Itaipu Dam in Brazil Jack Bennet Brazil, South America 3 Comments As a budding engineer I had heard about the Itaipu Dam long before I went travelling to South America and it was certainly a place I wanted to visit while in Iguassu. It is a hydroelectric dam located on the...
Iguassu Falls From The Brazilian Side Jack Bennet Brazil, South America The primary reason I travelled to Iguassu, like most other travellers, was to see the colossal Iguassu Falls on the Argentine/Brazilian border. These falls are taller than - and twice as wide - as the Niagra...
Favela Tour in Rio De Janeiro! Jack Bennet Brazil, South America A tour round a favela was something I really wanted to do in Rio after seeing a BBC series just before I left on my travels which covered a few of the Rio favelas and was called ‘Welcome to Rio’. I had...