January 6, 2009 @ Rio, Brazil


Birds

Got a cute face

Padaria -- pressed sandwiches for breakfast

Still cloudy when we left

Town we were going to dock

Many ocean view apartments!

Some town

Don*t drop the luggage!

Beach

Church

Hotel Angrense

Basic but clean

Not a good day to see Jesus

Southwest view

This was all we see! Kinda feel like in heaven

Chapel @ Corcovado

Pre-pray

Post-pray

Me @ Cristo Redentor

Group picture @ Cristo Redentor

Poor tour guide who took the photo for us, talk about digital world!

This used to be a luxury hotel

A minute ago

A minute later

Estadio do Maracana

Footprint of Ronaldo

Maracana Stadium Museum

Footprint of Pele

Footprint of Rondinelli

Kitty & Brazil dream team

Kalon joined the game

Me & Brazil dream team

Estadio do Maracana

Favela across from Sambodromo

Sambodromo

Looks like an arch, it is actually Brazil bikini

Cool bar @ Sambodromo

Costumes used for Samba Parade

Costume used for Samba Parade

Samba Parade model

Different license plate designs

Costume used for Samba Parade

Our driver was good!

Hotel Love*s House

A grande loucura aka The Great Madness

Tiles from Moscow

Tile from San Francisco

Tiles from Portugal

Me @ Escadaria Selarón

Tiles made into South Africa shape

More tiles from San Francisco

Escadaria Selarón

From top of Escadaria Selarón

The giraffiti highlight the best of Rio de Janeiro

Hotel Americano - glad I am not staying here…

Some statue

Sugar Loaf - Pão de Açucar

Recife Natal Rio de Janeiro

Tree growing out from a restaurant

Model of Rio de Janeiro around Sugarloaf

Pão de Açúcar (sugarloaf mountain) on the left is hidden in the clouds

View from cable car

View from cable car

Eng. Augusto Ramos Square

Rio has a long coastline

View from Cara de Cão

Monkey called "Mico Sagui"

Monkey enjoying the amazing view

More monkeys

Me @ Sugar Loaf

Kalon, Jen & Ben

Tourists crowding to take photo of the monkey

View from cable car (Flamengo district)

Sugar Loaf - Pão de Açucar

Aos Herois de Laguna e Dourados a Patria Agradeoica

Aos Herois de Laguna e Dourados a Patria Agradeoica

Kitty enjoying a refreshing coconut drink

Hotel Angrense

Carretao @ Copacabana - Brazil BBQ restaurant

Strawberries and Kiwi sushi

Salad buffet

Fried banana

House - Music * Sushu * Bar

This place is pack of people for a Wednesday night


Panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro from Corcovado


View from Sugar Loaf


Panoramic view from Sugar Loaf


Panoramic view from Sugar Loaf