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Christ the Redeemer

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September 6th 2013
Despite our late arrival home, I managed to get everyone up and out of bed at 10am to get ready for another fun filled day. We headed out to get a taxi to Corcovado but ended up getting a service from the hotel that brought us up the mountain, helped us get our tickets to go up to Christ the Redeemer and waited for us to take pictures. The day was beautiful so we got some amazing pictures of the ... read more

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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