DAY 20 (1 OF 3) – IPANEMA, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Today was a cloudy and humid Sunday.  Rain seemed coming anytime.  It only took us 5 minutes to walk from our hostel to the famous Ipanema Beach.  On our way to the beach, we dropped by Polis Suco for a quick drink of acai smoothie, a tasty and healthy morning treat. The entire beach was packed with all kinds of beach goers, from surfers, sunbathers, to beach tennis players.  The automobile traffic on Ave. Vieira Souto was replaced with bikers, runners, and joggers, etc.  In the distant west, the Dois Irmaos mountains provided a dramatic backdrop to the beach scenery.

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Previous Destination: Minas Gerais, Brazil, reading from post Day 15.2

Read other posts on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Day 20.1 – Ipanema
Day 20.2 – Urca
Day 20.3 – Pao de Acucar
Day 21.1 – Ipanema Beach
Day 21.2 – Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura (Portuguese Reading Room)
Day 21.3 – Centro Cultural do Banco do Brasil
Day 21.4 – Lapa and Santa Teresa
Day 21.5 – Botafogo and Leblon
Day 22.1 – Museu de Arte do Rio
Day 22.2 – Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer)

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South America 2013 – Our Destinations
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Iguazu Falls (Argentina/Brazil), Pantanal (Brazil), Brasilia (Brazil), Belo Horizonte & Inhotim (Brazil), Ouro Preto (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Paraty (Brazil), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Samaipata & Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Sucre (Bolivia), Potosi (Bolivia), Southwest Circuit (Bolivia), Tilcara, Purmamarca, Salta (Argentina), Cafayate (Argentina), San Pedro de Atacama (Chile), Antofagasta & Paranal Observatory (Chile), Chiloe (Chile), Puerto Varas (Chile), Torres del Paine (Chile), Ushuaia (Argentina), El Chalten (Argentina), El Calafate (Argentina), Isla Magdalena (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Valparaiso (Chile), Afterthought