4 Day In Brazil

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Day 1 – riding bikes on Rio’s beaches

Our plan for the first day was to explore the Copacabana and Ipanema beaches by bike. This plan though crashed at the same time as one of our bikes, just at the end of Ipanema beach and we had to push it back to the hostel. Rest of the day we spend on foot discovering the area of Ipanema neighborhood, walking around Lagoa Rodrigo de Freaitas and visiting Parque Lago with its amazing greenery and hidden corners.

Day 2 – center and it’s amazing architecture

The second day we took an Uber to the center and walked down its street. We’ve planned a visit to the new Museum of Tomorrow as rain was forecasted, but it was sunny the whole day, and I didn’t want to spend such beautiful day in a museum, so we just admired its modern architecture from outside and headed towards the historical center and Escadrila Selaron stairs from a Chillean artist Jorge Selaron, who started renovating stairs in front of his building in 1990. We ended the day by almost watching the sunset from the top of the Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Day 3 – More walking, shopping, and amazing sunset

The third day we were finally brave enough to jump on the metro train and took a ride to the bus station for the tour to the Christ the Redeemer. The only reason I wanted to go there was to take a picture of the view, but it was quite foggy that day and the idea of all the tourist up there and the high price of the visit turned me off and instead we rather went to explore more of the city, absorbing the atmosphere and eventually doing some shopping as well (jeej, all my pretty new clothes). The day ended with the most amazing sunset view from Pedra do Arpoador at the northern corner of Ipanema beach.

Day 4 – Botanical Garden and on the road again

The last day I saved for visiting the Botanical garden where we easily spent 2 hours walking on its beautiful green paths, taking loads of shots of orchids, bromeliads and 100 years old palm trees. Beside us, there were not many people and I really enjoyed the peace and quiet of this place. Only 15 minutes car ride from the Botanical garden is Vista Chinesa, and because I missed the view from the Corcovado Mountain, I thought I would make up for it here. Not sure if it’s a normal thing in Rio, but all the days we spend in the city was a lot of humidity in the air and the views were simply not very good :/