http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Brazil , Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Centro en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:24:01 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:24:01 +0000 Made it The trip so far has done wonders for the carbon footprint jfk and sao paulo before we landed at a damp rio. First view from the aeroplane was of shark's tooth mountains and a church perched on a big hill and then I noticed the houses scattered on the hills as if someone had fired a gun full of lego bricks at them. Then there was the traffic.. Am in the business district and there are http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-447323.html Hello friends I hope this blog finds you in good spirits and good healthWell I am back in the swing of urban Rio and recovered from my harsh transition back into urbanity. Luckily I have been relying on some old friends to help with that cerveja surfing and food. The surf at Arpoador has been pretty good the beginning of this week. Monday we saw some big swells pushing through and the loc http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-404241.html Me landa i Sor Amerikas storste by Sao Paulo med omlag 20 millionar innbyggjarar. Me fekk eit stressande forsteinntrykk daa me tok metroen midt i morgonrushet. Her er trikset og vente paa ein litt mindre full vogn eller eventuelt presse paa alt det du maktar til du er sikra ein liten plass i vogna. Her blei det nokre rolege dagar og me fekk starta jakta paa dei perfekte Havaianasane. Me traff no http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-385057.html Idag tirsdag startet vi med frokost og ble enige om dra p Copa som vanlig. Ikke ndvendig stresse mer enn ndvendig n. Dessuten blir det jo en lang dag vi skal p Carnaval Brasilieiro. Listen som hotellet legger ut viser at det er bare ca 40 streetband rundt i bydelen i dag. Vi kjper noen bokser og bader. Dette er den siste dagen p stranda s boksene nytes med andakt. Det blir ogs noen http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-379986.html Jelikoz lisky na normalni karneval na Sambadrom jsou trosku drazsi sli jsme se podivat alespon na ten detskej. Stalo to za to .... http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-377344.html Opravdu velkej stadion. Prej se sem veslo 200 000 lidi. Jo a ma zaviraci strechu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-377343.html Day 693 20.02.09Carnaval billed as the biggest party in the world occurs at the same time all across Brazil with Rio being the most famous place to fiesta. Today was the official start to the proceedings and we decided we needed some colourful and crazy things to wear.With Drew Nick and Mark from our dorm we got the metro out to Centro and the area outside Uruguiana station which we'd heard w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-376264.html My god Iguazo Falls defid the imagination wth heat and humidity. Must have been close to 100 with temps around the mid 30s. It was exhausting just getting up We spent 2 nights there and was a nice town small and easy to get around. The falls were magnificent we took a train round the park a boat ride doen the river and then the jet boat into the falls. I did take photos while we were in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-375350.html After travelling alone for a few weeks we arrived in Ushuia the southernmost city in the world big country town really to rejoin Carmen and the other truck passengers. We grabbed a few extra days in nontent accomodation though which was a double bonus as after the countries we have been in we found Argentina quite expensive and elected to forgo the many resteraunts in town and cook in out our http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-372686.html Waiting for a beautiful day to take the trek up to the top of caricauna or something to see the big man. And Monday was he day. Sitting around the hostel for a wee while we managed to gather the troops and about 8 of us headed off on a local bus journey with your truly being the guide are they madmen...Off bus attacked by portugeese minibus driver kicked in door shut off we go y http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-354116.html Ever since I was a wee whipper snapper and I had the pleasure of watching the betamax video of Brazil 70 presented by football God and Gladitor king John Fashinu I Alan this is have dreamed of watching football in the mighty Maracana Stadium and guess what I did here are some piccys and a small movie GO FLAMENCO Botofoco 0 Flamenco 1 one man sent off and me in my new hat http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-344799.html The soccer game was wonderful. It was however quite an interesting experience. We had read that we should consider taking a guide and paying extra money because the stadium wasn't in the nicest neighborhood. We decided to do it on our own after discovering it could save us about 60.50 with the exchange rate. Mike wanted to make sure you knew exactly how much we were saving. The only prob http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-318680.html Projeto MorrinhoToday the ldquoTour of Justicerdquo continues with a visit to Projeto Morrinho . Projeto Morrinho is located in the favela Vila Pereira da Silva close to the neighborhood Laranjeiras where coincidentally the seat of CDI is also located. Note Irsquoll be coming back to CDI this afternoon to meet with Rodrigo Baggio stay tuned My friend Carlos coowns a bed and breakfa http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-300995.html CDI Rio de JaneiroThis morning bright and early at 8 am Dad and I headed over to the center of Rio de Janeiro to meet up with Maurcio director of CDI Europe and Marisa one of the RJ metro area coordinators to visit two EICS Citizenship and Information Technology Schools. Right now CDI is having its semiannual international meeting in which coordinators from all the countries in whic http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-300700.html Cristo Redentor Christ the Redeemer sits on the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Finished in 1931 it has been a fixture of modern Rio and is recognizable worldwide. Brazil has more catholics than any other country in the world. The statue was erected to greet visitors from all over the world to Rio. We took a Jeep Tour to the top with travelers from Ireland France and Sweden http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-261045.html Karen and Tony sayBack to Rio to catch a game of fitba at the famous Maracana. The only game that we could fit in to our schedule was Fluminense v Cabofriense unfortunately we had just missed a huge derby the week before. Nevertheless we were both happy to go to any match just so we could experience Brazil's temple of soccer. The Maracana can easily accommodate more than 100000 spectators howe http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-255916.html 4 days of hardcore partying are bound to leave a mark on anybody. By the time Carnaval was over I think its fair to say we came we saw and we got well and truly mullerered.So what do you do when all the partying stops Well first you have a meal out with the friends you made in South America as most of them are now leaving the continent all together. You spend a wee bit of time feeling down http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-245311.html Trip 3 to the Maracana and its a biggy Fluminense vs Flamengo. Flamengo are Rios biggest and best supported team. Fluminense on the other hand are their arch rivals. Thus the FluFla derby was born Early on and the atmosphere outside the stadium is electric...we are down with the end with the nense fans who are already in high spirits singing and chanting outside the stadium. We sit in t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-245180.html Out of the streets and into the SambadromeThe biggest party in the world is officially in Rio every year the carnival takes hold of the city the streets erupt and in the samba schools preparations are completed and tensions are high for the competition in the Sambadrome. In suburbs and favelas of the city of Rio there are many Samba Schools. Their main purpose is to research and create all the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-244800.html No hejU nas mala zmiana planow jeszcze jestesmy w Rio tzn. do jutra mamy wyjazd autobusu o godzinie 13.30 i do wodospadow powinnismy dotrzec za jakies 22 godziny. Stwierdzilismy ze jeszcze musimy w Rio troche pobyc gdyz pogoda popsula nam troche plany. Wlsnie wrocilismy z Narodowego parku lasu tropikalnego w okolicach Rio co prawda odbudowanego przez czlowieka bo orginalny sie juz niestety http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro/Centro/blog-244280.html