Famous Copacabana Beach

We made it to Copacabana!!

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December 28th 2011
Copacabana has been fun. It hasn't been too sunny, but we're making the most of it. Grocery shopping was hysterical. It took us 2 hours to pick up our goods-very difficult w/ everything in Portuguese. Selecting mik, for example, took 10 mins...not sure which was the skim milk. We were quite amusing to most and everyone was very helpful, even though we could not communicate. Someone even to ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » 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