What a spectacular piece of Earth. The people make it shake: samba, soccer, and plenty of bronze skin. But it would be a helluva sight, completely unpopulated. Here's a little flyover I took with a German guy named Christian. At four inches instead of the full 360, it does give you some idea of the topography.
Rich, upon seeing the vid, mumbled, "Jesus." You said it! Don't fuck with the Jesus...
Wow, all that mountain! Is there coastline?
Some...
The rest of Rio I won't even bother with.
Seriously. I could try blogging it. But there was too much doing it.
Briefly: The vid was a copter ride, from the smaller mountain below Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf.) My favorite, since people ask, was Corcovado, where the statue of Cristo Redentor looks down over all. My hostel (Casa6Ipanema) was awesome, I recommend it; can't beat the location. I couldn't quite fit in a salsa fest in Lapa, nor a game at Maracaná -- but if there's one thing you soon see about Rio, it's that you can't drink it all in in a single gulp.
Awesome. Truly.
And there's no Trevi fountain. But I've promised: I'll be back.
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