Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The first stop on my tour was Rio de Janeiro or, to be more accurate, the beach
area of Copacabana. Rio's beaches are everything I'd been led to expect, with
miles of white sand ,
blue water, bright sun, high humidity and an incredible number of beautiful
dark
women, many of whom favored swimwear made from dental floss. Never before has so
little been worn by so many to such great effect (with apologies to Winston
Churchill).
My hotel was at the southern end of Copacabana, just a couple of blocks
from the
eastern end of Ipanema.
Even more miles of beach to explore! And to think that all of this was nearly
inaccessible thanks to a range
of mountains that separate the beach areas from the rest of Rio. That problem
was 
solved in the late 1950's with the construction of a couple of miles of
tunnel. So now the beach is accessible to all the beautiful people and not
merely the fabulously
wealthy.
All the best views aren't at the beach. A mile or so inland there's a lagoon
with five miles of walking and bike paths and other facilities for those more
energetic than I, especially on a hot December day. I limited myself to walking
around the lagoon, camera in hand
My "guide" Lorrie
click on her for more photos
Carnival--2005
A
great site to learn much more about Rio is at
http://www.ipanema.com/carnival/home.htm
dark
women, many of whom favored swimwear made from dental floss. Never before has so
little been worn by so many to such great effect (with apologies to Winston
Churchill).
solved in the late 1950's with the construction of a couple of miles of
tunnel. So now the beach is accessible to all the beautiful people and not
merely the fabulously
wealthy.
