tropical blooms

Manaós: Mother of God

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January 3rd 2007
Hello! Fernando and I just got back from a week in the south, visiting Santos and Rio de Janeiro. Rio was so pretty and much more then I expected. We stayed in a room in Linda´s house a block away from Copacobana beach. Linda is a woman who used to live in Manaus. We got her phone number last minute, from a friend of a friend and ended up sleeping in her bed while she slept on the couch. We m ... read more

South America » Brazil » Amazonas » Manaus

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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