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 | Rio De Janeiro
2008-03-02, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: lmae613 | | Rio de Janeiro was absolutely beautiful. I flew into Sao Paulo, Brazil to meet Nia. (There are designated smoking areas in the airport!) She showed me a little bit of the city and we had some of the b... |
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 | Carnaval: The R Version
2008-02-09, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | Porra! I have never seen so many fucking people in my life! It didn’t even look like Rio fucking de Janeiro anymore, it was a pen of human beings waiting to be fed their noxious fodder. The best sol... |
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| Carnaval: The PG Version
2008-02-09, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | I could hear drums pounding even from the 17th story of The Matchbox, my new residence in Alto Leblon. I believe it began at precisely 12:01am, when the first official day of Carnaval began. The dur... |
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 | My Apologies
2008-02-03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | It has been some time since I have been able to write a blog entry. You may have forgotten all about me and my geographical location. Totally understandable, you’ve got your own life to live, and I ... |
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 | Identity Struggle of Some Sort
2008-01-02, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | If every man in the US is expected to have a mid-life crisis and buy a Porsche / younger girlfriend, then I don’t see why I can’t have some sort of mid – trip indulgence too.
My breaking moment cam... |
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 | New Years Eve in Copacabana
2007-12-31, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | If you have a few thousand dollars lying around, consider investing it here in late December. I will admit that it’s a little crowded, but that’s only because so many people want to experience it.
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 | Vantage Points
2007-12-29, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | If you put down your caipirinha for a moment, you can begin to see how multi-layered Rio is. At its base sprawl long stretches of beach and busy urban streets. But head upward into the mountains and... |
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 | On Carnival
2007-12-25, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | I never really understood what all of the fuss was about. Dancing and drinking, crowds that compress everyone into one moronic mass, inflated costs for every bit of it. Sounds like Mardi Gras or New... |
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 | Intro to Rio
2007-12-23, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sauntering | | Rio. I am finally here. (I have to repeat the fact to myself, since it has hardly settled in.) I am hesitant to describe it, for three day old observations are likely to be replaced in time with mo... |
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 | Sun, Sand, Sights and Caprinhas
2007-12-14, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: leariott | | We loved Sugarloaf mountain - 4 cable cars to go up and down, spectacular views, we will upload photos or email them soon! Chris not up for the helicopter ride from level two, though, hee hee!
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 | Day 4: Corcovado and Santa Teresa
2005-07-04, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: katalin | | As we both a little (okay, very) scared of Brazil and its dangers, we booked a tour around the state of Rio. And part of this tour was a day trip around Rio de Janeiro. Our guide was Wilson, who was a... |
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 | Day 3 - Girls in Ipanema
2005-07-03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: katalin | | We spent the day mostly relaxing on the beach and checking out the area. We’re staying in Ipanema, the glitziest bit of town, and of course we had to see the bar “Garota do Ipanema”, where the famous ... |
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 | Last day in Rio
2007-05-24, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: adsdan | | Today is our last full day in Rio de Janeiro. Unfortunately the weather is once again overcast and rainy. We hope you like the pics of the beach.
We took a long walk, with umbrellas, down Copacaban... |
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 | Cristo Redentor, Corcovado
2007-05-23, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: adsdan | | We woke up to a rainy day, but we were determined to make the bus ride to Cristo, the famous monument of Christ at the top of Mount Corcovado.
The bus ride took about an hour. At the base, we caugh... |
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 | Sugar Loaf Mountain & Copacabana Beach
2007-05-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: adsdan | | Oi (hello in Portugese)
Today is our first full day in the infamous Rio! To save some hard earned cash, we decided to utilise the public bus system in Rio. Unlike Melbourne, you pay when you get on a... |
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 | A brief summary of Rio
2007-03-18, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: danhayes | | Ok, after 6 weeks of being in Rio de Janeiro, I finally decide to write a journal page, also which happens to be the day I leave... Better late then never. When I arrived Rio was definitly everything ... |
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 | I love Rio
2007-02-03, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: lindy | | Brazil is amazing! There is so much culture and it´s crazy. Last night we went to a capoeira show in a slum. After the show it started raining so we had to run through the rain and through these cra... |
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 | JC MIA
2007-01-04, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: vorn | | Dissapearing act dot com. Not real happy with themain man right now.
Was in Rio for four days and only saw blue sky and the sun when we were leaving on the Oasis tour this morning; JC also happened t... |
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 | DVT+NYE
2007-01-01, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: vorn | | Had a 3hr delay in Melbourne because apparently all the air conditioners on the plane decided it was time to move on, so my would be boring 5hr stop over in LA consisted solely of standing in lines an... |
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 | Postcard from Rio...Sunday is Beach Day
2004-11-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: rbirse | | [b]Day 4 – Sunday in Rio[/b]
On Sunday’s they closed the promenade to traffic to allow for the ritual Sunday stroll along the Copacabana beach front and through the various markets stands.
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 | Postcard from Rio...Day 3
2004-11-18, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: rbirse | | [b]Day Three[/b]
During the 1st season of the Amazing Race we watched two old girls hang gliding from the mountain tops of Rio down to the beach. If they can do it at 60+ years of age so can we!
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 | Postcards from Rio…Days 1 & 2
2004-11-16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: rbirse | | [b]Day 1[/b] – We left home in Texas and headed off to Rio de Janeiro courtesy of American Airlines via Miami, the gateway to South America.
Thanks to a good few hours sleep on board (a rare thing ... |
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 | On the Copa-copa-cab-annnnnnnn-a.....
2006-10-31, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: lyndz | | ....last night, under the moon, with the waves lapping against the shore, Iain got down on one knee in the sand, and....... ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM!
ARGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! Of ... |
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 | The secret to instant weightloss....
2006-10-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: lyndz | | Calm down girls, I know you are all dying to know how to shed 6 pounds over night... Well, last night I found out... but you'll have to read on to discover for yourselves!
So, what trials and trib... |
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 | Cidade Maravilhosa
2003-12-09, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. By: hisern | | It’s been a while - I know. I would like to say that I have been extremely busy perfecting my Spanish by translating strategy articles in the Chilean version of HBR, working as VP of everything for a... |
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 | A Night In The City of God
2006-06-04, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: alexbesant | | Juliana and Audrey left Rio on Sunday evening and I decided to remain and maybe travel a bit up the coast. Daniela and Joao dropped me off at the youth hostel in the later evening and I moved into my... |
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 | Rio's Roots
2006-06-05, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: alexbesant | | Rio de Janeiro (pronounced “Hee – o) was an unforgettable few days. Juliana, Audrey and I were picked up at teh airport and subsequently given a great two day tour of Rio. Joao and Daniela were amaz... |
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 | Latin American Politics as I imagined
2006-06-06, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: alexbesant | | I never had a desire to visit South America, apart from Brazil. I am typically a person who enjoys exploring new cultures and new lands but Latin America never intrigued as, let’s say, Europe or the ... |
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 | The Wildest Party on Earth
2006-02-18, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: hmakwana | | A tinge of excitement ran through us as we boarded the plane to Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tonight was apparently the main night of the hugest and most famous party on earth. Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro attrac... |
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 | Carnival!!!!!!
2006-02-25, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: mala | | Let this journal be proof that I haven´t disappeared.
Certainly the most environmentally blessed city I have ever seen. Lush green jungle covered hills falling dramatically into the bright blue sea... |
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 | Touchdown for a new Life!
2004-07-26, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: sarahstubb | | After a flight that seemed to whip by simply because of the shock and realisation that this was it! No more job, car, flat, friends or family for a year, I felt quite numb, seeking denial, my good fr... |
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 | Rest of Rio
2004-09-07, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: snutbrown | | I don´t believe it! I´ve just typed this all out and then tried to copy it so that we didn´t lose it if the upload didn´t work properly but I was working on a Mac and they don´t recognise ´control C´ ... |
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 | We arrived!
2004-09-04, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: snutbrown | | So, we finally made it safely to Rio...and it was raining! Not what you expect from South America but it is the end of their winter so we´ll let them off.
The flight over was OK - all on time and a... |
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 | Steve got spat on!!! We love Rio!!!
2004-07-16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: David2004 | | Hey troopers. We are now in Rio and loving it. Such an amazing city. Staying in a nifty little hostel in Copacabana, two blocks from the infamous beach its incredible. Our days have been spent lazing ... |
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 | On the home straight
2004-01-02, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: scottyg | | The day after New Years Day we collected our gear and headed off to the Central Bus station in Rio. We’d been here before, although that was after our mammoth 24 hour bus journey from Paraguay when w... |
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 | Favela tour
2004-03-13, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: khart | | Yesterday, Rachel and I took a tour of the favelas (communities of makeshift houses) surrounding Rio. I am glad that Rachel persuaded me to go. I was worried that it might be a little invasive or voye... |
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| Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl......
2004-03-10, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: khart | | I am here in my last South American port of call, Rio!
After a nice time in Curitiba and a pleasant train ride through the Brazilian country side, we have reached the glamour city or Rio.
We s... |
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 | Xmas and New Year
2003-12-22, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: scottyg | | 22nd December 2003. Nothing prepared us for the bedlam at Foz do Iguacu bus station! We knew a lot of people would be heading home to Rio for Christmas but we never expected anything like the total c... |
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 | Christian in Rio and Aivi in Stockholm
2003-09-16, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: iqjourney | | When visiting the peruvian amazon basin, Christian was kicked off the horse and Aivi found a poisonous caterpillar in her bagpack. Arriving in Macchu Picchu we saw a women carried down from the slope ... |
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 | The Heart chakra of the World
2003-07-17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: iqjourney | | First came the Tupi tribes, then the Portugese and even the French have been here. Now it's us........
After the transit in Miami, an 8 hour flight took us to Rio de Janeiro, the city of endless c... |
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 | Brazil is cool
2003-03-10, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: parky | | We are steadily working through the Brazilian loves, samba bars, football at the world's largest soccer stadium, beaches and more beaches. See the photos. |
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 | Eating, drinking and being merry...
2002-09-23, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: irishsteph | | Hi all!
I've been busy enough since I wrote last... Went to see some jazz by
the lake on Friday night, but it turns out that it was just a guy with a guitar! Not
jazz at all. doh. He was good th... |
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| Drinking and shopping...
2002-09-20, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: irishsteph | | Howdy..
Went out last night to a place called Melt (pronounced melch) and got pissed.
Spent 10 quid on 6 drinks, 5 of which were cocktails! Its sooo cheap here!
There were loads of us out. Nuala,... |
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| More Favelas, Centro, hiking and beaches...
2002-09-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: irishsteph | | The Favela tour was excellent. We went to a kiddies community school
and we saw how the kids were getting help after school. The only condition
is that they actually go to school!
Anyway, yesterd... |
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| Corcovado and Favelas (Shanty towns)
2002-09-18, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: irishsteph | | Hello again.
Yesterday we visited Christ the Redeemer. It was a gorgeous day. Jose
the taxi driver took us up from the hostel. An american guy Chris came
with us. Driving in Brazil is just a bit... |
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 | Rio de Janeiro
2002-09-17, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By: irishsteph | | Hello!
Have arrived safely in Rio de Janeiro.
The flight was long and we were travelling for almost 24 hours.
As you can imagine we were very jetlagged by the end of it.
David Trimble was on ... |
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