Tropical Islands Rio de Janeiro

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    Schooner Trip

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    After about 14 hours sleep we were up early for a boat tour. We had about 2 hours on a coach to Itacuruç á , a former fishing village, where we boarded a traditional schooner to go around Angras dos Reis bay. We managed to befriend 2 Australian ladies who told us about their travels and made the most of being able to have a conversation with …

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    Two weeks in Rio

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    ... took a couple trips by boat to get deeper into the water.  We did a full-day boat cruise around tropical islands in the Green Coast outside of Rio. Between dips in the water and lunch at an island restaurant, we sun-bathed, drank caipirinhas, and ...

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    Ilha Grande

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    ... myself catching waves, I lay on the beach and read my book until it was time to go.  Tomorrow we leave for Rio de Janeiro and although the prospect of seeing this much vaunted city is exciting, having to leave the island is saddening.  It is ...

  • 3

    Rio de Janeiro

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    ... famous Cristo Redentor statue all visible. The view in the opposite direction, away from the city, is also magnificent, with tropical islands all with varying degrees of development extending as far as the eye can see. We spent the following ...

  • 4

    Beautiful Brazil

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    ... ask for your possessions, give them up. They will use the weapon they're threatening you with.   Firstly, we visited Rio de Janeiro, home of the Carneval, the salsa and Copacabana beach. It is a vibrant and kicking city, understated and fun... ...

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    Building a new Jerusalem

    ... would have been more impressive had it been of a ginger cat. And then a trip round Itacurussa Bay, just south of Rio. Swimming in the Atlantic. Lazing on tropical islands. And, of course, Copacabana Beach. What more could anyone ask for? Iguazu, ...

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    Hooliganin

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    ... and even though backed up by large personality-less high rises - the mountains which rise behind those and the little tropical islands make it a spectacle - Bondi pales into insignificance in comparison - in fact most beachs at home would make ...

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    Two pale Paddy´s in Rio

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    ... to there later on, but if I had a Rolex, I don´t think I´d be flashin it around there either. Also went to tropical islands, and did lots of touristy stuff like corcovado and sugar loaf. Went diving 2 hours outside Rio with Dive Point, pricy but ...

  • 8

    Parati & Rio de Janeiro

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    ... Grande. There were plenty of opportunities to go swimming, drink cold beer or just relax.... We then headed to Rio de Janeiro ready for New Year. Rio has an amazing setting with the famous sandy beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema, and ...

  • 9

    Rio De Jeneiro and Ilha Grande

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    ... called Angra Dos Reis. From here it was an hour's ferry ride out to 'Ilha Grande', one of the many beautiful tropical islands off Brazil's coast. The view of the island on the approach was spectacular, and we immediately felt that sense of "I'm going to ...

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    Escaping the pace for a while!

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    ... haphazard cobbles and horse and carts;certainly a change on Rio! We were enticed here on the promise of tropical islands and the best Cachaça Brazil had to offer! After time spent pottering around the historical centre we upped the tempo and set off ...