Check out was not until 12 so we took full advantage to catch up on some sleep. We then made our way to the Sao Paulo bus station to catch a bus to Rio de Janeiro. Bus left promptly at 2 and we were given a small snack bag and blanket for the 6 hour journey. We stopped briefly on route to Rio. Taj finally got to see the Britney Spears movie on t...

Our days in South America are coming to an end. Where would it be better to end this ferry tale than in Rio de Janeiro? The first days we spent simply lying horizontal on the Ipanema beach, the most fashionable beach and neighborhood in Rio. All the beaches are white, wide and have all dangerously huge waves. We passed the Louis Vuitton store in...

Ufa, claro que hj não consegui dormir lá muito bem.Mas felizmente tb não dormi tão mal assim... Restam ainda algumas coisinhas finais, e aqui me despeço oficialmente em solo nacional pois minha banda larga será desligada em breve!!!! A la prochaine!

The weather´s finally got better, yeh! Just came back from seeing Christo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer). It was still a bit cloudy but at least we could see him, finally! In the morning we took the tram up the cobbled streets of Santa Theresa, a cute residential district up in the hills. It reminded me of Taxco in Mexico. On Saturday night we h...

The time finally came to take my things and leave Brazil. I was such a pile of emotions...I was sad, happy, excited, nervous...you name it! The taxi had booked showed up right at 2:20 PM. He took me to my real estate agent so I could pay off the rent and return the keys...and then we were off. We stopped at Sao Pedro da Aldeia to pick up my grnd...

"Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand, just like that river twisting through the dusty land".. I couldn't help a little Duran Duran reference there. This city is truly like a woman, and a very, very gorgeous and tempermental one at that. The people are many, some 6.5 million, and the violence is high, with approximately 80 victims of homoc...

Hi everyone, so I finally made it. Not much to say yet though. I met a nice guy on the plane who had a lot of helpful advice. Getting out of the airport was not a problem, the first sign I saw had my name on it. The cab driver didn´t speak English but somehow we managed to have somewhat of a conversation, I´m glad I took those Spanish courses, i...

Don't be surprised by my skin tone when you see me. I'm re*lly not *ll th*t t*n. Yes, clouds *nd r*in inv*ded our f*ir city *s the week progressed, forcing my trusty tr*vel comp*nion *nd I to spend less time *t the be*ch *nd * little more time exploring Rio's m*ny diverse districts. It w*s prob*bly better this w*y. After *ll, *ny tr*veler c*n *t...