(Andy says) Well we landed on Brazilian soil after a 12 hour flight from London. We stayed in Rio hostel which is situated in the hillside of Santa Teresa over looking the city of Rio de Janeiro. The views were brilliant although the walk, to and from the centre (centro) were very tough in the sweltering heat (over 30 degrees Celsius)..i would consider harder than a good session in wheelo's gym with the hurlers. The first day we took things easy as Janette and i were both shattered after all the trekking the day before. So we decided to take a taxi to the famous Copacabana beach and walked the length of it The beach is about 4 km long and is packed with people from morning till night fall. i got a serious scalding for
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