Link to the pictures from Rio:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lotanc/BrasilCarnival (together with the Salvador pictures)
Things I saw and did in the city include:
Enjoying some street parties that were part of the Carnival (much more relaxed than the Salvador Carnival), visiting the Christ Redeemer, Sugal Loaf mountain, a favela, Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, walking around the various parts of the city, going out at nights, etc.
We also saw a soccer game in the Maracana stadium.
We went to see a game with about 40,000 people.
After deciding that we will chear for Botafogo, and meeting a local fan(who barely spoke english) we were given a careful explanation that the white seats are better for security, and the yellow and green are better for the atmosphere. Considering the fact that Rio is one of the more dangerous cities in the world, we decided to go for the green!!!
The atmosphere was great..
Of course this meant that we had to start singing songs that we don´t understand about 2 hours before the game, so nobody will suspect that we are not real fans in our heart and soul.
The friend that we met was very nice and friendly. But Once the game started he changed completely and started yelling and cursing in Portugese. It was very amusing.
We won 1-0. I was happy especially since it meant that there is a good chance I will survive.
Here is a glimpse of the atmosphere in the game: (Sound is horrible...)
One of the highlights was the amazing winners parade in Rio (this is the last thing in the Rio Carnival). We stayed until about 6 am when it all finished.
Unfortunately here as well we came with only a crapy disposable camera, so the pictures from this part are really bad.
After Rio, on March 1st - we took a flight to the southermost city in the world - Ushuaia, Argentina. This will be in the next post..
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