Three Days in Rio
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After visiting Paraty and Ilha Grande, we headed to the city where we initially got stranded: Rio de Janeiro. On our first day, we opted for the organized city tour offered by our hostel. On first sight, the tour was expensive, but after adding up the costs for all the entrance fees and transportation, it turned out to only be 10$ more and it would save us a lot of hassle. The itinerary included highlights such as Christ the Redeemer, Santa Teresa and Lapa neighborhoods, as well as Sugarloaf Mountain.
Brazil’s Costa Verde
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Despite the problems we ran into, we were still in one of the most beautiful areas of Brazil: Costa Verde. We started out in Paraty, where we spend a day exploring the pictoresque colonial town. Our second stop was Ilha Grande, which required us to take a bus followed by a ferry, however, very much worth our time. Immensely popular among Brazilians and Argentinians, this island had much to offer from seclude pristine beaches to challenging, yet rewarding hiking trails.
Top Foods from Brazil
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Getting stuck in Rio de Janeiro after our flight got diverted had one advantage: the hotel had an awesome buffet which gave us an impression of what the Brazilians like to have on the table. This post contains a selection of the typical Brazilian foods we found all over the place.
A Week of Problems
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Travel is supposed to be fun right? So far, Brazil turns out to be a challenge.
The Long Way South
After 69 days and eight countries our time in Asia is up. From Beijing Capital Airport, we flew to Abu Dhabi and onwards to São Paulo. A journey of 24 hours and almost 21,000km (13,000 miles), half of the earths’ circumfence.
