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Oi Brazil!

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March 18th 2011
Brazil scored immediate brownie points with its colloquial greeting of Oi - which I have enjoyed saying to all and sundry. We choose to visit Curitiba simply because it was a half way point between Iguazu and Rio. While a beautiful town I got the feeling that it is not really visited by many tourists. We were certainly somewhat of a novely - the bakers gave us a free diary, the bus station at ... read more

South America » Brazil » Paraná » Curitiba

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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