Chisto Redeemer from a distance

Feliz Ano Novo in Rio de Janiero

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December 28th 2008
When we arrived Rio de Janiero, we were met by our very enthusiastic guide, Alex Ma Ling, a Chinese Brazilian - now I didn’t expect that! Alex wants everyone to think that Rio is one of the safest cities in the world, but he isn’t fooling anyone. When he goes through the list of tours his agency runs, one of them is a slum tour in a jeep where you drive through some of the 700 favellas[/ ... 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