Blogs from Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America - page 8

Hey Lads, just a few pics of my firts week in Rio, Im sorry i dont have more. But they are on other peoples cameras, so i will get them off the others soon... read more

Having witnessed a few very large Favela´s (slums) driving through Sao Paulo, and of course, who hasn't seen or heard of the movie City of God, i admit i was very keen to do a tour through a Favela to see it all first hand. We got picked up, our tour guide advised us that although it might seem a little scary, the people are very friendly.. we get to the entrance of a Favela called Rocinha. We jumped on motorbike taxis which took us up the long, steep and winding street to the top, which was a thrill in itself! Our guide advised she would let us know where & when we could take pictures of people. She warned that any young guys with walkie talkies are drug watchers, as all Favela´s are governed by ... read more

A Remembrance of Things Past - In RIO! In the interest of economizing blog space (since when?!), here’s a summary of all the stuff I did in Rio that was not related to social project. Or at least these experiences were “social projects” of a different sort! Lots of photos - get psyched. So in Rio I stayed in this great little hostel called Botafogo Easy Hostel right near the Botafogo Metro. Botafogo is north-ish of the chic and touristy beaches of Ipanema, Copacabana and Leblon. (Sorry Dad, it’s true). And it has easy access to public transportation. It was adorable, relatively quiet, very clean and awesome, young staff. So any of you who plan to backpack around Brazil - stay here. Tourism Day: Wednesday Checked out the Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói because it ... read more

So last night i ended up getting back at gone 4am and i only slept till 10am and so it will catch up with me eventually, this morning me and Colin discussed going to sugarloaf and another guy sam wanted to tag along and eventually when the english girls woke up they wanted to tag along. So eventually we headed out about 2pm and so the morning had been lost, well thats whats happens if you drink...hehe, before we headed out to Sugarloaf Mountain i nipped to the local American Airlines office to see if the was a flight to Lima from Rio to save the hassle tomorrow, but the is only a flight from Sao Paulo so it will be a long day tomorrow. So we headed on the local bus to Sugarloaf and the ... read more

I got to Rio after a pretty nice bus ride (I think it was like business class, we got a newpaper and snacks), and found my hostel with no problems. I´ll probably go to a soccer game at the Maracana tomorrow, but you never know. Nothing much else to add, because I haven´t done much today.... read more