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Piratininga

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    • Day 4

      Rio - Day 3

      July 2, 2022 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Had another lazy morning, getting up late. But ambitious plans to hike a local iconic mountain called sugarloaf or in brazilian, pao acucar. Actually, you can only hike up mt urca and you need a cable car ride to get you rest of the way.

      As i started on the path, i came across a sign warning about venomous snakes ! Ok haha. And shortly after, a came across a big family of adorable marmosets. They look a lot like lemurs but different i think too. Cool vid in the pics.

      The hike to the top of mt urca was steep but only about 30 minutes huffing and puffing hard. I was proud of myself; 50 year old on a busy, hard trail, and i passed many younger, fit people and no one passed me. Perhaps i am just more stubborn haha.

      The views from there were fantastic but there was still a cable car ride higher to the top of famous sugarloaf mountain. And what a view. Worth every penny. I hung out there for a few hours taking pictures and writing a blog entry over a beverage. Incredibly inspiring and magical.

      I eventually came back down the mountain, and got myself to a cool beach bar near my hotel in copacabana with live music as the sun went down. Went to a nice restaurant across the street for some food and met more locals who invited me over and i hung out with for a few hours before calling it a night. I feel very blessed by all the friendly souls here. Its such a loving vibe. I am quickly realizing Rio is a very very special place on this planet.
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    • Day 23

      Karneval in Rio 🥳

      November 11, 2022 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Fast pünktlich kam der Zuckerhut in Sicht 😄 man könnte es nicht besser timen am 11.11 nach Rio einzulaufen 🥳

      Leider verbirgt sich die berühmte Christusstatur hinter den Wolken, aber das Wetter ist ansonsten top. Die letzten zwei Monate sollen hier sehr verregneten gewesen sein.

      Heute steht für mich ein kleiner Ausflug an ... quasi einmal im großen Bogen ums Schiff. Durch enge Gassen, in die man ansonsten lieber nicht so einfach gehen sollte. Ich versuche noch Material dazu nachzuliefern 😁
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