"Amazonas" and Manaus

We spent three days on the five-cabin Amazon Angler, venturing 90 kilometers away from Manaus. Our many “canoe,” excursions were more about birds and scenery than animals, which is typical for the Amazon. Amazon Clipper Cruises, the owner of our boat, offers several different trips and several boats

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Buzios

Except for the overheard sibilant sounds of Portuguese and the almost total absence of Americans, one would assume this was a town in the Caribbean.

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Rio de Janeiro

The highlight for us was an evening of Brazilian music at Vinicius Bar where "Tom" Jobim and Vinicius de Moreas, who wrote “The Girl from Ipanema,” used to hang out.

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