Rio De Janeiro Stories


Rio de Janeiro

Flight to Rio from Sao Paolo Because I have not traveled this continent before, I have not heard of TAM airlines. When we boarded the aircraft at 17:30, there were about 70% TAM crew passengers, 20% Asians (mostly Japanese) and the rest are mixed. The plane had many vacant seats. So I can say that they did not make money on this flight. Something...


Downtown Rio de Janeiro and Quinta da Boa Vista

Pictures from downtown Rio de Janeiro and walk to the Park of Quinta da Boa Vista. In Quinta da Boa Vista, is located "Paço de São Cristóvão" (formerly Imperial Palace), where has lived D. Pedro II and others members of imperial family, among then his daughter, Princess Isabel, who was born there and and was known for having signed the law abolishing bl...


Jesus on a Hill

Our legs are getting tired from the seemingly endless uphill battle we’re tackling so the rattle of a tram coming up behind us is like music to our ears. We run along side it and grabbing a handhold we hoist ourselves onto the bouncy plank of wood skirting the tram. It’s bursting with passengers so we let the wind flow through our hair as the archaic ...


O Rio de Janeiro continua lindo...

I made it! It´s been more than 24 hours in Rio now and it is the first full day of my next expedition. The next six months will mostly be spent in the southern city of Florianopolis - Santa Catarina going to school at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina and learning Portuguese (beaaaach). I´ll be in Rio for the next few days and in July I hope to go ...