The majority of the Amazon Basin in Brazil is completely inaccessible by road. Rivers are the arteries of travel and commerce. Going anywhere may involve a week living out of a hammock aboard a crowded boat.
Updated: Jun 20, 2008 1:24pm PST
Brasilia, the capitol of Brazil and home to 2.5 million people, is a planned city built in the middle of jungle in just 41 months beginning in 1956. In an effort to be a unique urban center it is littered with strange architecture.
Updated: Jun 21, 2008 5:09pm PST