View over Rio from Sugar loaf mountain

Around Rio

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October 4th 2006
My long awaited trip begins........................ ( unfortunately my photos weren´t put on the cd correctly so i have lost most of the) When we arrived we headed straight for Copacabana beach which was only down the road from our lovely hostel! The beach was huge with white sand and huge waves In the Evening we went to a local football match where the atmosphere was just amazing, we j ... read more

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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