Got on the bus with a hat, left the bus minus one
Trip Start
Aug 24, 2008
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Trip End
Mar 01, 2009
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
only worn it for an hour or so!
En route, Roohi shouts "Look, look tourists! There must be something there!", so we got off and later realised it was a hospital when we got to it and then got lost. Eventually got to the Samba City (different location to the map) & tried on some carnival outfits and saw the main parade area.
Samba city
Crazy outfits
Next stop Maracana stadium, home of Flamengo, Fluminese, Botafogo & Vasco; as well as home to Pele´s 1000th goal. Unfortunately weren´t in Rio long enough to catch a game but it was awesome (even Roohi thought
so). Used the Metro to get here and it was clean, confortable & cool (TFL could learn a few things).
Maracana stadium
Headed to Carpo Velmho to catch a train upto Corcovado ("hunch-back" hill) to witness sunset over the massice Christ statue.
Cristo
Sunset from Corcovado
Cristo during sunset
Cristo during dusk
In the night saw a collection of Brazilian music & dance (Samba, Choro, Copeira, etc.) at the Plataforma show in Leblon.
Plataforma show
Chapoeira
Crazy ball swinging
Samba!
Got back to the hostel lateish & the hostel dude was quite relieved we were back in one piece! That explains something about Rio right?
Comments
Safest city
Glad you made it through the day...and Akshay even without his hat! Where are the photos? Carnival outfits would be interesting to see...Akshay with a blonde wig no doubt...and Ruhi with an Afro?