Rio

Brazil

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September 18th 2008
We've been home for 6 weeks, but we thought we'd finish this blog properly whilst we are still bumming around looking for a job. We spent over two enjoyable and chilled weeks in Brazil mostly lazing around on the beach. From La Paz, we decided to get ourselves to Rio as quickly as possible. Its fair to say that this journey was an epic. We flew from La Paz to the Bolivia/Brazil Border via Sant ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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