Sao Conrado Beach Rio de Janeiro

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 …

Entry containing 34 photos titled: Ipanema beach, Sao Conrado Beach, Tijuca National Park, Emily in deep concentration :-), Flavela and Rio , Rio De Janeiro, Christ the redeemer, Flavela near Santa Teresa, Feijoada, Lapa steps, Sugarloaf mountain, Rio Botanical Gardens

... with Ruy Marra of Superfly, twice Brazilian champion, nice guy. Strange feeling throwing yourself off the side of a cliff but an awesome experience gliding down to land on Sao Conrado beach. Brazil really is a city that seems to grow on you ...

... Were just ahead of tourist season - which is great as it means its not too crowded - in fact we walked along Sao Conrado beach today and practically had it to ourselves. The summer weather’s not quite ready yet - it’s delightfully warm ...

... Silva and Rua Pinto Martins, the steps straddle both the Lapa and Santa Teresa neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro. There are 250 steps measuring 125 metres long which are covered in over 2000 tiles collected from over 60 countries ...

... -highly recommended by Lonely Planet and used for the Amazng Race.  A driver picked us up right on time and drove us to Sao Conrado Beach and I was issued with a student pilot permit.  The car was full and Ina didn´t get to go up to watch me ...

Saa i gaar fik Ken, Pepe, (folk vi har moedt paa hostelet), Casper og jeg den skoere ide at proeve hang-gliding ud over São Conrado Beach. Men det skulle saa vise sig at den sindsyge del af den ide ikke var at svaeve 500m over jorden, det var at komme ...

... was more than 50,000 people stretching down the beach! We also had an unforgettable experience, hang gliding over Tijuca forest and Sao Conrado beach. One of the best experiences of my life, it has even topped ski diving! We also experienced some of the ...

... view over the stunning city, flying past tropical forests, fabulous seaside mansions, modern skyscrapers and finally, landing on Sao Conrado beach. It was really a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us and we enjoyed it thoroughly, albeit the short time ...

All, After a day and a half of travel, 3 planes, and lack of sleep we finally made it to our destination of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Getting back on schedule was quite easy as majority of my first day was spent recapturing some long needed rest. We did ...

... corridor of mountains. We fly out to see, above the waves of the Atlantic, and then back to land on the golden sands of Sáo Conrado beach. And there’s even a bikini girl sunbaking where we land. This is Rio! I loved the ride. It was up there with ...

... it and decided to give it a go myself. Walked for miles to the beach where I´d heard they do the hanggliding, which was sao conrado beach, which is only the beach after leblon, but it´s miles away from leblon. So had to catch a bus from the other side ...