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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 12:14 am
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Originally Posted by Swissaire
Actually, my 1971 visit was a planned stop enroute to Salvador / Bahia.

Back then the entire taxi "tour" came to R$100. The driver stayed with me the entire time, so I walked quite fast at each stop to visit the church, congressional congress, etc. taking photos along the way. Arriving early in the morning, the tour took much of the day, so I tipped the driver R$ 50.
Never mind the Pele shirt, I'm more impressed by the fact that you paid for the tour using Reais in 1971.
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