First peek of the beach

Paraty

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December 14th 2012
Day 90 We arrived in Paraty at 2am, and managed to find our hostel without too much trouble and checked into our dorm room at Backpackers House hostel. It was stifflingly hot and uncomfortable, but we were so tired we managed to get a fairly good nights sleep before having a fantastic breakfast at around 9am. After breakfast we took a 30 minute bus to Laranjeiras, followed by an hour lon ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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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