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Can Rio live up to the hype?

January 14th 2013
Rio de Janeiro. Look at any list of the "World's Most Beautiful Cities" and Rio will be on it, usually fighting for the top spot with Paris and Venice. Almost everybody I've met on this trip who's been there has raved about it, in raptures. Expectations are high. And when it comes to sheer physical beauty, Rio most certainly does live up to all the hype surrounding it. The first thi ... read more
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Brazilian Flag 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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