We got into
Rio early Friday morning. Our host Marques picked us up at the
airport and drove us to the apartment in Copacabana where we were
staying. Literally two blocks from the beach. We had a nap before
heading out for our favela tour at 2:00. We were
in a group with about 10 others. Our guide and driver were from the
favelas. We got to see 2 different ones. The first was Rocinha which is
the biggest in Rio. The second was much smaller.
We ate dinner at a
churrascaria. The picaña was fantastic and a serious overdose of meat was consumed!
Saturday we went in the morning up Corocovado mountain to
see Christ the Redeemer. It was raining in the morning and a bit cloudy
when we got up there. When the clouds lifted the views were fantastic!
In the afternoon we went to see Sugar Loaf mountain. The line was really
really long but we did make it up to the very top in time to see the
sunset. We had some very cool views of Rio at night and it looked
beautiful. You could catch a glimpse of the redeemer statue that was lit
green and yellow for Brazils match tonight. We were able to catch the end of the match at a restaurant. Each restaurant was packed with people watching the match.
Sunday is the big one! We will have nice weather so were going to Copacabana beach in the morning before heading to the Maracanã to watch the final!
Carpe Diem.
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