sugar loaf

Rio

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February 3rd 2007
Alright i have mixed feelings about rio... somethings i absoulty love others not so much. It all began when i got off at the bus terminal in centro rio. yes once again i was unprepared and i turned up at 9:00pm i didn´t want to but that was the way the bus schedule from sao paulo worked out. anyways i am rushed straight into a taxi where the guy had me lined up right from the start... he first ... read more

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

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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