Blogs from Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America - page 11

Hiya guys!!! so we got our bags back 2days late, so not too bad!! Had an amazing time in Rio.... done absolutely loads.... The Christ- took a tram up to it, and these local nutters come on it and started playing drums, and singing in fancy dress! sooo random and funny! Views were incredible, was a clear day so managed to take some goooood pics!! Street parties- basically just all the locals getting very drunk in the street! random bits of samba music everywhere, was a bit dissapointed as didn't really feel involved... just a bunch of gringo's!!! (tourists) but still interesting to see. Carnival parade- aka samba drome, what makes the carnival! poured down with rain the whole time! but amazing costumes and floats, danced the nite away on the steps...crazy to see soo many ... read more

So we are back in the big smoke after our time in itacare and our short stint in Salvador. We have just arrived at our hostel and put our packs down in our room/broom closet, if I spread my arms out I am pretty sure I could touch wall to wall and there are only 5 other people in the same room, well at least it has aircon. Besides for the small room this new hostel seems nice but we are not planing on spending all that much time inside as the party will start in a few days. From what we have heard Rio gets very, very very crazy and busy over carnival and if it´s anything like the vibe in Salvador then its going to be big. I have to say that I am ... read more

well first few hours of being in sunny, blazing hot rio de janerio!! sunburnt! hostel is v good, right slap bang in the middle of things - only 2 blocks from copacabana beach!! had a shitty start though, first flight was delayed (only by an hour) and then our bags havnt left madrid so we have been in the same sweaty clothes for nearly 48hrs - nice. Fingers crossed they should be with us 2night. we have just spent the day on the beach and just mooching around the city, hopefully 2moro we will be going to the famous christ the redeemer statue and chill with the big man for a bit. Food is pretty expensive so probably eating beans on toast all week!!!! all the locals are really friendly, but dont understand a word of ... read more

Day 3 and were starting to get a little bit used to the weather (or so we thought), a little bit hungover as we spent the majority of the night chatting to one of the hostel workers Kieran, getting a bit of information as to what we should consider viewing or visiting, He highly recommend we visit the atlantic rainforest nearby so on we went by metro to see it. An absolutly fantastic setting with all sorts of amazing flowers and species roaming about. Linda didnt like this so much as she reckoned all the (creepy crawlies) were out to get her. We finished the day by chilling out on Ipanema Beach and hung around to watch the sun set. An amazing Sight. WEnt and had dinner in a local Pizza Hut, got charged 85 reais ... read more

We left for rio this morning early start at 7am. We finally arrived at the airport at about 10pm local time, As soon as we got outside the heat hit us and we were greeted with about a hundred taxi drivers running towards us ushering us into their cabs. We didnt arrive to our hostel Casa Carioka till about 11pm. Looks like a lovely place pity about a very steep hill to get up there, thank god the taxi driver dropped us to the top saving us lugging our bags to the top. Ended up having a beer and getting an early nite.... read more