Los Dos Hermanos

Rio Excursion

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January 7th 2012
Today, we started on Brazilian time...30-45 mins behind schedule-not by our making. Our tour guide was late. Not that we were too concerned. None of us carry watches! There was an Australian couple that was livid! We checked out the Tijuca waterfalls. Paolo enjoyed being out in nature again. We drove by a favela (shanty town) that was being raided! Apparantly drugs are rampant in a lot of f ... read more

South America » Brazil » 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