The Tropical, The Flooded Forest and The Unexpected, Rio Negro, Brazil
February 17th 2013 I would like to go back a little to our arrival in Manaus in Amazonia and our first hotel ‘The Tropical’ in Manaus. This is surely one of the most bizarre hotels in Brazil if not the whole of South America.
On arrival we are greeted with the sight of 2 bats flying around the reception area. We get shown to our room by humourless staff through dimly lit long wide corridors which reminded us of
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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 
