The huge palm trees in the botanical gardens

Sexy Samba in Rio & Crazy Carnaval in Salvador

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March 5th 2007
Rio After a 24 hour bus ride from Iguazu (our longest so far and we survived just fine!), we arrived in Rio de Janeiro on the 6th February. We were very spoilt because family friends from Switzerland have an appartment in Rio, in Copacabana, just behind the famous Copacabana Palace to be exact. And they had very kindly offered for us to stay there while in Rio. Heliane is from Rio originally so n ... 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