Brazil - Rio

Copacabana/Ipanema
- CorcovadoMaracana Stadium - National Park
Sambrodomo (Carnaval) - Santa Teresa - Sugarloaf

Copacabana and Ipanema are perhaps some of the most famous beaches in the world
and we all could see why.  The bandas, restaurants, and nightlife was awesome.

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catching some food on Copacabana

 

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before Carnaval starts I'm the
only pale dude on the beach

 

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me and Tood
working on the tan

 

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me, Todd, and George
 on the beach in Copacabana

 

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catching some food on Copacabana
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Copacabana with the street
closed to traffic

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a banda in Copacabana
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the banda is delayed 2 1/2 hrs
trying to get the condom up

 

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a little encouragement. . .

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it's up. . .we're off
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a great dinner with Janina & Olita

 

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Club People

 

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Forte de Copacabana

 

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me and the 105 mm gun

 

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inside the Forte

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working on the tan
(in the shade!)

 

 

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Garota de Ipanema
(the restaurant where the song
"Girl from Ipanema" was written)

 

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the market area in Centro

 

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a local sandcastle artist
along Copacabana

 

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a local sandcastle artist
along Copacabana
(2 days later)

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the scene outside Help
(one of the bigger discos)

 

 

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Banda de Ipanema

 

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Todd makes a new friend
at Banda de Ipanema

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our first churrascaria at Porcao
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a churrascaria is where they bring
you meat, and meat, and meat

 


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