City by the sea
by toonsarah
The coastline of Rio is a series of bays, each with its own character. Those nearer the city centre, such as Flamengo and Botofogo, are more down-to-earth, while the beautiful people hang out on Copacabana and Ipanema. The smaller bays, such as Leme at the foot of the Sugarloaf and Arpoador between Copacabana and Ipanema, seemed lower-key and less frantic, with the latter being a popular surfing spot. Leblon, beyond Ipanema, seems to attract mainly local familes and is quieter than some of the other beaches, and beyond this, and furthest from the city centre, Barra da Tijuca beach is, like Arpoador, popular with surfers, and also with hang-gliders. As we left Rio and drove to the airport to catch our early flight to Iguacu the sun was just rising. The view of the bay of Botofogo tinted pink by the sun, and the headland of the Sugarloaf seen mistily beyond it, will stay with me forever. I only regret that I was too taken with it to think to ask the driver to stop so that I could photograph it.
Do you need a visa?
by racheljapi
The majority of European nationals need nothing more than a valid passport and a return ticket to enter Brazil. You will need to fill in an entry card on arrival which allows you to stay for a period of up to ninety days. The immigration officials will keep one part of this card and attach the other to your passport. Make sure you don’t lose this part as your departure will probably be delayed.
Australian, Canadian, New Zealand and US citizens need a visa which you can acquire from the Brazilian embassy in your home country. To ensure you are aware of the full entry requirements for entering Brazil contact your nearest embassy before travelling.
Once you have your tourist visa, you can extend it for up to another ninety days if you apply at least fifteen days before the first one expires. You can only do this once. After this you need to leave the country and re-enter if you want to stay on. While there are no rules stipulating that your return cannot be on the same day, it is customary to wait at least one day before re-entry.
STROLLING AROUND OLD RIO
by marcbrazil
Walking in Rio downtown is a class of History, a simple afternoon there you can see many different periods of our architecture since the time when Rio was the capital of the Nation and Brazil still a colony of Portugal.
Old buildings like this one, the WEDDING CAKE, right located in the corner of Almirante Barroso Street with Graça Aranha.
NOVEMBER 9TH 2007
When you go out at night...
by canbalci
there is a different way of paying for your drinks. They basically give you a piece of paper and the bartenders puch it everytime you have something. You go to the cashier at the end of the night with this paper to pay for it. Never seen it anywhere else, but i guess it has its advantages and disadvantages. Don't lose that paper (which can definitely happen if you end up having too many caipirinhas!) or you end up paying a hefty sum.
You will quickly see what is...
by Jane98
You will quickly see what is the carioca most popular sign: hitch-hiking!
Do not misunderstand me...
It means everything than what you think but: 'I'm cool', 'OK', 'That's fine', 'Great job', etc...
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muito feliz 2010
copacabana by day
architecture surrounding the Praça
Centro, seen from Pão de Açucar
