We liked Rio but Rio didnĀ“t like us much. We arrived to torrential rain which had caused a landslide blocking one of the main roads and causing many, many traffic jams. Our first challenge was getting from the airport to the hostel. There was a 2 hour queue for buses and the taxis were refusing to take us as the roads were so jammed. We eventually got to our hostel in Ipanema and went to see the beautiful rio beaches and mountains, but the visibility was so bad we could only see clouds and mist and lots of rain. During the rain we did some hopeful bikini shopping, visited the modern art gallery, got v wet and warmed ourselves up with some of the local speciality - caipirinia coctails - lime, sugar and lots of rum!
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