O Veleiro Bed and Breakfast
Travel Blogs from Rio de Janeiro
Just nice chilaxin out
Napped, walked down to eat, looked to buy bus tickets to Canavieras and came back to O Velerio for the evening.Hat and eyeglasses casualties for the day.
O Veleiro!
No, it's not a cuss word in Portuguese. It's the name of the rustic little place that we're staying in while in Rio. We booked the place the day before we arrived in Rio, so you can imagine that we were a little pressured into finding a roof over our heads and had no expectations. Later, we realized we're already planning well ahead than "normal" …
What to do in Rio in the wrong time of the year
Most people don't need to watch Disney's animated film of the same name (the one with the annoying, samba-ing parrot) to know that Rio is famous for its beaches, colourful people (and apparently birds) and of course, the Carnaval. But what they didn't tell us in the film is that there's a right time for all this. And the middle of July - Brazil's …
Rio
We´re already behind on blogging so the next few will be too the point...
Rio Lessons
1. Rio´s beaches are great if you want to stare at gay men in tight speedos but for a more natural beach experience heading just out of town is the way to go. We spent a day in the south of Rio and another couple of days in Parati (see next blogs …
Back in Rio
Forgot to mention we went to the football at the Maracana stadium... lesson learned...
Don't believe everything you read. Lonely Planet suggests that if you sit in the open area at the bottom of the Maracana stadium the locals will throw dead chickens and bottles of **** on your head. After some time Dave convinced me to sit with the rest …
Location
Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Business Services
- Free parking