ברזיל
1.9.2015 - Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro
Copacabana Fort
2.9.2015 - Rio de Janeiro Historic Centre
Selaron Steps
Carioca Aqueduct
The Metropolitan Cathedral
Municipal Theatre
Cafeteria Colombo
Homage to Matisse in the Botanical Gardens
2.9.2015 - Rocinha favela
3.9.2015 - Petropolis (First Capital of Brazil)
Back to Rio
4.9.2015 - Rio sightseeing
Morning on Copacabana beach
The "Sambadrome" - where Samba schools parade during Carnival
Pao de Acucar ("Sugarloaf Mountain")
Monument to the Divine Saviour of the World (Statue ofJesus). It was very foggy and rainy...
5..9.2015 - Iguazu
6.9.2015 - The Itaipu Dam on the Parana River, at the border of Brazil and Paraguay. The 3rd largest dam in the world
7.9.2015 - The Iguazu Waterfalls (from the Brazilian side)
Steph & I on a helicopter flight over the Iguazu Falls
Crossing the border to Argentina to view the Iguazu Falls from the the Argentinian side
8.9.2015 - Salvador
Barra Lighthouse
8 giant statues of Orishas (Goddesses in Candomble religion), downtown Salvador
Nosso Senhor do Bonfim church
"The Room of Miracles"
Forte de Monte Serrat
Funicular to the Pelourinho historic district
Pelourinho historic neighbourhood
San Francisco church and convent
Lacerdo elevator: A public elevator connecting the lower to the upper city (Pelourinho)
The Museum of Rio Branco Palace
10.9.2015 - On the way to Santo Amaro, Bahia
Santo Amaro market
Selling crabs
Sugar canes and s sugar producing factory
Primary School
Cachoeira, Bahia
Sao Felix
Santa Cruz Fazenda (plantation)
Chapada Diamantina National Park Behind the dam
Cachoeira
Having lunch with our guide Joel
Danneman Cigars factory
Cachoeira
11.9.2015 - The statue of Vinicius de Moraes, the lyrics songwriter of the song "The girl from Ipanema"
One of Salvador many beaches
12.9.2015 - Brasilia, Capital of Brazil
View of Brasilia town centre from the TV Tower
Brasilia Metropolitan Cathedral
Three Powers Plaza
13.9.2015 - Manaus, the Amazon River & Rainforest
The Amazon Theatre, Manaus Opera House
One of Manaus shanty town
Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market
Fish sold from the Amazon River
Sailing on the Amazon River
!!The confluence between the blue Rio Solimoes and the dark Rio Negro. Their waters don't mix for about 6 km
Sailing up the Rio Negro into the Amazon Rainforest
Squirrel Monkey
Huge Victoria amazonica water lilies
Reaching the indigenous people village
Desana Indigenous Brazilian people dancing
We join their dance (Steph is on the left, and I'm on the right...
Joining the locals...
Iguana at our hotel grounds
