On tour in Brazil
 

At the moment I'm in the middle of a fantastic two-week tour around Brazil and thought that some of you may appreciate the photos, I know that I certainly appreciate yours when I'm back in the old office cube hehe :)


Rio de Janeiro - We arrived a few days early and had lunch at our friends place up on the mountain here
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Lunch at Fiera de San Cristovao
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Federico and Roberto, part of the crew
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We of course visited Christ the Redeemer. Would you believe it was raining for several days since we arrived in Rio but the clouds separated the moment we reached the top of the mountain? Co-incidence or fate?
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Looking up at Sugarloaf mountain
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Rio de Janeiro by night
http://i.imgur.com/hBRlv.jpg

Don't worry, the bike pics will come in the next post :)

We came across many Brazilian biker clubs during the trip, always very friendly but hard to speak to without any Portuguese, thankfully people were able to translate
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Ouro Preto was a very picturesque colonial town built on the back of the Atlantic slave trade. When you arrive here you really feel like you are in South America.

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Old vs new
http://www.imgur.com/cmBuk.jpg

Festivities were common due to the many universities nearby
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We stayed in a very beautiful hotel
http://www.imgur.com/At5ME.jpg

Time to hit the road!
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