• Rio de Janeiro (City)

    18 Jun 2023, Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Highlights:
    - Free walking tour of the centre where we learnt about Rio and Brazil
    - The Selaron Steps, which is a set of stairs that an artist tiled over many years, were really cool, even if very busy with people!
    - A spontaneous night out with a friend and people from his hostel to the samba bar Beco do Rato (Serena was wearing jeans and a Galapagos souvenir t-shirt!) - the live music was incredible and it felt like proper Rio de Janeiro

    Lowlights:
    - The area felt a little dodgy and there were quite a few homeless people around
    - The weather wasn't amazing, with a lot of the days being cloudy and a bit cold

    Food and drinks:
    - Hotel breakfast was insanely good again, this one even had waffles!
    - We had a regular place for dinner on the corner of the street which was a local place with cheap and tasty traditional food
    - Serena tried Feijoada, which is a black bean and pork stew and it was delicious
    - Josh enjoyed a very popular soft drink in Brazil called Guarana (the drink is made from fruit from the Guarana plant)
    - Caipirinhas at our friend's hostel were incredibly cheap!
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