Sheraton Rio de Janeiro

The view from the Sheraton is beautiful overlooking  Apanada beach.  The Atlantic was extremely cold so no swimming for us.  There was a national holiday while we were there and ll the locals came to the beach.  It was an interesting ...

The group of 9 made it to Rio and it's amazing.  The view from our room is amazing and really shows the difference in landscape.  Unfortunately for us, it rained like mad all day.  Nevertheless, we had a great lunch ...

... ?! When we got inside the taxi it sped north east through Ipanema and Leblon, around the corner of the bay where a very nice Sheraton hotel sits and then another 10 minutes along the next beach. It was a lovely day and a very nice ride, but I ...

... pathway and get good views of the cliffs and beaches below. If you continue along this path you end up at the Hotel Sheraton. We decided to head up the road further ending up at a small local town. Apparently the Hotel Intercontinental is further up ...

Rio de Janeiro definitely does not disappoint and as expected proved to be the perfect destination to call time on my trip.  From a touristic viewpoint, I visited the main highlights being Sugar Loaf Mountain and the iconic statue of Christ the ...

After a long 10 hour flight from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo with a connection onto Rio de Janiero, we finally arrived at our destination, the Rio Sheraton, completely exhausted but very excited to have reached the party capital of Brazil. After months of ...

Much like a cold wet day in a British seaside town we set off for our first day exploring Rio De Janerio.  During carnival, Rio is a hectic mass of people wearing fancy dress, the streets are heaving with people drinking beer and dancing to very loud ...

... is prettier in a city like Rio -- so I guess I will get back to work, too. We have a great view from our place in the Sheraton Rio, just outside of Leblon. It's kinda out there, but it's been nice for a couple days. We have a stunning view from the 24th ...

Our bus journey to Rio de Janeiro took a momentous 15 hours. We treated ourselves to a very swish coach which was a bit like an aeroplane - you get your own blanket, socks, pillow and selection of snacks as you board. The seats are pretty roomy and ...

... Coelho, who arrived on 1st January 1502. Thinking it was the mouth of a great river, he called the place January River (Rio de Janeiro). However, the Portuguese did not use the enormous bay as a port and it was first settled by the French who stayed ...

... the whole trip. Seeing the city (a little) Aside from the fun and festivities, we did manage to get out a little bit and explore Rio de Janeiro. I won´t go so far as to say that we did Rio properly, but we did manage to hit most of the highlights that we ...

... and neglected bodies quite to shame!  Thursday 22nd May Alison: After a long flight we finally arrived at the Sheraton which was very salubrious with a lovely room looking out over the ocean and two queen beds so the kids were happy. We ...

We got upgraded on our flight from Dallas to Rio.... THANK GOODNESS! a 12 hour overnight flight and I was able to stretch out and sleep. Our shuttle that I scheduled went to the wrong airport and our guide for tomorrow canceled but we regrouped and got ...

... Redeemer), which is one of the most well-known sights in Rio. The boys and I decided to hire a driver for a 4 hour tour of Rio and a trip to Cristo Redentor.  It was such an amazing experience.  Our driver, Otavio, grew up in Ipanema and had ...

... Steve and I could barely contain our excitement at checking in to our little piece of luxury for South America:  the 5* Sheraton resort just along from Ipanema beach.  We were pretty tired after 7 weeks travelling and were definitely up for a ...