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Natural history museum, Beach, National park, Hiking trail
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The beauty of Rio
We arrived at our hotel in Copacabana Beach to a gorgeous day and even more gorgeous people! Nuwan couldn't believe how many beach babes there were, clad in very skimpy bikinis. From what we could see people in Rio worked out – a lot! There are lots of exercise stations at various points on the beach and several people just spend their time …
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Rio
How many three-letter words conjure up as much as 'Rio'? Before our visit, the word evoked for us carnival with plumage, glitz and crowds, the Cristo statue, wild nightlife, beaches, beautiful people and an overwhelming (even scary) place for tourists.
We had to get our thought eraser out – we were wrong about the last one …
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Two weeks in Rio
... the south of Ipanema that is famous for extreme sports. With our expert guide, we ascended 500 meters to a peak in the Tijuca National Park and ran off a cliff to ride the wind back to the beach below. The ten or so minutes of hang-gliding were ...
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The Death Train, Iguazu, B.A. and Rio
... were 4 of us jumping.... Danny, Riccardo, Vicks and I! Handgliding over Rio This was amazing! You climb up into the Tijuca National Park where you´re greeted by a large deck/ramp that tapers down into the abyss of the park. What were ...
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Rio de Janeiro, most amazing city ever...
... not say anything about Botafogo, nor Flamengo park, nor green Lagoa, places that I visited and I didnt even make it to Tijuca national park. Thousands of things remained undone but what I did get was the felling of knowing an unique place. I am sure very ...
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Rio, a gringo's guide.
... Redentor' (Christ the Redeemer). The statute was about 40m tall and sat on top the 700m peak of a the nearby Tijuca National Park. Designed by a local and a French architect it was an impressive structure and was slowly transported up the steep ...
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Another update on another sunny day
... from our hostel at 12:45 and took us first to Corcovado via Santa Teresa, we got a beautiful ride through the Tijuca national park, the Atlantic rainforest before our first stop. We literally took the stairway to heaven via escalator and lift in order ...
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Last full day in Rio and Brazil :(
...But certainly not the last of my life. Yesterday I went with an English LSE economics student to Tijuca national park, where we walked around waterfalls and many exotic trees spotting wildlife and panoramic views. We then went to an all you can eat ...
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Day 2 in Rio
... 5 miles and we saw about 20 different species of birds and beautiful views of the forest covered mountains that make up the Tijuca national park. After our jog we ate lunch at a place called Fellini, which is a "por quilo" restaurant. Kinda ...
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Day 3 (Hang gliding)
... mountain looks,and how scared I am,and about how I hope I don't freeze on the runway... Trek up by 4x4 through the Tijuca National Park to the platform where the glide begins,heart stops cos its not as easy as I thought - the platform is wood,built on ...
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Week 3
... to believe how quickly the time is passing. Yesterday a small group of us went on a guided hike in the Tijuca National Park just outside of Rio. Actually, it starts right in the heart of the city and is the world's biggest urban forest. We were ...
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Carnaval, vistas, favelas and goodbyes
... My award was for being the most accident prone! We had an early start the next morning to go hang gliding from Pedra Bonita in Tijuca National Park, the largest urban park in the world. Almost as soon as I got to Pedra Bonita I was attached to a ...
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