What is this guy thinking?

Rio de Janeiro

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April 11th 2009
Welcome to South America! We left London on Friday night and arrived in Rio 17 hours later. We managed to get through customs with no worries and then struck our first problem for the trip - getting cash out! Out of 7 ATMs, HSBC swallowed one card, which had to be pulled out of the machine with a pair of tweezers, whilst the others didnt recognise maestro or Visa and none had En ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

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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