View from the famous Sugarloaf Mountain towards Rio de Janeiro on a cloudy day
While we were on top of the Sugarloaf Mountain, the clouds parted for a few seconds to reveal the statue of Christ the Redeemer in the distance.
Above and below: some old colonial buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro
The bars along this narrow road get very busy at night. And one of the bars, at the far end on the left, is apparently still owned by the family of Carmen Miranda
Inside the church of Irmandade da Santa Cruz Dos Militares
One of the four huge stained glass windows inside the cathedral
The opera house
The obligatory photograph of Christ the Redeemer
View of Rio from Corcovado mountain near the statue of Christ the Redeemer
One of the Rio beaches on a cloudy day. Shortly after this photograph was taken, we were persuaded to go and jump off one of the nearby hills in a tandem Hang Gliding flight. We both had experienced pilots and the whole experience is highly recommended :-).
On our third day in Rio, we went on a tour where we visited a couple of the shanty towns (favelas). The picture above shows a small part of one of the biggest favelas called Rocinha.
A picture of the favela Vila Canoas. During our tour, we were told that there are three rival drug gangs in Rio, with names 'Red Command', 'Third Command' and 'ADA' (i.e. 'Amigos de Amigos' or 'friends of friends'),and each favela is controlled by one of these gangs.
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