Copacabana beach and Pan de Azucar

Water, water everywhere and becoming a birthday byproxy Catholic

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August 23rd 2013
The Iguazu falls span the Argentina and Brazil border and are every bit as impressive as people tell you they are. My initial attempt to get to the Argentinian side, where you can see the falls close up, ended up in an impromptu almost border crossing, but I found them second time. Which was good as I was still getting to grips with another currency exchange, this time accompanied by a change in l ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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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