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Travel Blogs from Rio de Janeiro
Brazil - Part 2 (Rio de Janeiro)
Feeling refreshed, energized and chuffed that we'd managed to avoid another 24 hour bus ride, we arrived in the crazy city of Rio de Janeiro. The Air BnB accommodation we'd booked had arranged a driver to collect us from the airport and so we pretty much waltzed out of baggage claim straight into our taxi. The driver reminded us a little of the taxi drivers we'd experienced in Lima, fast; furious and just plain reckless! We arrived (a little frazzled) at our BnB in the very ...
I ❤ Rio
... views of the city below were beautiful, and the statue itself majestic. The sheer size of the statue cannot really be appeciated from the small platform at the top, and it was absolutely packed with other tourists all jostling for a photo! But it was worth it to see such an iconic sight, even if we did almost melt while taking photos! All too soon it was time for Claire to leave, which left me with two weeks before my own flight back to the UK. My plan was to do as ...
It Was All Going So Well, Until...
... to relax until we tried accessing the details on their dodgy website... despite numerous instructions from the woman in Brazil it proved to be a waste of time (literally)! Thanks for nothing Gol! Luckily the very helpful Alitalia lady was a calming influence. Especially as she told us the flight was delayed by half an hour. Andrea called STA Travel and they were brilliant - they booked the flight and emailed us confirmation. This is ...
Tues-Thurs in Rio de Janeiro
... full of Bohemians- artists and musicians, and graffiti artists. Until a couple of years ago there was a tram that ran from the city centre through Santa Teresa to Christ the Redeemer, but there was a really bad accident that killed a few people and the tram hasnīt been operating since. Which is really stink, it would have been a whole lot better to go on that to get everywhere. But it seems since the tram stopped the area of Santa Teresa isnīt what it used to be - I guess its a bit ...
Major update. Get a coffee and get comfortable
... the day and night and not worry about who is walking behind you, or how much money you are carrying on you in case you get robbed. Which I have to say, I never got robbed once during carnival, thank goodness. That night I had some drinks with the girls before heading to Lapa for a street party. It would have been fun, but the girl who told us we haaaaad to go to Lapa and there was this great club we haaaaaad to go to, found this guy she haaaaaad to meet up with. By the ...
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Other places to stay in Rio de Janeiro
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Hostel Copa Praia
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $30 -
Che Lagarto Hostel Ipanema
Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro | 2 star hostelfrom $18 -
Vila Carioca Hostel
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $17 -
Che Lagarto Hostel Suites Copacabana Anita
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | 2 star hostelfrom $70 -
Rio Hostel
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro | 2 star hostelfrom $48 -
Lemon Spirit Hostel
Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel$323 average -
Copa Hostel
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel$236 average -
Hostel Harmonia
Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $31 -
The Lighthouse Hostel
Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $32 -
Bamboo Rio Hostel
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel$104 average -
Books Hostel
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $19 -
Walk On The Beach Hostel
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $21 -
Crab Hostel
Rua Prudente de Moraes, 903, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $29 -
Tupiniquim Hostel
Rua Paulo Barreto, 79, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel -
Rio Rockers Hostel
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $30 -
Copacabana Wave Hostel
Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel -
Terra Brasilis
Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $20 -
Alpha Hostel
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $14 -
Hostel New Ipanema
Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel$84 average -
Edificio Jucati
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | 2 star hostelfrom $95 -
Rio Hostel Ipanema
Portuária, Rio de Janeiro | 2 star hostelfrom $27 -
Terrasse Hostel
Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $75 -
Piratas de Ipanema
Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $13 -
Che Lagarto Suites Copacabana Santa Clara
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | 2 star hostelfrom $72 -
Brazuca's Hostel
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro | Hostel -
Brothers Hostel
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro | Hostelfrom $31
