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World Cup - Christ the redeemer (Rio)

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June 19th 2014
Because our tour was in the afternoon we decided to go to Ipanema beach first. it was raining when we arrived by metro so we walked up the strip and then left. W then decided to go to botafogo because we heard that there was a big mall there and we could escape the weather. The mall was closed and we were told that it is a public holiday and the mall will open by 2pm, but the food stores open at 1 ... read more

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

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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