Rio de Janeiro (Copacabana & Sugar Loaf)

Highlights:
- Our second hotel was on the street next to Copacabana beach and had a lovely rooftop where we saw the sunrise and chilled in the evenings
- Walking down the beach on a Sunday when the road was closed to cars
- Walking around Park Lage which was a beautiful tropical park with paths and a lake, with views of Christ the Redeemer and monkeys playing around
- Shopping and eating in the fancy Lebron neighbourhood
- Seeing Christ the Redeemer up close (our third wonder of the world!) and seeing the views from the top on our first sunny day was incredible
- Spending time relaxing on Copacabana beach
- Finally being able to catch a gorgeous sunset from the rock between Copacabana and Ipanema, and watching the surfers in the water too
- Seeing the sunset and views from Sugar Loaf which was absolutely stunning

Lowlights:
- Christ the Redeemer was so popular we could barely move! It was the first sunny day for about 5 days so that might be why

Food and drinks:
- Tried an Açai which is like a soft sorbet made from açai fruit and served with fruit and granola
- We found a cheap sushi chain with really good food so ate at various locations for lunches
- We had our first (and not last) brigadeiro, which is a Brazilian chocolate truffleRead more