The streets of Paraty

Paraty

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March 17th 2014
Paraty (“Para-chee”)is a small colonial town around 5 hours by bus from the centre of Rio. Its a place full of cobblestone streets and old buildings from the 1800's and surrounded by tiny coastal islands. Andreia and I went there for the weekend to celebrate her xx birthday (the figure shall remain undisclosed, but lets just say she is looking absolutely fabulous)! Getting to Paraty was, ... 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