Rio from high

Day one in rio

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January 10th 2011
Morning time and it finally feels like we are in another country! Had a lovely sleep under the great eye of Suaron despite waking up at one point and thinking the exposed wires where the smoke alarm is supposed to be was one of the big hairy south American bird eating spiders I read about, intent on crawling down the wall across to bed and onto my face. Before leaving we took all the precautio ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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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