Cristo Redentor (Statue of Christ the Redeemer) Rio de Janeiro

First few days in Rio de Janeiro we have been busy site seeing and trying the local food. We have to get around the city in the most rickety buses you can think of, the whole time thinking this is gonna fall to bits soon, but flying and swerving through the traffic is fun. We went to copacobana beach which was nice, plenty of people, nice water and …

Well well can you believe it, I've started my epic journey with the first stop being Rio De Janerio. If you have not been, then go, NOW! It is one of the most beautiful places Ive ever visited - it seems like its not real life. The people are beautiful, no not beautiful, BEAUTIFUL!! During my pre-breakfast walk an hour and half down the beach front …

We arrived to Brasil at about 4 am while it was still dark out and got to the hotel Pat shouted for us around 6 and we couldnt check in yet so we went to see the sunrise over Copacabana and spent the day sleeping on the beach in the 100 degree weather. From that moment, I knew was going to love this place.... Eventually got settled into the hotel, …

So today is our last day in Rio and the end of Carnival and we have had an absolutely incredible, jam packed 5 days. It started when we arrived late on Wednesday night and met up with our friend Alistair at our hostel, CabanaCopa. We immediately headed out to a bar with some new friends, Youssef who was also staying in our room and Emma another …

We arrived in Rio at 5am and, after an elongated wait for baggage, made it to our hostel by 7am. I say 'hostel' in the lose sense of the word as it could be better described as a box, literally a man made box with a bed and table - we didn't even have a window but it was cheap right?! We caught up on a little sleep before heading into the mental …

well here we are in Rio.... will skip the travel bit - boring.. arrived sunday morning 6.30am - temperature of 29 - phew!! had a quick glimpse of Jesus on the way to the hotel, but we are going to see him properly this afternoon. Got to hotel - very nice with a view of Ipanema Beach - thats if you half hang out of the window - but its there... …

We have spent a week in Rio and in that week we have crammed as much in as possible. Although due to many long nights drinking caprinias we haven´t always managed to get up in the morning.
We met some amazing people in our hostel Che Lagato and we basically spent the whole week with them, including every night, they were supposed to leave on …

Hi Folks, well i'm writing this blog in retrospect as I have not had great Wi fi Coverage in Brazil.

My Last day in Iguazu was very lazy - had to check out of room at 10am and flight wasnt until 7pm so I just sat around the pool in the jungle and topped up my tan!! bahahahah.

So I finally got to the airport and did nothing for 3 …

We thought Rio was supposed to bathed in sun all the time! How wrong we were! Saturday was a drizzly day covered in cloud. The cloud was so low that you couldn't even see the top of Christ the Redeemer or Sugar Loaf. Despite the weather, mum and I decided to visit the Botanical gardens. It was quite an adventure! We got the bus there, which was …

Yes ladies and gents Crag and I have finally arrived...in Rio!!!

We arrived in Rio in the evening and when we finally got to the hostel I started to feel a little homesick so we went out to get a Mcdonalds to make ourselves feel at home! Can't beat the golden arches!

After that though we were away and took in the sights of Rio and …

... or bathroom was worst... close call. Seeing some amazing sunsets. All the posers on the beaches. The views from Sugarloaf and from Cristo Redentor. Ant's face each time he was asked if he wants any weed. Everton knocking out Chelsea in the cup!! I ...

... jetlag (well, a lot really we slept from 2.30pm Saturday until 9.30am today), we`re ready to hit the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Before our long sleep yesterday we strolled along Copacabana beach - how beautiful! The statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ The ...

... is a far nicer too. Anyway I've now ticked this off the list, next on the itinerary for today is Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer). This icon of Rio was recently named one of the 7 seven man-made wonders of the world in the new listing which was ...

... reputation Wednesday June 8th 2005 After waiting for an hour on the wrong street for a bus, catch a Taxi to go and see Cristo Redentor, or better known as the Jesus figure that overlooks Rio. The statue is huge, and impressive, but the views are ...

... they were. As well as the beaches of Rio, I had to head to see the biggest art deco statue in the world, ´O Cristo Redentor´, ´Christ The Redeemer´. I took a minibus from the hostel in order to see it at sunset. Wow, the statue looked great but ...

No visit to Rio is complete without a visit Cristo Redentor Statue at the top of the Corcovado Hill. We did not ride the cogwheel train. Instead, we took the private tour for BR 40.00, which is BR4.00 more than the cogwheel train. The train will ...

... is not our idea of fun - so our route now took us back down along the Atlantic coast heading towards Rio de Janeiro. The summer retreats of wealthy Paulistanos quickly gave way to the grimy industrial estates and smutty oil processing plants surrounding ...

After the brilliance of Foz do Iguacu, I decided to head straight to Rio De Janeiro. After 22 hours on a bus I pulled into the station in a very dodgey area of Rio. Along with 2 English girls I had meet in Iguacu, I jumped into a taxi and headed straight ...

2/24 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Miles travelled: 48483 We've arrived in Rio! After almost 7000 miles of driving the cone of South America, we have reached our final stop and said goodbye to the truck and camping for this trip. We're in a simple but ...

... , vasco da gama beat ponta preta 1-0. on monday, ailsa arrived, and since then, weve been up sugarloaf mountain, seen cristo redentor atop corcovado, been to copacabana and ipanema beaches, taken the tram to santa teresa, been on a tour of favelas ...