Copacobana Beach!

Soaking up Rio rays..

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February 15th 2007
What a crazy, messy, noisy, bright, sunny, head-foggy week. From the day that Rita and I arrived in Rio, two days before the start of Carnaval, the time we spent here was non-stop, with the hardest decision we were faced with each day was whether to go to another street party or to the beach. We didn't really know what to expect from this city as we'd heard so many stories about how dangerous it c ... 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