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Rua Belford Roxo 250, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OK, so I arrived at 4 in the morning.. From all the travel guides, Rios one of the most dangerous cities in the world. It was early and dark out so I thought it would be safer to get a taxi that's associated with the airport. Of course with that relationship, I had to pay more. Apparently $30 more! I paid a $62 taxi ride that usually costs $30? ...
A travel blog entry from Rio De Janeiro by tuvshin[Today, I did one of the most amazing things I have ever done in my life........HANG GLIDING over Rio de Janeiro!!! Surprisingly, I had no fear whatsoever of jumping off that cliff. Flying over Rio for those 15 minutes was magical. This is the closest one could come to being a bird in the sky!!!! Taking off from an altitude of 550 metres, going...
A travel blog entry from Rio de Janeiro by tuvshinToday I went to Corcovado Mountain and saw the famous Christ the Redeemer statue. It was like being in Heaven. Because the Corcovado is on a mountain, we drove by a lot of favelas which is a hillside neighbourhoods where all the poor people live. They are VERY dangerous because a lot of them have gun fights and a lot of violence there. There we...
A travel blog entry from Rio de Janeiro by tuvshinThe hotel served a rich tropical buffet breakfast every morning which was terrific idea to start off my busy days here. I woke up not sure if I can spot any good attractions but I knew one thing that I wanted to go to the Beach today! Luckily my hotel was only 3 blocks from the famous Copacabana beach. I was so excited I was probably doing some...
A travel blog entry from Rio de Janeiro by tuvshinToday, I went to the other popular viewpoint in Rio......Pao du Aįucar, or Sugar loaf Mountian in English, which was equally as amazing as the Christ statue. The cablecar ride was fun and the views were spectacular. Somehow it reminded of a Simpsons episode. Anywho, the landscape views from here were different to the ones seen from the Christ s...
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