Maceio, Brazil 20160202_104133

Maceio, Brazil

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February 2nd 2016
Hello from a rainy Maceio. Beautiful beaches and very warm 30 to 33 degrees but raining every half hour or so. Town not much to write home about. It's obviously a holiday destination for its beach life. We enjoyed seeing the slightly more rural life this morning houses in country seem to have fewer electric fences around their high garden walls! Hotel area very chic of course. Brazil is such a lar ... read more

South America » Brazil

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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