ClickSalvador de Bahia is the third largest city in Brazil. In 1776, it was the largest and richest city in America, much larger than Boston and New York. Being the center of the slave trade, as well as the main port for Brazilian silver and gold really helped. We debarked independently of a tour and […]
ClickDid you know that Rio de Janiero is a misnomer? The Portuguese explorer who first came here thought that it was the mouth of a river, or “Rio,” and that the month was January, or “Janiero.” A few days earlier would have been Deciembre. In fact it is not the mouth of a river, rather […]
ClickIf you’re reading this the cruise has started (in fact, we’ve crossed). We barely slept on the way from Bogota to Sao Paulo. We found the shuttle, but an accident closed the highway and we were delayed several hours waiting, primarily with Germans. My German came back a bit, and they were quite pleased that […]
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