Christ of the Redeemer

Rio de Janeiro - Feb. 14-17, 2010

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March 1st 2010
Beautiful beaches and crazy Carnival street parties defined our visit to Rio de Janeiro. The beaches were the best - yes, VERY busy, but I love how you can go to a Rio beach completely unprepared. Just find one of the tent stalls renting umbrellas and chairs - hell, these guys will even sell you a cooler full of ice cold beers! How perfect is that? You can get anything else you need from salespeop ... 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