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Brazil is like being at a party where everyone is much cooler, better-looking, and can dance much better than you, but you don't mind because at least you were there. Stand in awe of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer, thumping samba music, riotous Maracana stadium, and scantily-clad everything, or strut like Gisele down the beach to grab a glass of açai from one of the many juice stands.
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Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and covers half of South America. The world's biggest jungle, The Amazon, fills nearly half of the country. Due to the colonial history, Brazilians speak Portuguese, and with more than 150 million people they form the largest Catholic nation on earth.
Traveller Ian Wright visits the historic North East, from Salvador following the coast to the mouth of the mighty Amazon, the world's largest river. He then goes to Rio de Janeiro, a lively melting pot of Portuguese settlers and African slaves, the home of Samba, soccer, and carnival capital of the world.
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