rio de janeiro - WORLD DISCOVERY ADDICT

12 février 2009

ITACURUCA ISLAND, SAMBA CITY AND CARNIVAL SHOW

During this stay, we had planned to spend one or two days on Ilha Grande, a small island south of Rio, known for its beautiful beaches and the ban of cars, which gives it a perfectly cool atmosphere and scenery. Unfortunately the weather was too hesitating...

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10 février 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTA CRUZ FORTRESS AND COMTEMPORAIN ART MUSEUM

From the top of Sugar Loaf, I felt the urge to cross the Guanabara Bay by the 14km bridge which joins Niteroi. Niteroi also has two interesting sites to visit: the Santa Cruz fortress and the museum of contemporary art. With a friendly German guide, Lysa,...

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8 février 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO, THE TIJUCA FOREST

After some days in Copacabana tumult we were hoping for more peaceful and more greenery. Despite its size, Rio has the particularity to have said it, the largest urban forest in the world: the Tijuca Forest. After colonization, the Portuguese settlers...

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1 février 2009

ALONG THE BEACHES OF RIO DE JANEIRO

Coming to Rio without making the round of the beaches having made the reputation of the city would be a sacrilege. In the most central part of the city, are actually 7 main beaches. Flamengo beach along the Guanabara Bay about 1500m long with at its end...

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Tags: rio de janeiro, beach, copacabana, ipanema, leblon

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31 janvier 2009

DISCOVER RIO DE JANEIRO BOTANIC GARDEN

The weather is little bit hesitating today and we decide to visit the botanical garden just nearby the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake at the foothills of the Tijuca forest. To access there, the simplest way is to take a taxi (fare: 12Reals from Copacabana) The...

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30 janvier 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO, CLIMBING CORCOVADO AND SUGAR LOAF

The hotel atrium is bathed in sunlight this morning. The weather is promising. Our today program includes two inescapable visits of Rio: Corcovado and Sugar Loaf. Around 9h a.m., a minibus pick up us; we join the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake and take the tunnel...

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28 janvier 2009

RIO DE JANEIRO WALKING IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER

December, the gloom sets in, and as we often feel an overriding need light and sun. A small trip in a region more conducive to remove the spleen, appears increasingly necessary. It's decided, we target South America, it's spring in Rio, the crowd of the...

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