Free food

The crowds gathered outside our hotel early, at least 5 a.m. with loud fireworks, they were gathering because it is St Antonio's day and the church gives away free food. It was a bit of a madhouse and the police were few to start with but rapidly grew in number - apparently the rich people pay for the food so the poor people can get a free feed.

Up the coast we go

June 13th 2012
Here we go with a few more photos, Clare and I had a very quiet day yesterday, just watched movies and read our books. It was the first day we had not done anything so it was nice - mind you. Today we went wuith Francesco up the coast to the Tamar turtle project, Praia do forte, which was really good. They have been open since 1984 and since then have managed to save or I believe breed 11,000, ... 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

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