welcome to paraty

5 minutes in the cupboard

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March 3rd 2007
The bus was dirty and old. I sweltered in the heat. My legs sticking to the vinyl seats. Every window was open but the hot breeze only served to loosen the dirt on the dust enrusted windows and lodge it up your nose or in your mouth. I consoled myself that the journey was only a couple of hours but after the comparitive luxury of the yacht we had just stepped off it seemed like a cumbersom ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Paraty

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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