[ Jan.2016 ] On the last day of our stay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we went to the Hippie Market in Praca General Osorio in Ipanema first. This was my last chance to buy…

[ Jan.2016 ] We had our last dinner in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  in our tour leader’s favourite restaurant. It was a bit of a walk from Ipanema beach and I think it was called…

[ Jan.2016 ] In the evening, we went out to the famous Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro to see the sunset. On Ipanema beach, if you stand facing the sea, you can see a…

[ Jan.2016 ] From Rio de Janeiro, we took a commuter ferry to Niteroi. After that, we took a local bus to the famous contemporary museum. By the way, we got on the bus from…

[ Jan.2016 ] On that day we had our lunch in the historical restaurant in Rio de Janeiro called Confeitaria Colombo. It was a large restaurant with the huge mirrors founded in 1894. Because of…

[ Jan.2016 ] The Municipal Theatre in Rio de Janeiro is situated in the square called Cinelandia where there used to be many cinemas. When we were there, the theatre was not showing any performances…

[ Jun.2016 ] Apparently Brazil has the largest number of Catholic believers. I was surprised to see the cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest cities in the country, was very modern. It…

[ Jan.2016 ] This staircase in the photo is the Selaron Steps in Rio de Janeiro. A Chilean artist, Jorge Selaron who came to live in Rio in 1983 loved the city and started putting…

[ Jan.2016 ] On the second day of our stay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we went up to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain early in the morning. We took two cable cars to get there….