Sunset on top of Sugar Loaf

Rio continued

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September 23rd 2010
So Rio is a city full of mountains and tunnels and has the massive Tijuca rainforest in the middle of it. It's uber pretty, I don't think I'd ever get tired of drinking coconuts watching the sunset on Ipanema. The view from Sugar Loaf is better than on Corcovado especially for sunset, but unfortunately the cable car on the way up was too busy to re-enact the fight scene from Moonraker! The Homeles ... 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