The lads at the Maracana

Samba Show and Rio Day tour.

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April 23rd 2012
Typing this from Santos post-wedding but here´s a run down of our last couple of days in Rio before we flew to Sao Paolo....this is the first Dave entry so let´s see how it goes... We were up relatively early on Wednesday morning to greet Rory and Jess. Spent the day in the sun at the beach in Ipanema. Saddled up with a box of beers from Mineiro´s mates (the Kevin Costner aficionado was absent ... 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