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BELEM - Amazonas

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March 15th 2010
On 11th March we said our fond farewell to Nickie. We got on the same plane to start with to Sao Paolo, then took separate connecting flights - Nickie headed off to "not so sunny England" and we headed up north to "baking hot Belem". Belem is in the Amazonas region, 120km from the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel is great and, most importantly, airconditioned. The first day it was so hot and oppr ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas

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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