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Rio de Janeiro
Cidade Maravilhosa
On the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro is the city of Rio de Janeiro, land of the tiny bikini and even tinier speedo and one of most scenic and well loved cities world wide.
Locals are known as "Cariocas" and pronounce Rio as "Heeo Je Han-ear-ho", wear Havaianas (flip flops/thongs) all the time, let the days slip by on the beaches and party the nights away.
Highlights
• Christ the Redeemer
• Sugar Loaf mountain
• The beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema
• The Mardi Grais Carnival in February
• Maracana Stadium - the largest soccer/football stadium in the world
• Lapa's amazing night-life
• New Year's Eve at Copacabana beach
• The favela tour
Best time of year to visit
Any - though most popular and crowded is December to February - when prices double.
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July 7th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana
Hey!!! Well I guess this will be my last blog as I´m going home on Friday...boooo!!! The last part of the South America trip has definately been the best! Brazil is officially my favourite country! ... 26 photos [full story]
Hey!!! Well I guess this will be my last blog as I´m going home on Friday...boooo!!! The last part of the South America trip has definately been the best! Brazil is officially my favourite country! ... 26 photos [full story]
June 29th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema
Politics/Econ Blog I have recently returned home from Brazil and would like to briefly summarize some facts that I learned about the world’s FIFTH largest country: 1. Brazil occupies nearly ha ... [full story]
Politics/Econ Blog I have recently returned home from Brazil and would like to briefly summarize some facts that I learned about the world’s FIFTH largest country: 1. Brazil occupies nearly ha ... [full story]
June 25th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana
Next stop - after a very slack border crossing in which we didn't even have our bags checked - was back into Argentina. We got the bus to Salta for a couple of days relaxing and some slightly (for one ... 21 photos [full story]
Next stop - after a very slack border crossing in which we didn't even have our bags checked - was back into Argentina. We got the bus to Salta for a couple of days relaxing and some slightly (for one ... 21 photos [full story]
June 10th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana
hello all and sorry for the delay in my blog, it's been a hectic few days travelling and the internet facilities aren't as good as Asia was years ago. I love Rio!!! it's amazing - it has the beach, ... [full story]
hello all and sorry for the delay in my blog, it's been a hectic few days travelling and the internet facilities aren't as good as Asia was years ago. I love Rio!!! it's amazing - it has the beach, ... [full story]
June 15th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro
Before I’d left Sao Paulo the people at the hostel had persuaded me to come back to Sao Paulo for Gay Pride. A 3 million people party down Paulista Avenue just 2 blocks from the hostel, the big ... 12 photos [full story]
Before I’d left Sao Paulo the people at the hostel had persuaded me to come back to Sao Paulo for Gay Pride. A 3 million people party down Paulista Avenue just 2 blocks from the hostel, the big ... 12 photos [full story]
May 25th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Copacabana
Hallo Freunde, hab ja lange nix von mir hören lassen. liegt daran dass ich nimma unterwegs bin. bin schon seit zwei wochen wieder in deutschland. und wie es so ist hat mich das leben wieder voll im ... 23 photos [full story]
Hallo Freunde, hab ja lange nix von mir hören lassen. liegt daran dass ich nimma unterwegs bin. bin schon seit zwei wochen wieder in deutschland. und wie es so ist hat mich das leben wieder voll im ... 23 photos [full story]
June 13th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro
I don’t think I’ve ever given a city an introduction quite like this before but Rio isn’t just another city. I agonized whether to go or not since I’d vowed to myself I’ ... 19 photos [full story]
I don’t think I’ve ever given a city an introduction quite like this before but Rio isn’t just another city. I agonized whether to go or not since I’d vowed to myself I’ ... 19 photos [full story]
May 3rd 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro
There is a reason Rio de Janerio is famous! It is a sprawling city of over 6 million people built amist patches of jungle and lush mountains filled with monkeys and tropical birds. It has world clas ... 33 photos [full story]
There is a reason Rio de Janerio is famous! It is a sprawling city of over 6 million people built amist patches of jungle and lush mountains filled with monkeys and tropical birds. It has world clas ... 33 photos [full story]
June 15th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro
Arrived in Rio Di Janeiro, after another 22 hour coach journey from Puerto Iguaçu, tired, and sick of coach travel. Worse, I was starting to come down with a cold due to the high powered air condition ... [full story]
Arrived in Rio Di Janeiro, after another 22 hour coach journey from Puerto Iguaçu, tired, and sick of coach travel. Worse, I was starting to come down with a cold due to the high powered air condition ... [full story]
June 14th 2009 South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Botafogo
A definite good sign when you are trying to wind down is when you forget what day it is. After spending the rest of Friday hiding out from the rain we decided that we had enough of doing nothing an ... [full story]
A definite good sign when you are trying to wind down is when you forget what day it is. After spending the rest of Friday hiding out from the rain we decided that we had enough of doing nothing an ... [full story]
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