"04/04/08: Rio De Janeiro Donīt believe the hype...about being held up at gunpoint for your camera, that is! We did believe the hype; hence we only have photos from about three days ..."
"Cascading down from the heavens, Rio's favelas flat in the night sky, gliterring like stars, demanding attention. Over the famous Ipanema and Copacabana beahces, they cluster ..."
"Day 30 16 November 2007 (Rio de Janiero, Brazil) What a sad morning. Al is so looking forward to getting off and seeing Rio and then getting home. He ..."
"So here the adventuring really begins. Rio de Janeiro (said to be one of the worlds most beautiful cities) is our jump off point to a 4 month treak around South America. Although w ..."
"SARA SAYS... Copacabana. My earliest memory of this word was when my cousin Sue had her first date at a bar in Sault Ste. Marie called "The Copacabana". In typical Brunetti ..."
"I awoke on the banks of the Parana River having survived my barrel ride over Iguazu Falls. Not the easiest way into Brasil, but the quickest. Climbed up to the road and caught a bu ..."
"Alex: We landed in Rio at about 12 midnight and the whole city seemed to be against us. The only bank that would accept Visa wasnīt working so we couldnīt get any local currency (l ..."
"Once we'd finally got to Rio we had to figure out how to get to the hostel..... we did wot we have by now become accustomed to which was dive in a cab, fortunately prearranging the ..."
" The first thing I remember upon arrival at Rio was people trying to exchange money at the airport, it's pretty intimidating since you don't know if they're out to cheat ..."
"Arrrgghh, another loooong bus ride! We arrived in Rio from Foz do Iguaįu at about 11am on Sunday morning 19 February, after 23 hours' straight travelling. Well, this overnight bus ..."