Travel mate #3

Trip to Brasil

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July 12th 2010
In about a week's time on the 20th , I will be ready to start the first leg of the trip by driving to the Herndon-Monroe (Virginia) Park & Ride facility then snare a cab ride to Washington Dulles International Airport. My fellow cohorts - their names and groupie names are as follows: Jas Sunderland, Aussie Bum; Anna Bitencourt, BANNANNA; David Bird, Birdman; and lastly, of course, the sil ... 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