Rio De Janerio

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After a long journey of being sat next to a snoring Brazilian women we arrived in Rio. We got a bus into the city and passed thousands upon thousands of Favelas, we both knew there were a lot but this took us both by surprise. On the main motorway into the city there are what seems to be Perspex walls in front of the Favelas, with many satellite dishes scattered across the distance and a few chickens too. 

We stayed in Botafogo and around were the homes and workplaces of locals so although there weren't lots of bars to go out in right by your doorstep, it was nice to see Rio from a non touristy angle. We ate at a restaurant on our road that all day is always full locals and the food was lovely and loads of it, with a portion of rice and chips so was carbelicous! 

The next day we went to Copacabana beach because Steff couldn't wait to get into those Speedos! The beach is 4km long and baking it's been about 36 degrees average all day and hitting about 30 at 9am. The beach was basically also a walking market every 30 seconds you had the choice to purchase the normal selection of beers, fresh coconuts or even cupcakes or a rug if you wished.

The next day we ticked off one of our touristy check boxes and went to Corcavado Mountain which is where Christ the Redeemer Statue lives. This tour was very insightful and free as it was kindly booked as a present before we left for our trip. However, we were not aware that we would be joining 45 other elderly people on this visit to one of the seven wonders of the worlds. It was like being on coach trip.