view from our window of hotel in manaus

Travel to Manaus

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July 4th 2006
Ok, so where did we get up to? We wanted to write another blog but we got kicked out the internet cafe. everywhere in Manaus seems to shut before 7pm. Think we´d just left Paris, sorry Rach, no postcard from Paris, I know we said we'd send one from every country, but France doesn't count. We weren't allowed to leave the airport anyway. The flight to Rio was long and boring. We got bumped up to th ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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