Nacionalino

When England manager Roy Hodgson said, earlier this week, that the Amazonian capital of Manaus was the city to avoid in the 2014 World Cup draw, it seemed fate that his team would be selected to play there. When the inevitable happened, there were immediate complaints. Despite also being drawn to play in the agreeable, convenient and metropolitan cities of Sao Paulo and Belo Horizonte, the 2014 World Cup became a “RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE” in the “GROUP OF DEATH” (two good teams, two weak teams…). But I wasn’t complaining. Last month, I got to spend a week in the state of Amazonas with my photographer Gustavo Oliveira , covering two stories for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph. And I will happily go back in June. Travel Many of the complaints about Manaus as a World Cup host city centre on its remoteness. Nestled in the north-west corner of the country, it’s closer to Venezuela and Colombia than to Rio. It’s also in the middle of the rainforest. But after leaving from R