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    • Laurie ReynoldsMatando saudades in Brazil
      Day 10

      Downtown Rio

      September 11, 2019 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      We had a vague plan when we left this morning. First stop, the Museu do Arte do Rio, in an old train station, Interesting collection, fun to visit, and with a great view from the sixth floor rooftop! Across the praça is the futuristic waterfront Museu de Amanha (Museum of Tomorrow). We didn’t visit it but really enjoyed walking around and getting the views of the port, Niteroi across the bay, etc.

      Joe remembered good lunches in the Cafe do Colombo, where we headed for lunch, getting lost and ultimately hopping in a cab. Belle Epoque, this place used to be for the upper crust, but is very democratic nowadays. Really lovely, with three different floors of different kinds of service. We took the top floor — better food and nicer surroundings.

      From there we walked to the National Library where Joe spent many many hours doing research way back when. It was a nice trip down memory lane. Across the street is the over the top Municipal Theater, built in the early 1900s in four years of non-stop building and cost overruns. The total price, ten times the projected cost, constituted 2% of the GNP for one year. But it is gorgeous — nothing built in Brazil, evry single thing was imported from Europe in pieces and then assembled on site. Stained glass from Germany, marble from Italy, etc etc.

      Time is flying — we have only two more full days and then a long haul back to the midwest.      Read more

    • Laurie ReynoldsMatando saudades in Brazil
      Day 11

      Folklore and Presidents

      September 12, 2019 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      We had a really nice combination of things to do today. First to the folklore museum — nice artifacts, but for me the highlight was the cute groups of school kids. Then a short walk to the former Presidential Palace now a museum, and the place where the dictator Getúlio Vargas committed suicide. The gun he used and his bloody nightshirt are on display, kind of grotesque, I thought. All of our day’s locations were within a km or so of each other, so we walked around downtown a lot. That is one of my favorite activities when in a big city.

      Lunch in another restaurant Joe remembered — another white tablecloth place, I am getting the idea that he was usually living high on the hog down here. From there we went to the Institute where lots of research was done. And since Joe has never met an academic bookstore he didn’t love, he was in hog heaven. We got inside the institute and walked around his old haunts, even though the archives where he spent the most time have been moved.

      Dinner tonight in a Lebanese restaurant — after a week in Sao Paulo with its excellent Lebanese restaurants, this one has a pretty high standard to live up to, we will see!      Read more

    • Brasilien, Argentinien, Paragu
      Day 7

      Umzug & Detox - Feliz ano novo

      January 1, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      Das neue Jahr startet entspannt, ausruhen nach der langen Silvesternacht lautet die Devise. Zudem stand ein Hotelwechsel an mit etwas mehr Comfort, weiterhin an der Copacabana.
      Kurzes Ausruhen an der rooftop bar und dann in den neuen Zimmern.
      Am Abend kurzer Strandspaziergang und Einkehr in ein italienisches Restaurant - ganz entspannt.      Read more

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    • Laurie ReynoldsMatando saudades in Brazil
      Day 7

      On to Rio

      September 8, 2019 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      We sadly said goodbye to dear daughter, who is staying another day in Sao Paulo to see friends, and hopped on a short flight to Rio. At the airport, a group of about 5 was obviously talking about me, and 2 took my picture. I guess this is as close to famous as I will ever be — my son told me I should put on a Brazil selection shirt or jacket and then see how I get the royal treatment. :-)

      Uber has flooded the Rio airport. There are special signs pointing you down the Uber path, and a meeting point with about 20 parking spots. Three Uber employees direct traffic, announce arrivals of drivers, and call for passengers. The fare into town was about $10, compared to $50 in a cab. As you might imagine, there was nothing going on at the taxi stands.

      Our hotel is right on the beach named Leme, the so-called “quiet family zone.” We’re on the 15th floor with a pretty decent side view (I guess you pay more for a beach-facing view, but at least we are not in the back!). We have eaten, walked, and worked out (LifeFitness elliptical, woo hoo!), and it is night. The roof-top pool has a restaurant with great views. I assume the food is bad and overpriced, but we may just go ahead and splurge tonight.

      Since we have lost our tour guide, we will have to start reading up on the sights and planning a few days’ worth of activities. The one thing I was sure to do was book a feijoada in the Copacabana Palace for Saturday. Feijoada on Saturday is a Brazilian tradition and the one we had there 30 years ago was pretty good!      Read more

    • Traveler2024/25 Fox Family Gap Year
      Day 63–67

      Rio - Copacabana & Sugar Loaf Mountain

      March 1 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

      Exchange Rate – 1 GBP to 6.46 Brazilian Real
      Population (2022) – 215.3 million (Rio de Janeiro 13.82 million)
      GDP (2023) – US$ 1.92 trillion

      Next stop for us was Brazil and the iconic Rio de Janeiro. Our first challenge was adapting to a new language after honing our Spanish over the last few months. In Brazil they speak Portuguese and whilst there are similarities between the languages we found it difficult to transition. We stayed directly on Copacabana Beach, one of many iconic sites the city has to offer and probably one of the most famous beaches in the world! Unsurprisingly our first afternoon after arriving involved sitting on the beach, watching the ‘entertainment’ (other beach goers) and taking in more sun, sea and sand. One of the big differences we noticed arriving in Rio was how the geology differed from the countries we had previously visited. The beach has a really beautiful backdrop of granite hills with the extensive white sandy beach and aqua seas. Being the weekend we arrived at a time when all the locals descend on the beaches which also brings out the many hawkers (food, clothes, bracelets and music aplenty), as well as the plethora of scantily clad beach goers posing for their social media posts (they certainly like their Instagram poses in Brazil)!

      On day two in Rio we headed out to Pao de Azucar, or Sugarloaf Mountain in English. It towers over the city and offers spectacular 360 views across the city. Pao de Azucar is so named because of its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar which was transported in conical moulds. At it’s highest point it sits at 396m above the harbour below, access to the top is via cable car which is a fun experience in itself. First you get to the top of the neighbouring peak called Morro da Urca (where you can walk around gardens and a small museum) before jumping on another cable car to the top of Sugarloaf. The highlight of the morning for the children were the little common marmosets, small ring-tailed monkeys with fluffy ears, that frequent the mountain! It was another hot day in paradise and because we had Bertie with us we were fast-tracked through all the cable-car queues – great service! After spending a few hours taking in the sights from the top we headed back to the beach to cool off in the sea.      Read more

    • Brazil 🇧🇷
      Day 4

      2nd and final day in Rio

      June 19, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      Today, we went on a free walking tour. We usually do that kind of sightseeing in cities. The principle is simple: you book a free walking tour and in the end, you chose how much it was worth to you. We like 👍
      We saw a lot of cultural monuments, including the “Confeitaria Colombo” bakery, theatre and the famous stairs “Escadaria Selarón”.
      After that, we booked another Uber (which is very cheap here) to the train station of the “cog train” which brought us to the “Christ the redeemer” statue.
      We ended the day by enjoying a cup of coffee (with Nutella surprisingly for Kathi and not Torsten) in the freaky café “the tiny cat”

      This was our final day in Rio. Tomorrow morning, we will head to our next station.      Read more

    • TravelerAround the world
      Day 6

      There will be rain some times

      August 13, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

      Gestern Abend gegen 17 Uhr fing es an zu regnen, und heute morgen regnet es immer noch!

      In Lissabon waren tagsüber über 30 Grad, hier brauchen wir bei 20 Grad einen Pulli.

      Am Abend waren wir im Restaurant Marius am nördlichen Ende der Copacabana Bucht essen. Fleisch und Seafood , sehr lecker.
      Heute machen wir mit einem Führer eine Altstadt Tour.
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      Yesterday at 5 pm it started to rain and this morning hit still rains. The temperature is Lisbon was at daytimes more than 30 C.
      Here we have sweater time with about 20 C.

      In the evening we had dinner at Marius at the northern End of the bay, very good meat and seafood.

      Today at 11 am we will start to a old town tour, we will report      Read more

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    • TravelerBrazil and Equador 2023
      2
      Day 21

      Having a drink

      March 16, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ 🌙 25 °C

      I'm having a drink on top while Keith is having a root canal!!

    • TravelerSouth America
      3
      Day 12

      Rio de Janeiro - day 3 afternoon

      March 20, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Unusual cathedral. The biggest medium pizza ever! Time to say goodbye to Rio.

    • TravelerSouth America
      1
      1
      Day 11

      Rio de Janeiro - Day 2

      March 19, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Copacabana - Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl! Walked up to Duque de Caxias Fort, spectacular views - Sugar Loaf.

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