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Palacio do Planalto

By manicure girl | Published: October 20, 2009
This building was closed to access by nosey tourists like myself. (As were most of the other buildings.) In any case, the soldier standing guard did not point his weapon at me when I too these photos. In Brazil, even the soldiers on guard seem kinda friendly.
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News Test

By manicure girl | Published: October 20, 2009
So if I don’t add images this will populate the news box? Testing! Ah! so if I don’t use the category displayed in the carosel it displays in the news.
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Brasil’s National Congress – Brasilia

By manicure girl | Published: October 20, 2009
Iconic. Nothing says Brasilia more than this, well, except for Oscar Niemeyer’s Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady Aparecida. I wish I had had more time to get better shots. A storm was barreling down and in this town there is nowhere to duck into to get out of the “chuva do verão” (summer rain).
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Ministries Esplanade Brasilia

By manicure girl | Published: October 20, 2009
These are the government buildings that line the main thoroughfare. The Cathedral, National Museum, Natitonal Library and National Theater are located on the “city” end of these, with the National Congress, Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court and the Praca dos Tres Poderes on the other end. There is a mirroring set of buildings on the [...]
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