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This book has been designed primarily for those who see travelling as surrendering to a mysterious inner journey, as the creation of a fantastic treasure trove of emotions and feelings that can be difficult to describe in words. It aims to capture impressions that are hard to convey other than through stunning images and original stories in which history, landscapes and snapshots of everyday life merge into one. The introduction sheds light on key events which shaped this great country, a place where there seems to be room for everything and everyone, a tapestry in which past, present and future magically coexist is revealed. Few nations in the world can contend with Brazil when it comes to cultural heterogeneity and natural wealth.   Encountering the sounds, smells, flavours, thousands of colours, varied fauna and lush flora of this country can be astonishing and of unparalleled intensity. 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