Rio de Janeiro Condos - Reviews and Rates

Woke up with a stiff back - what an uncomfortable bed! It's soft and dips in the middle - but I need to remember that we're not paying for luxury! Visited 'Christ the Redeemer,' which stands on Corcovado hill and is now one of the seven wonders of the world! We had planned on getting the train up, which costs 35 Real but we managed to negotiate ...

Just when we thought Carnaval was over, we woke up Sunday to blairing music outside our street. It was 10am. I squinted outside the window and to my amazement, Atlantic Ave. was filled iwth thousands of people in a block party. There were two trucks with five gyrating women dancing on them dressed in skimpy Carnaval bikini's, a band, singers and...

The Galo favela is a very poor community that is built on the steep hills and mountains of Rio over looking the rich community of Impanema. It is not safe for travelers to head up into a favela without some local knowledge. Some of the dudes I have met at the corner store near my hostel took the time to take me on an unofficial`tour of their fa...

Hey Guys, Wrote a huge entry yesterday and didnt save it did we, no. So here we go again! We arrived in Rio on Mon night to sweltering heat, sweat everywhere. So a brief run down of what we got up to: Day one, We walked down Ipanema and Copacabana beaches, got really sunburnt and sweated lots. We were really disappointed by the ´ talent´ on the ...

These are random pics from my ****** digital camera that I bought in Paraguay. If you are reading this and would like an actual update, email me at mattkcarr@gmail.com. Otherwise, it's not worth the time it takes if nobody's into it.

I was ever so happy when we arrived in Rio. After planning and thinking about this trip for over a year, it was hard to believe we were finally there. Though with every foreign trip, when you land at your destination, you think that you've finally arrived. You tend to forget about the dreadful waiting of passing through customs, picking up your ...

After yesterdays trauma of carrying the rucksacks, we are on high alert for the nearest Fedex, who would have thought I´d want to drop some of my two T-Shirts/ 2 Shorts/ 2 Trousers etc . We showered, still felt sticky, applied factor 30 to our ghostly bodies and headed for Copacobana beach, duvet cover intow. We found a nice dinner at about &eur...