Avenida Atlantica Rio de Janeiro

... said; "Latin America is boring if you haven't been robbed at least once". A few days ago my brother and I were walking down Avenida Atlântica, the main avenue running along Copacabana beach. It was a Monday about 9PM. The avenue was as busy as ever ...

I moved from a hostel to a hotel. Somehow, I can´t handle the mosquito larvae that I always see in the toilet bowl and the timed room airconditioning. I spent the morning at the beach, I got burnt ...

... themselves.  An offshore storm brought the surf all the way up Copacabana beach with many waves crashing all the way onto Avenida Atlantica, eating away parts of the pedestrian walkway in between the two.  The walkway, with its famous black and ...

Sat 11.10.08: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: ("River of January") PERSONAL: Saturday: The 2hr ferry + 5hr bus ride to Rio de Janeiro was scenic along the coastline. With my newly purchased miniscule bikini, it was with a bit of hesitation to hit the ...

... :  Ferry from Ihla Grande to Angra dos Reis (10 Real on a Schooner).  Costa Verde bus from the coast to Rio de Janeiro (3 hours, 25 Real) - sit on right side for exceptional views along the ride up the Emerald Coast. - You can flag down a ...

... able to entertain for so long.  We ended up staying only for maybe 45 minutes of the show, but as we left on Avenida Atlantica there were numerous big screens set up showing the remainder of the performance.  We did try and walk around the back ...

... I could read, apart from manga - mango! It wasn't scary at all. Even when we turned onto palm tree lined Avenida Atlantica which is the broad boulevard lined with huge hotels including the palatial Copacobana Palace, and I half expected to see gangs of ...

... rush of constant danger and the always present possibility of dying. We got there and just started walking the big strip that is Avenida Atlântica. People there make the most amazing sand sculptures! You can take pictures of them...for a small fee of ...

... once you know what his style is.  His work I see most around here is the black and white patterned pavement on Avenida Atlantica that runs along the beach. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burle_Marx Yesterday I planned to just hang out on the beach ...

... , they don´t speak English, maybe you want a taxi?"--we decided to give it a go anyway :)  So, off we went to Avenida Atlantica, the main road by the waterfront.  There were no bus stops and we were noticing that people just flagged down the ...