Daily Archives: March 2, 2014

We started the day out with a train ride and small hike up to the Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado. 

Truly deserving the title as one of the 7 Wonders of the World 2014

Once back at the hostel we decided to head out as a group with new friends made at our hostel to Ipanema Beach for a bloco (carnaval samba street party)

Some of us from different parts of the US, Mexico City,  Australia, and England….made for a very fun and rowdy group;)

Impanema Beach is so pretty it looks fake;)
PS…in Rio the boys bathing suits are just as small as the girls;)

As the night for us came to a close…it kinda felt like home as me and the girls decided to buy food and cook back at the hostel. An unbelievable day and night experiencing the sights and sounds of Rio;)

I met this gentleman on the bus going to the beach. He was all too excited to share his stories of his 3 yrs living in the US with me. With his broken English and my infant level of Portuguese…just goes to show you when two people wish to talk…language is rarely an issue;)