Exploring Gloria

We got up at around 8am and had a banana and a coffee to keep us going while we went shopping.  The local shops are all at the bottom of the hill we came up in the taxi yesterday.  It took us about 15 minutes to walk down and a bit longer to come back up!  A daily trip to the shops will keep us fit while we're here!

Compact, quiet, middle-class Glória is named for the baroque Igreja da Glória that crowns a hilltop above Guanabara Bay.  The church overlooks elegant art deco buildings, the yachts of Marina da Glória and verdant Flamengo Park.  Cycle and walking paths lead to the Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM), known for its 20th-century Brazilian art, while over at the Feira da Glória market, stalls sell fruit, spices, cheese and tapioca snacks.  

There is plenty for us to explore over the next few weeks.  For today, we compared the three supermarkets we found and chose the one we thought was best.  We couldn't buy everything we wanted because we had to carry it all back up the hill, but we got enough meat, potatoes, salad, and drinks to last a few days.Read more