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Paraty

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November 27th 2010
We were told Sao Paulo doesn’t have much to offer and isn’t the safest of places so we decided to get the bus straight out. After sitting in lots of traffic, seeing the heaviest rain we’ve ever seen then squeezing onto the metro at rush hour we got to the bus station to find that the tickets were sold out to Paraty. After a struggle with our lack of Portuguese we managed to get a bus to some ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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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