Giant bamboo!

Animal magic

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March 5th 2015
Sarah: Man down! Nick has unfortunately been struck down by a tummy bug. After not much sleep we've spent this morning trying to rehydrate him so that we can get our bus to Paraty. It's touch and go at the moment but think we're going to go for it. I picked up some travel sick tablets that the pharmacist warned 'would cause extreme drowsiness', which was what I was going for and hopefully s ... 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