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Rio de Janeiro

September 2007 2007-09-10

Pão de Açucar
Rio from Corcovado
Andréia and Cristão at Corcovado
Me at Corcovado
Cristo Redentor
Me at Corcovado in front of the Cristo Redentor
The Second Coming of the Cristo. (or at least the guy in the picture thinks so.)
Graffiti
Tram at Santa Theresa
Tram tracks at Santa Theresa
Industrial Art
Cristão, Andréia, Me and Hendrik
Airport Signs as Urban Art
Santa Theresa restaurant
Caipifruita with Maracujá
Restaurant + Art Gallery
Selling dresses at a restaurant at Santa Theresa
A church next to a bar. The crowd made the obvious choice.
Local wares at Santa Theresa
A Café at Santa Theresa
The Vice-President of Brazil had lunch at a restaurant next to us
The Tram at Santa Theresa
Hanging out of the the Tram at Santa Theresa
On the tram on top of the Arcos de Lapa
See the rock climbers?
Leme beach
Cristão, Hendrik, Andréia
"à¥" is the name of a dance club
Floresta da Tijuca
Capela Mayrink at Floresta da Tijuca
Vito, Hendrik, and Me at Floresta da Tijuca
Don't ask.
Cristo Redentor from Floresta da Tijuca
Me at Vista Chinese in the Floresta da Tijuca
Hendrik, Rodrigo, Vito and Me at Vista Chinese in the Floresta da Tijuca
Hendrik, Me and Vito at Vista Chinese in the Floresta da Tijuca
Vista Chinese in the Floresta da Tijuca
Jardim Botânico
I truly have no idea what this is. Spotted at the Jardim Botânico
Orchids at the Jardim Botânico
Palms at the Jardim Botânico
The sharp eyes penetrate the confinement
I think people navigate by graffiti than by road names.
"Arte não e crime"
Brahma, Brazilian God of Beer
Riding in the cable-car to Pão de Açúcar
Young at Pão de Açúcar
Lauren in front of Cristo Redentor, at Pão de Açúcar
I forget the name of this little island, seen from Pão de Açúcar
Rio from Pão de Açúcar
Meta-photo.
The girls in front of Pão de Açúcar
Sunset over Rio from Pão de Açúcar
Sunset over Rio, from Pão de Açúcar
Andréia, Young, Lauren and I at Pão de Açúcar
Sunset from Pão de Açúcar
Andréia and I at Pão de Açúcar
Praia do Flamengo by night, from Pão de Açúcar
Johan in front of the Pão de Açúcar
Johan
Johan and Young in the cable-car at Pão de Açúcar
Fountain at the Jardim Botânico
Lauren, Me, Young and Chunyuan at the Jardim Botânico
Palmitos at the Jardim Botânico
Lauren at the Jardim Botânico
Lauren, Young, Andréia and Chunyuan
Me at the Jardim Botânico
Tropical plant
Sebastian, Adam and Young
Adam "Harry Potter" Sporka and Young
Riding in the back of a pickup truck en route to Pedra da Gávea
Gliders parked
Andréia and Cristão
Cristão
Andréia
"Oh my God", or "Nice helmet". I don't remember which one.
Taxiing before take-off
Young jumping off
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Before the jump
"You will automatically lay flat"
"No jump, no stop. Keep running."
It's like in the cartoons: you keep running after the floor has ended
Leap of faith
Demonstration purposes only
Me airborne over São Conrado
The base station and video receiver of a remote-controlled aircraft. Technology rocks!
Young with the hang-glider
Chunyuan with the hang-glider
Interesting little vehicle
Chunyuan, Andréia and Young in front of Pedra da Gávea
Andréia and Cristão in front of Pedra da Gávea
Andréia with the hang-glider
Chunyuan, Andréia, Young in front of Pedra da Gávea
São Conrado beach at sunset
Andréia in a Doublo (SUV Taxi)
Ferry at the Rio terminal
Me on the ferry to Niterói.
Young on the Ferry
Chunyuan looking up. Dunno why.
Not quite the Titanic. The ferry from Rio to Niterói
Young leaning to take our picture
MAC Niterói
Chunyuan, Hyunyoung, Andréia, Cristão in front of MAC Niterói
Cristão, Andréia and me in front of MAC Niterói
Me in front of MAC Niterói
I want to live in that house. Pão de Açúcar in the background.
Paraglider before take-off.
Look! A reflection.
MAC Niterói overlooking the Baía de Guanabara
Perhaps his elevator was broken
Party van outside MAC Niterói
"Cracks on the Highway" at MAC Niterói, by Rigo23
Museo de Arte Contemporanea (MAC Niterói), overlooking Niterói
Junk Art. Literally.
Niterói Ferry Terminal
The ferry from Niterói to Rio
Homer, Spiderman, Spiderpig
Boteco Belmonte ("the one with the green walls")
An overcast sky over a church in Rio
An overcast sky over Rio
Cachaça de Minas