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Rio for free

Aug 17th, 2016 | By Kaye Holland

Been inspired to put Rio on your bucket list in light of the Olympic Games? A trip to the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) need not cost the earth

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Tags: Al Moana Beach Park, beach, Brazil, canival, carnivale, coconut, Copacabana, Ipanema, Lapa, Olympics, Olympics 2016, party, Rio, Rio de Janeiro, samba, Santa Teresa, surfing

The best of Brazil

Jun 12th, 2014 | By Kaye Holland

There’s more to Brazil than the ‘beautiful game’. Here Just About Travel reveals what we love most about the South American giant

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Tags: Bossa Nova, Brazil, Carnaval, coffee, Copacabana, Copacabana Palace, Eleanor Roosevelt, favelas, FIFA, football, Frank Sinatra, Havainas, Iguacu Falls, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, Ipanema, Miami Vice, Mr Magoo, Premiership, Rio, samba, South America, The River, Toca do Vinicius, World Cup

Blame it on Rio

Apr 17th, 2013 | By Kaye Holland

Rio has always been hot, but it’s never been this hot. Kaye Holland has the inside story

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Tags: Bossa Nova, Botafago, Brazil, Cariocas, Christ the Redeemer, Cidade Maravilhosa, Copacabana, Copacabana Palace, Corcovado Mountain, Don Draper, favelas, Flamengo, Havainanas, Hotel Fasano, Ipanema, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Lapa, Michael Palin, Olympics, Pope Francis, Rio de Janeiro, Ronnie Brigs, samba, Santa Teresa, Sugarloaf Mountain, Tijuca National Park

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