourning we took a taxi into town, and just wondered and window shoped. I wished I had ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas

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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