It's still alive and ready to eat my finger

An Amazonian birthday

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March 20th 2011
There is so much variety in the cities of Brazil and I’ve travelled from the cool, edginess of Sao Paulo in the South, up through the chilled and beautiful Eastern coastal cities to the Northern tropical lushness of Manaus. It’s from Manaus that we started our 2-day trip in the Amazon, to spend my birthday there. The river, and whole region, is absolutely huge. We took 2 buses and 2 speedboat ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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