Bday celebration!

Rio part 3 - Carnaval and Bday combined!!!

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February 23rd 2010
Our last week in Rio did not begin well - Maytal got really sick and we could not go to the carnaval parade in the Sambodromo we were all waiting for. As we did not want to fly to Buenos Aires while she still had a fever, we decided to postpone our flight, leaving us in hot Rio for a few more days. The kids were not too happy about this, but Amit got excited as we realized this enabled us to stay ... read more

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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