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- Apr 26, 2016
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 26 m
- Brazil Rio de Janeiro Angra dos Reis Vila do Abraao -23.143812, -44.16729723°8’38” S 44°10’2” W
Day 7
Last island evening
April 26, 2016 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We are getting ready to head back soon. Three nights left!!!! Thus our early evening was spent trying to choose our new broadband and TV package for when we get back. We know how to rock!

After that excitement we headed out for our last Ilha Grande meal and obligatory caipirinhas.Read more
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- Apr 27, 2016
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 127 m
- Brazil Rio de Janeiro Catumbi Morro da Coroa -22.923141, -43.1900622°55’23” S 43°11’24” W
Day 8
Santa Teresa
April 27, 2016 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We're back in Rio and in the funky neighbourhood of Santa Teresa. Steep cobbled streets, lovely local bars & shops, great street art (Stik from Hackney has clearly been here & making his mark - I (Clare) feels quite at home!).

We took a ride into centro on the Bonde, recently refurbished tram that only recently reopened. At one ppint we crossed a very high aqueduct which was a bit terrifying. After shopping in the huge flea market (think 100s of Brazilian Poundlands plus underwear shops) we headed back up the hill to Santa Teresa. We found ourselves in a local restaurant where a band just started up, musicians arriving and joining in part way through. Most folk in the bar seemed to be local and all know each other, their children were feral and ran around us. It felt like we'd landed in someone's family party but more fun!Read more
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- Apr 28, 2016
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 269 m
- Brazil Rio de Janeiro Urca Sugarloaf Mountain -22.949709, -43.15658222°56’59” S 43°9’24” W
Day 9
Shopping and Sugarloaf
April 28, 2016 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Our last full Rio day. Temp has dipped to low 20s but it is grey and very cloudy and we had a little rain. After a wander down the hill we took our first ride on the Rio subway. It was impressive - clean, cheap, efficient, safe and has a women only carriage during rush hour. We did some last minute gift and clothes shopping.

Next up we decided to take the two-legged cable car ride up to the iconic Sugarloaf mountain. We weren't sure we would actually see anything due to the low cloud but thankfully we could. Brazilians are generally lovely, lively, expressive people. Put sixty Brazilians in a cable car up a steep mountain and it gets very loud and lively! Our ears were ringing.

Views were still great. Christ came in and out of sight. We went into the museum of the cable car and learned some engineery stuff. There were capuchin monkeys, vultures and parrots in the forest - some of which you could walk through, but it was very steep.

Later we walked around the bay to Urca for the sunset, which was pants because we couldn't actually see the sun. But hey you have to try these things when in Rio!Read more
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Last island evening

Santa Teresa

Shopping and Sugarloaf