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First blog

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February 19th 2007
Hello all just going to give you a quick update on this whole travel thing. First of all the flight out was all cool apart from i only got to sleep for about 3 of the 14 hours i was on the plane. Managed to get through customs without a hitch although it took ages. I then found myself in Rio. Got a taxi from to the hostel paid too much apparently although there was some haggeling over price, n ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana

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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