Our MetroTurist tour group sheltering

Rain, and more rain

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January 12th 2013
Geo: -23.5489, -46.6388Well we may not have slept as much as those flat beds and the attentive service demanded, but it was still all rather lovely. Just a shame one can't always travel that way.The first surprise is that Sao Paulo is actually much more manageable than all the commentators and guides suggested, despite the 26 million people (or whatever the number is). We took a local airp ... 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