ben and i had the first 2 days in the city by ourselves. we did a lot of exploring, mainly on foot. one of our first stops was to the thankfully shady botanical gardens.
then we went on a true adventure and took the bus to maracana the huge football (soccer) stadium to watch a match. we got there after half time after the ticket office had closed and ben used his skills to scalp us tickets for which we are sure we paid more than they asked.
the day the family arrived we immediately headed up to the top of corcovado via the very steep old train to see the Christ the Redeemer statue. the statue and views of rio did not disappoint.
we of course also enjoyed some beach time mainly on ipanema where we stayed.
we also managed to do a lot of surfing (or for me, falling off of surfboards)
we also decided all brazilians are super nice. see - look at the friends i made on the beach while watching ben surf!
our favorite sign in rio. it appears to have been in many accidents.
on our last day in rio we took a favela tour to see and learn how the majority of brazilians really live. lots and lots of windy alleyways and stairs in very tight spaces.
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