Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

Rio - Old Rio Market

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November 4th 2012
Spent Saturday at old rio market, which happens on the first Saturday of every month in Lapa. Was pretty cool, wasn't the full of street music and dancing as we'd been told but was still fun. Then went to see the cathedral which everyone was talking about. It was the single ugliest building I've ever seen. No idea what possessed them to build that but some sort of hallucinogenic must h ... 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