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Dave Jackson on September 3rd, 2008

Ipanema beach is extremely diverse and entertaining: you can surf, play soccer, fresco ball, volleyball, buy a bikini, drink coconut water, cycle or run along the board walk. At weekends the beach gets filled by locals, called “Carioca”, who literary spend the whole day chatting and sunbathing: a flamboyant gay community stands in front of [...]

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Dave Jackson on September 2nd, 2008

Rio has quickly emerged as the cultural capital of Brazil. The exotic population in Rio comes from the mixture of various cultural backgrounds including African, Portuguese and Native Indian. On the other hand, Brazil heads a large group of developing countries.
Ecotourism is another huge industry in Rio de Janeiro, due to its amazing natural surroundings. [...]

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Dave Jackson on August 27th, 2008

Ipanema Beach is considered one of the most beautiful in the world and was made famous by the song The Girl from Ipanema. This area has always played a role in the culture of Rio de Janeiro. Ipanema beach is lined with tents selling food and drink and renting beach chairs. One good place, run [...]

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