A cobbled street in Paraty

Brazil continued

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March 18th 2011
After the madness of Rio and Carnival we were eager to get to our next stop, Paraty, which is a small coastal town on Brazil´s Costa Verde, 4 hours by bus from Rio. It is a very old colonial little town with cobbled streets which the locals still use horses and carriages to navigate. Rio was amazing but it is such a full on place that we were really looking forward to getting out of the city an ... 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