I'm finally (!) finishing up our trip to Rio.
Rio e uma cidade maravilhosa! Rio is a marvelous city! Not only does it have all the wonderful things you've heard of, but there are so many small things that make it marvelous as well. For example - the trees along the streets in Ipanema have orchids tied to them. What we try to recreate with putting orchids in bark and drenching once a week, Cariocas (people who live in Rio) have occurring naturally. The orchids are in the bark of living trees and the warm rains that periodically drench the city water the plants.
We of course visited Christ the Redeemer (otherwise known as "the guy").
The views from the Christo are amazing!
Pao de Acucar as seen from the Christo
And you get to ride a cool train up the mountain!
We also visited the Steps of Selaron. Beautifully tiled steps created over a lifetime.
We had ice cream sodas at one of the old-school Rio restaurants in the older part of town. Beautiful glass ceilings!
And then we took the tram to Pao de Acucar!
The views are amazing and the whole place is super peaceful - a contract to the crowds at the Christo.
There are lots of trails at the top that you can hike on with many peaceful viewing spots.
Of course we visited Ipanema and Copacobana beaches!
The water is much colder than what we're used to in Recife!
And they do their queijo na brasa differently here - there are portable hibachis.
And a fascinating sunga (men's bathing suit). I hadn't see one thong style for men.
And I love it that the money taker on the bus was able to doze as the bus went along.
Great times!
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