"http://www.pbase.com/pierbase/rio_de_janeiro" Rio de Janeiro by Pierangelo

Saturday 15th April. Venice - Frankfurt - Rio de Janeiro with Varig airlines. Flying over the ocean I was thinking: Everything is going OK this time... when they announced the damage of the automatic pilot and we have to go back to Frankfurt. Inside an airport hotel we wait for some hours and in the afternoon we start to fly, arriving in Rio at midnight. After deposit luggages in our apartment in Copacabana, the same night we go direct to drink something in Avenida Atlantica on the beach.
Sunday 16th April. Raining weather. On the quarter Barra de Tijuca we visit the Barra shopping center, the greatest of South America. We pass near the favela Rosinha, they say one Italian is living there; in favelas there are often great party with Funky dance, drugs and lot of arms anywhere.
Tuesday 18th April. We visit the center of the town; Scenarium disco inside is like a colonial museum.
Wednesday 19th April. Walking in Ipanema and Leblon quarter we meet a girl that works as model in Sao Paolo.
Thursday 20th April. First day of sun, we go to Copacabana beach. In Lapa disco quarter a never seen long kew of peole outside Circus disco.
Friday 21st April. In Baronetti disco a lot of teeagers paying 45 Euro for entrance (something is wrong in Rio, the city of favelas).
Saturday 22nd April. We pass near the gratest favela of Brasil, Rosinha. Police block: for mistake the gun of the policemen shot on the ground, splinters over us.
Sunday 23rd April. Buzios turistic village with many boutiques and the ex house of Brigitte Bardot on the seaside.
Monday 24th April. Beach of Geribà, lot of surfers.
Tuesday 25th April. Boat trip on Isla feja , that means "hugly island" (and correspond to reality).