Rio de Janeiro Guest Houses - Reviews and Rates

So i've been here just over a week now and have had time to talk to some locals (who speak english) and delve deeper into what exactly local life in Rio is like!

* Firstly, it depends if you're from Ipanema & Leblon (the wealthiest suburbs) or Santa Teresa (the more bohemian suburb but also obviously poorer). What i know relates to p...

Still in Rio. Today's our last full day, we head to the airport tomorrow for a brief stay in Lima before we move on to the Bolivia/Peru chunk of the trip. I am looking forward to being somewhere Spanish speaking again. My Spanish isn't good, but I can at least read menus and talk to cab drivers and hotel staff in Spanish. Portuguese, not so much...

Our journey from Ilh* Gr*nde to Rio w*s pretty cool, first of *ll * 15 minute speed bo*t to the m*inl*nd *nd then * 2 hour drive in * Volksw*gen c*mper-v*n. When we got to our hostel there w*s just *bout enough time to get something to e*t *nd then to do * reccie to * find * pub for tomorrows g*me..... Wednesd*y 21st M*y 2008 - Ch*mpions Le*gue...

TODAY WE WENT TO SEE THE JESUS STATUE ( CHRIST THE REDEMER). IT IS ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. WE TOOK A CAB AND SAT IN TRAFFIC BEFORE WE GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. WE BOARDED A SMALL TRAIN THAT TAKES YOU THROUGH THE TROPICAL FOREST. THEREWAS A LITTLE ARGUMENT WITH SOME PEOPLE CUTTING IN LINE. A MAN AND A OLD WOMAN YELLING AT EACH...

We´ve made it! We´ve traversed the continent and have dipped our toes in both the Pacific and now the Atlantic. Of course this does signify the drawing to a close of our travels and we´re both feeling sad to leave the place. But we´re in Rio baby!!!! We arrived by bus after our last overnighter. Something we´ll miss less, although Kat says she q...

Chrisso & I left Sydney on Friday 31 August and arrived in Rio at 3.30am on Saturday after 3 stops & 32 hours. It was a long journey! We were very happy to check into our hotel, look out the window & see the Corcovado (the big Jesus on a hill)!!! We weren´t feeling too jetlagged on our first day, so went for a long walk along Copacab...

Since we arrived in Rio, we've been struggling with the Portuguese lingo. All our Spanish has gone out the window! Yes its true some words are the same or at least very similar but a lot of words are completely different. The language is also harder to listen to - very harsh sounding. Even the words that are the same as Spanish are pronounced di...

I've been here for almost one week and I came here with moderate expectations... Ive got to admit that I'm in aweeeee! I love this place. The contrasts, the people, the weather, the intense vibe that swarms around and multi cultural heat. Oh me Lord, how could I forget the Food?! hell yeah....fresh and sweet. This mini journey all began upon mee...

You´d think I would have learned my lesson by now and started updating this thing more so I didn´t have to sit here forever trying to re-think stuff that happened. You may want to use the bathroom and grab a snack before reading this one. The plane from Manaus to São Paulo was the coolest plane I´ve ever been on. Food, drinks, tons of space, had...

hahahaha this one is for alli. thanks for the advice, hoogee. haha. i~ll take some vicki vapo ruby with that, thanks :P rule #1: donchi meechi boyi-frehhhni hahahahaha AND donchi eeechi zee otchie doggies cos the last one i had had a boiled quail egg & corn on it...yikes! abraços eve