Recife & Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil 14. Front Facade at Sao Francisco Monastery

Recife & Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil

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January 18th 2016
Monday January 18th, 2016. Recife & Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil D went for breakfast while M completed the blogs hoping to get the opportunity to post today and to check emails and talk to her family (alas this was not to be!). We met Pam and Stewart and then boarded the free (but mandatory) shuttle bus to the cruise terminal. Here we were herded up to the top floor where there were a lot o ... read more

South America » Brazil » Pernambuco » Recife

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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