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Rio de Janeiro
We
were really excited about coming here and it lived up to our
expectations...the lay-out, the people, the weather, it's one of the
best cities we've been to. We were blown away by the people walking
round the inner city in their not-so-conservative beachwear...we are
left to wonder if they wear those Speedos to church!
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A whole lotta Sugar Loaf
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Memorial to fallen soldiers
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A cage full of tourists on its way up to the first mountain
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I hope it's safe!
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I hear you can see Jesus with this thing
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Jesus Christ! (Redemptor)
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Industrial Rio
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View of Copacabana and Ipanema from the top
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Cable cars heading to the last stop, Sugar Loaf
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Wrap around beaches
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Old town on the bay
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Take-off over Rio
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Turkey vulture eyeing sweaty bedraggled tourists
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Old town theatre
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Ipanema Beach Vendors
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We found the fabulous beach
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Cafe visited by the girl that inspired 'The Girl from Ipanema'
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Ipanema Boardwalk
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Flexing fabulous muscles
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The real Brazilian beach bodies
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Sweet look, unfortunately standard
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Acceptable streetwear in Rio, we kid you not
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Tiny monkey looking in on our guest house
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Oi! Oi! Oi!
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Paraty
Well
preserved Portuguese colonial town, the entire centre is a UNESCO World
Heritage site. It was the main port for exporting Brazil's gold to
Portugal.
Morretes
Morretes was a sleepy little town where the train dropped us off.
Bonus
shot from the airplane...the nasty smog line of Sao Paolo!
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Curitiba and
Atlantic Rain Forest
The
start of the Serra Verde train ride through the rain forest and a
beautiful place to stop for a day.
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Central Cathedral
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Old town architecture
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Eye see all
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Tube Stop
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Wildlife in the supermarket
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Wall art
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Mike, get in the train! We're leaving.
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Train through the Atlantic Rain Forest to the coast
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Ancient railroad trestle
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Where were they first, in the garden or the rain forest?
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Ilha do
Mel (Honey Island)
We came to the
island in search of wildlife. Most of the island is National Park
and protected. We weren't disappointed, and the highlight was
spotting a woodpecker on our last morning, making a house in a
telephone pole!
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I'm a toucan, I'm a seagull, I'm a toucan, I'm a seagull
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Old Portuguese fort built to fend off the Spanish
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This guy was huge!
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A real live Seahawk
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Now you see me!
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Now you don't!
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Wild orchids
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Woodpecker building his nest
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