"Rio de Janeiro: Minha Cidade Maravilhosa :-)" Rio de Janeiro by besbel
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Copacabana Fort-Armed History Museum
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Rio de Janeiro has a number of forts and fortresses all around, having as old ones as from 1565 (like Sao Joao fortress)... more travel advice
For Souvenirs....Go to the Fairs! (II)
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There are a number of Feirartes around Rio, but the one I visited the most for its proximity to my place was the one in... more travel advice
For Souvenirs....Go to the Fairs! (I)
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The places where I bought my souvernirs were the Hippie Fair in Ipanema and Feirarte in Copacabana. In both of them not... more travel advice
Botafogo
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Botafogo is one the places where I spent most of my time. The course I was attending took place in Centro Empresarial... more travel advice
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Great! Thank you for this.. I am in the midst of planning my upcoming trip and this is a must see.. :)
I'd love to go to Rio. Great Page!
Hello Flor de Maria! Nice to see you as the member to know for Monday, Oct. 15!
Excellent tips on Rio. I know very little about the city but I'll be there in a few months during my trip around South America. If we were staying longer I'd love to rent one of those apartments.
Congratulations, Besbel!!! Honest... this is one of the best pages I´ve ever seen on VT!!! Take care!!!
thank u so much for the useful tips..esp. how to find an apartment..thanks for guiding us thru it!very nice:)
very interesting and useful page about Rio :))
i'll be in rio in 4 weeks time. come by for a caipirinha and feijoada if you feel like :O)
Nice page (and you was right about Plushenko's gold at your homepage. What I like to watch is curling, and to do is skiing :-)
great brazil pages Flor. ahh the caipirinhas , sucos and grilled meat mmmmmmmm