flips off our privet boat on ilha grande

Carnival craziness

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March 7th 2007
Ok so I arrived a couple of weeks ago in Rio for Carnivale. After an interesting flight on the dodgiest airline ever seriously we were all very scared after the take off was so wobbly. No movie was shown the whole way AND we had a crazy drunk man keeping the whole plane awake! He stunk of rum and was walking up and down the plane talking a the top of his voice to everyone and being quite rude. ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Ilha Grande

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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