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Post 5 - a month in Brazil and a new year in Uruguay

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February 14th 2010
So, my last blog (post 4 via Blogspot) ended with my arrival in Rio .. and this is now post 5 (woefully late to complete I admit, it now being February!) using TravelBlog for the first time (I get to add route maps ..!), to take you through a month in Brazil, and the festive season in Uruguay.. Arriving in Rio on November 24 marked the end of a pretty much non-stop first leg of my year away, a ... read more

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

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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