[ Jan.2016 ] For the last meal in South America, we had a lot of meat at a restaurant called Churrascaria Carretao near Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Nowadays we see Churrascarias everywhere in the…

[ Jan.2016 ] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is famous for its carnival. Every year back home in London, we see the gorgeous parade on TV, don’t we. The venue of the parade is here, a kind…

[ Jan.2016 ] From Praca Maua in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we went up the slope to get to Mosteiro de Sao Bento. Before reaching the church, our tour leader said “It is a memorable church”…

[ Jan.2016 ] This is the photo of the brand-new museum called the ‘Museum of Tomorrow’ in Praca Maua in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened to the public only about 20 days before we…

[ Jan.2016 ] We did a full sight seeing tour on the last day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well. This photo above is the inside of the Candelaria Church. This church’s history goes…

[ 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…