The ´Schooner'

Amazon Adventure

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September 3rd 2012
Manaus, the jumping off point for our Amazon adventure, was a place of contrasts. For us it was a great change of weather - sunny, hot and humid so the summer gear was donned for the first time since the Galapagos Islands. Manaus, located in the centre of Brazil near the Equator, is a river port set on the Rio Negro (named for its colour) close to where it becomes the Amazon. It is a sprawling ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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