Rio

Rio de Janeiro : Cidade Maravilosa 

Marvelous City

Brody and I visited our friend, Alex, in Rio for four days during Carnaval.  On the first day, we walked down Copacabana beach. The contrast between the beach, buildings and mountains is breathtaking! 

Copacabana Beach

We ate lunch on the beach, where the kitchens are hidden below ground so the view is not interupted. Volleyball nets are set up along the beach. Everyone plays with their feet.

Ipanema Beach and the Bloco Party

We walked from Copacabana beach to Ipanema beach, where we met these men dressed up for Carnaval. The man dressed as a bride is getting married to his fiance in December. The man with the big smile is the 'bride's' brother.

Ready for Carnaval!

Celebrating Carnaval at the Bloco Party

Beautiful Photo of Ipanema Beach in the afternoon

Lagoa

We walked around Lagoa, a saltwater lagoon, on Wednesday afternoon. 

Sambodroma

We went to the Sambodroma, where the parade of floats and samba dancers parade in front of bleachers. While we were there, one float caught on fire and a butterfly on top of a crane bumped into a ledge filled with photographers!

The butterfly on top of this float ran into the photographers taking pictures on this ledge. Everyone was fine, the float simply backed up and lowered the crane.

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Photo of the crowd

Favela walking home from Ipanema

While walking home from Ipanema beach, I captured this photo of a favela on the side of a mountain. Most favelas are built on the sides of mountains in Rio, they have the most beautiful views of the city.

Friends

We met David and Tatiana through our friend, Alex. Lola is their dog. I took this family portrait in front of this wall with a silly doggie painted on it!

David, Tatiana and Lola

Walking the beach