Brasil21

in Brasil

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August 3rd 2005
We spent several days in Brazil. We stopped in Curitiba, in the state of Parana, in southern Brasil, where we saw Don's former student Sergio Ahrens, his wife Suzanne, and their family. We then moved on to Rio de Janeiro. There, we walked Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, rode the cablecar to the top of Sugarloaf (the famous headland at the entrance to Rio's harbor), and rode the cog train up to ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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