Later in the day the cloud cleared

Rio - 'nuff said

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March 17th 2013
Geo: -22.9035, -43.2096We could debate the wisdom or otherwise of giving ourselves two days to see Rio, but remember this is a mad dash round South America and that's the way it panned out. And it's a big city, a quite pretty big city of course, but still a big city and we have a bit of a love-hate relationshp with them, the problems of gettng around, deciding what to see.In the event R ... 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