Blogs from Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America - page 2

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Landed in Rio de Janeiro Tuesday morning. The flight was long but somewhat enjoyable thanks to the crew. It took a day to recover from lack of sleep. Sherri and Andre's place is beautiful. They have welcomed us wonderfully. My first neice Bella is absolutely beautiful.... read more
Beautiful Backyard Forest
Little Miko (Monkey)
Meo Sabrina Bellaina


Da vi ankom til Kastrup lufthavn var det til vores alle glaede at der var moedt et talstaerkt foelge op. Det var creme-de-la-creme af den danske ungdom: Kristoffer Parup, Jens-Christian Illemann, Daniel Rasmussen og Christian Schubart Knudsen, som var kommet for at give deres farvel og held og lykke til os. En saerlig farvel fik vi fra Parup, som gav os en anti-hjemvepakke med paa vejen (endnu ikke aabnet), men dette var dog ikke den eneste gave vi blev sendt afsted med. Fra Jenner, Boris, Danny, Schubart og Lars fik vi et saerligt spil som brugte en t-shirt som scoreboard (red. spillets detaljer kan paa nuvaerende tidspunkt ikke opgives.). Derudover var der selvfoelgeligt et dejligt fremmoede af vores naere familie, som sendte os godt afsted. Efter en smertefri flyve- og bustur ankom vi til et ganske ... read more
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So after a lovely sleep we are feeling refreshed and have a good breakfast. Today we want to see Christ Redeemer/Cristo Redentor. After looking at the map we need to find a train station on Rua Cosmo Velho that will take us to the Christ Remeemer statue. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor), is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The statue stands 39.6 metres (130 feet) tall, weighs 700 tons, and is located at the peak of the 700m Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Christianity, the statue has become an icon of Rio and Brazil. ____________________________________________________________________________________ At the time we had no idea what a hard task that was going to be. Having travelled through Peru, Boliv... read more
Anshu at the train station.
Just the two of us
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