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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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By Krissy
June 29th 2006

RIO de janiero!!!!!! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

Well, after a 14 hour bus ride, I made it to rio de janiero. this city is amazing.!!! by far my favorite city. i am already planning to come back and stay a couple of months we arrived to perfect weather- sunny, blue sky. staying in this great place in ipanema a couple blocks away from the beach. Copacobana and ipanema are the best places to stay becuase its safe and the beaches and good entertainment. Today, I went hangliding to see the city. pretty cool experience. we glided through the air and then landed on a really pretty beach. the [View Full Entry]

By JaniLuiz
June 28th 2006

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Hello! so here comes a mix of photos from our journey from paris,rome,barcelona,brazil. enjoy because we surely did we miss you all in london [View Full Entry]

By AliJ
June 27th 2006

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Boozios

Well, here I am back in Rio - 4 days ahead of schedule!! Salvador was definitely not my kind of place. Too many tourists, too much hassle - just too much in general..... We spent our second day there on the beach. We thought it would be good to get out of town and get a bit of peace and quiet. No such luck! I made the error of sitting up on my chair to buy a drink - big mistake. Some bloke ended up with my foot in his hands trying to give me a massage and would not take [View Full Entry]

By Travelling
June 27th 2006

Santa Teresa South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

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Thanks to Ryan, an american guy who rented our spare room for a few days, we finally did some sightseeing. Went downtown to check out the huge and strange looking Metrolpolitan Church before catching the old (and a bit scary) mountain trolly up to Santa Teresa. Santa Teresa is a small town up on the mountain just 15 minutes from down town Rio. According to legend it started out as a refuge for escaped slaves back in the days when Rio was the main slave port of South America and later people moved here to escape a yellow fever epedemic. In [View Full Entry]

By Travelling
June 25th 2006

Rio de Janiero South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

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Have been in Rio a few days now and its like a holiday from our holiday. Staying in a nice apartment in Ipanema which by total fluke is only two blocks from the gay beach...need to work on my tan before I go there though. Weather is nice and warm and we have spent most of our time on the beach so far. Hopefully we will get motivated to see some of the sights eventually... Congrats on the job Eva! [View Full Entry]

By Tonatiu
June 14th 2006

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Copacabana beach, Rio

We arrived in Rio on April 9th pretty late and, getting a bus because the airport taxis were very overpriced, it seemed really exciting, a new country, a new language, arriving in the middle of the night. We’d booked ourselves a nice hotel online. $100 for the room was well over budget but nice for the first few days in a place like Rio, and only a block from the famous Copacabana beach. For the next three days we walked around the beachside neighbourhood, sitting on the beach in the day, and checking out the stalls selling gear to tourists and [View Full Entry]

By Penny Wise
June 10th 2006

De Rio de Janeiro à Foz do Iguaçu South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Les journées sont tellement remplies que le temps me manque pour tenir à jour notre voyage. Après la beauté naturelle d´Ihla Grande, nous avons rejoint la plage d´Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, 7 millions d´habitants. Concert de Samba à Lapa, montée jusqu´au Cristo Redentor sur le Corcovado à 710 mètres d´altitude, coucher de soleil depuis le pain de sucre. 3 jours plus tard, Etat du Paranà, Foz do Iguazu, 280 000 habitants. Réputée pour ses chutes qui dépassent en largeur et en hauteur celles du Niagara, la région est magnifique et se trouve à la frontière de 3 pays. J´ai pu boire [View Full Entry]

By Janelle op reis
June 3rd 2006

foto´s uit Rio South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro » Ipanema

met jezus op de foto

Ik stuur ff fotootjes uit Rio. Heb er nog nie zoveel gemaakt. Heb al mijn tentamens trouwens gehaald dus ben klaar op school. Was echt vreemd de laatste dag op school te zijn daar. Alleen next week even snel terug om papieren te laten tekenen. [View Full Entry]

By Janelle op reis
June 1st 2006

Rio de Janeiro!!!!!! South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

Oi Pessoal!!!! Jaja....ben ik dan...eindelijk in RIO!!! Hier is het eindelijk wat ik van brazilie had verwacht wat ik wil dat het is en wat het hoort te zijn. We kwamen vanmiddag hier aan en blijven hier tot zondag nacht. We hebben vandaag al veeel mensen ontmoet. Allemaal toeristen enzo. We zijn al naar t overbekende Christus beeld geweest. WOWWWWWWW wat een uitzicht. GA IK NOOIT VERGETEN. Super mooi! We hebben een soort vaste taxidriver/guide. Die brengt ons naar van alles en nog wat. We zijn net ook langs t strand van Copacabana geweest en Ipanema. Het zand lijkt wel fluweel [View Full Entry]

By AliJ
May 31st 2006

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Sun Set from Sugar Loaf

Not much to report. Been living pretty quietly the past few weeks and this is my last week of teaching. Bingo has been going well................ Was invited to the theatre last Friday with the kids. They were really excited and were all washed and dressed in their best clothes ready to go. However, the bus didn´t turn up and we didn´t get there. They were all gutted. I felt really sorry for them especially Alan as it was his birthday. They were all really sweet though. As we were walking down for the bus they were fighting over who was going [View Full Entry]

My official hand holders - Alan, Rafael & Leandro

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