Ibis Rio de Janeiro

... bar across from the beach. The following morning we took a boat back to the mainland and then from the port got a bus to Rio de Janeiro, arriving mid afternoon.  The first thing we did is head out for a look at the famous Copacabana Beach, only a ...

... so many people around and Rio's streets festering with the rather pungent odours of stale beer and the remnants of emptied bladders, exploring Rio's interior was not a great appeal. Instead we opted for the cable cart ride up Rio's Sugar Loaf mountain for ...

... apart from the base of the monument. Suddenly the cloud parted and we got a great view of the huge monument that looks over Rio. The croud of tourists cheered, all highly amusing. After a bit of a siesta we got ourselves ready for Carnival. We had got a ...

... mde vi oss för att shoppa. Problemet var bara att alla affärer i köpcentret var stängda... Tydligen tar alla Rio-bor ledigt under karnevalen. Vi lyckades i alla fall hitta en brasiliansk Galne Gunnar och shoppade loss på karnevalsutstyrsel. ...

... such as getting some cash out. This was easier said than done, but after conversations with the world´s local bank HSBC in Rio, India and Poland (wrong number), Laurie eventually spoke to someone in Swansea who sorted everything out. Phew. Our next stop ...

... to explore called Porto Seguro. Following this we had a nights camping planned but actually stayed in a small posada on the way to Rio de Montana. The morning after our arrival Hannah and I were due to go repelling however none of us new that the time ...

... een super pousada met infinity pool en uitzicht op zee, heerlijke cocktails, lieve staff etc. Ontzettend sneu dat robi nog in het ibis op de airport in Campinas zit. We zitten op de hitte van de kreeftskeerkring met de zon recht boven ons. Het is vooral ...

... could not find a taxi we had to walk there in dam near 40 dregree heat in 30 mins to catch our bus. We arrived in Rio just before 4pm and Carnival was properly starting to kick off.  We managed to get a taxi to the hotel and not be hampered by ...

... and Colin for some beers before the football.  Tonight we are going to see one of the semi-finals of the Rio competition - Flamengo v Botafogo.  The game was played at Maracana, one of the worlds most famous football stadiums.  During ...

... we caught a taxi back to the hotel to pick up our parade tickets. The Sambadrome is a purpose-built parade area in downtown Rio.  It is 700m long and holds about  90,000 people and was designed by Oscar Niemeyer (who also designed ...

... / The hair--the forests / The silhouette--the gracefulness of the Carioca woman / And at the foot of the statue the Ibis."  Bea led us on an exploration of the small network of wooded trails on the ocean-side of Sugarloaf that descended steeply from ...

... location of the hostels? Ended up getting a taxi to the main hotel street which seemed the safest location. Tried to get in to an Ibis hotel - 100 reies but safety. Ibis was full. Tried the next one, also full. The only option left was the Mercure. Cost ...

... the wild and most of the animals too! I went snap happy and took lots of piccies anyway and we loved to see the pink ibis which is quite a rarity! They're the most amazing pinky colour and can be found in the wetlands in Venezuela but we knew we wouldn't ...

Last night of Carnival. Met up with Mike before heading down to 'The Irish Bar' to watch Man U v AC  Milan with Paddy & Colin (we are moving to England). After the game we went to one last bloc party in Ipanema. ...

Caught the Metro down to Copacabana to catch up with Paddy & Colin and have some beers on the beach.  At about 8.30 we met up with Mike at his hostel before Rodrigo turned up. Off to Lapa to another massive bloc party.  Big night in ...

Up in time for a proper big hotel buffet breakfast.  Back down to Copacabana to meet up with friends and also try and buy some tickets to the football game at Maracana Stadium on the 17th, however they were not on sale yet (what!?).  That ...