Acapulco Rio de Janeiro

... a thong on the beach if your ass is the size of a planet....PLEASE!<br>Lovely beach though. <br>Unfortunately I didn´t get to see any of the favelas, although I do kinda think it´s wrong taking pictures of people who live in terrible poverty anyway. That said though they seem to have a certain charm and draw you to them.<br>To summarize, Rio is a fantastic city with some amazing things to see if you are a ...

... jams1. He then persisted by asking which team my dad supported as if I had just said I was atheist and if not me, then at least someone in my family must have been religious sometime. I had to explain that we weren't such ardent believers outside the World Cup during which we rooted for Colombia. This still didn't satisfy him so I had to settle for admitting to supporting Millonarios for the length of a game I once saw at El Campin.

... yet as the sky darkens with shades of crimson and indigo combined from the city light illuminating buildings and beaches the view matches the postcards. In between these two spectacles we check out other famed locations -- Macarana (football stadium), stands overlooking the street of the Carnival festival procession, and one of the most unusual yet beautiful Catholic churchs. <br><br>Later that night I ate a Brazilian-"style" (not actual) all-you-can-eat ...

... de Azucar or Sugarloaf mountain as most tourists do. The cable car cost about 14 quid which was a fortune to us but was worth it. The view over Rio was amazing, north to the city centre, west towards Botafogo and our favela behind, and south-west towards Copacabana. The wind up there was strong and cold and we hadn't come dressed for it at all. We saw some tiny little monkeys and took some photos then went down again. We bumped into the Aussie tourists we met in ...

... mi-a dat fiori. Ai impresia ca sunt toti cu ochii pe tine. Nu ai sentimentul de confort pe care ti-l dau Botafogo, Copacabana si restul cartierelor de langa plaja. Dupa aceea, am profitat de niste raze de soare si am urcat si pe Pao de Azucar. Icredibil. Imi pare tare rau ca nu era soare, dar privelistea era fenomenala si asa. Si am intalnit si primele noastre maimutzele ...

... Atlantica, for some drinks (Mary suggested and a good recommendation it was too) and were only a few blocks from our hotel (those few dodgy streets) and just didn't think about quite where we were. A beggar had approached me and was asking for money but Pete and I were having a conversation so I wasn't paying too much attention. Of course with a swift movement he grabbed my necklace. I emitted a small banshee shriek and Pete went ...

Read original entry with more info and pics in Paco in America<br><br>Karnival, Rio de Janerio. I would love to tell you that it was an apoteosic mix of music, samba, alcohol and sex but&#8230; no. It wasnt such a big deal to be honest. And I dont mean it was bad, it was very funny, but maybe it is an event that generates too much expectation. Maybe it is ...

... the distance were spectacular.. it did feel a bit like "Brits abroad" at first, but we soon got into the spirit of things and had a great day diving into the sea when the boat anchored underneath Sugar Loaf Mountain! It may sound like we did nothing but drink and eat.. which is not true.. we spent our days wandering around Copacabana and Ipanema, soaking up the sun and the atmosphere.. oh and Im pretty sure we visited the Ipanema Hippie Market at ...

... most of the lanes, but this added to the experience.<br><br> <br><br>Here is a photo of the large mansion across the street directly opposite where we exited the favela! <br><br>Apparently it was sold recently for about 1/4 of its true value, purely because a favela ...

... Melbourne (we talk about melbourne constantly) had a friend Claudia he met in Athens that took us all around downtown Rio and to Santa Teresa today. I saw the largest stained glass in the world :). really impressive cathedrals. Took a tram to the old part of Rio called Santa Teresa. If you ride hanging off the side of the tram its free (as opposed to 60 centavos) so I of course wanted to do that. It was really, really fun. I felt like I was on the ...