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February 23rd 2010
Published: February 26th 2010
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Saturday the 20th of feb we say not goodbye but a big catchya later to Santiago. We are off to Rio de Janiero! Woo Hoo. First thing realise on our way over on the plane is that we now have to start learning portuguese. Dammit i was just starting to get the hang of spanish. We breezed through the airport and got a bus to Botofogo beach where we stayed. The bus ride told us a lot about this exot... Read Full Entry



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guys from the tour we did in rioguys from the tour we did in rio
guys from the tour we did in rio

The big dark guy was so hard core he told us he turned up in Rio on his first night with nowhere to stay, so he made friends with a random and ended up spending the night at their house in a favela.. which would be a life threatening mistake for white fellas like us! He is a martial arts instructor for the marines in the US, no wonder he isn´t scared of going near the favela´s.
Santa Teresa Steps Santa Teresa Steps
Santa Teresa Steps

View from the top, they look like nothing.. but when you turn around they are all covered in mosaics



28th February 2010

Rio
Hi Guys, This looks really awsome, love the mosaics! Did you hear about the earthquake in Sandiargo? Are you safe. Love Mum

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