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  #676  
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We had the opportunity to stay in the city in Urca so that we could experience a Rio de Janeiro New Years at Copacabana beach. From the apartment we had a view of the Christ at Corcovado and the tram at Sugar Loaf.

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Rio de Janeiro 55 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


Rio de Janeiro 56 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

It was just a 45 min walk to the party zone. Here on New Years eve millions of Cariocas or “inhabitants of Rio” all dressed in white gather on the beach to party, watch the fire works, and throw white flowers into the sea as an offering for good luck in the new year.

Arriving at the beach we made for the main stage, where there were live bands playing and hundreds of thousands partying. The crush of people was incredible. You can really only take this for 20 min and then we retreated to the street to watch the people!

Rio de Janeiro 60 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Our friend Paulo has lived here most of his life and says that neither he nor anyone he know has been a victim of the sort of things we all see on CNN about RIO! We were a bit apprehensive to come here, but really this is just like any other large city. There are some dangerous areas for sure, but we felt safe day and night in most places. We did have a “real Rio experience” when on the beach about 25 cops were chasing and caught a kid who had grabbed a necklace from someone’s neck.


Near 1130 we walked down to the shore farther from the stage where there was a more family atmosphere.

Rio de Janeiro 63 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr



You can buy from the vendors and then watch the most incredible fireworks display ever from the 10 synchronized barges. The barge in front of us actually caught fire.

Rio de Janeiro 64 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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sugar loaf

Waking up late on a very hot sunny January 1 we took the cable car up the sugar loaf mountain for panoramic views of the city, Corcovado, and Copacabana.


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From here there is a great view of Corcovado.

Rio de Janeiro 78 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


Rio de Janeiro 80 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr



It was cool to see the planes from the domestic airport.


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From the second viewpoint you can see the bridge, Niteroi, and where we are staying in Urca.

Rio de Janeiro 89 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

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Rio de Janeiro 90 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Rio de Janeiro 88 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr



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Finally you get an awesome view of Copacabana beach.


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100,000 km post

Well it finally happened our journey has rolled over into six-digit territory. What a grand adventure it has been so far. So many great memories and still so so much left in the world to see. 200,000 kms we are coming for you.


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Congrats on the milestone you two. Safe travels on the next 100k.
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Congrats!! Wish you many save travels.

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Thanks so much you guys!!! S & D
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Buzios

Poor Dan had to do the oil changes on one of the hottest days we have had, luckily the guys at the local service station let him use their bay so he was inside in the shade. The worst part as usual was to get the bash plate back on Lulu. Since she is so low it has been whacked by thousands of rocks and speed bumps and is warped. With two of us and a metal pry bar we managed to get the bolt into the worst bent area on the right rear.

Now we are ready for a Paulo day ride of 340 km to Buzios, with stops at Saquarema, Arrail do Cabo, and Cabo Frio. This was a long day and so we ended up riding the last hour home in the dark and the rain.

Screen Shot 2015-01-06 at 3.57.48 PM by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

Once we got out of the city and east of Marica we rode along the coast.


buzios 1 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr


We stopped first in Saquarema to check out the lagoon and the church on the hillside. Dan did a little “off road riding”.

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Buzios

On the way to Arrail do Cabo you pass at least 10 km of “salt farms” or salt mines. We stopped on the beach for a coco helado or fresh coconut to drink.

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Cabo Frio

Cabo Frio is very picturesque and you can ride up along the cliffs.

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Buzios

Buzios is awesome and you could spend a few days here. We stopped at the beach for lunch of fresh sautéed squid and some shrimp pastels.



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We then did a little driving around the hills and coastline. There are great beaches here, with diving, snorkeling, and surfing.

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buzios 33 by Worldwide Ride.ca, on Flickr

The town itself is very cute with lots of hotels, shops, and restaurants.

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Paulo introduced us to this Brazilian treat, which is essentially shredded coconut and tapioca and is delicious.

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Corcovado

We got up at 630 to drive over the Niteroi Bridge to beat the morning traffic and go 57 km to be at Corcovado when it opened at 8. The traffic was not too bad, but finding the unmarked road to the park from this side of town was a challenge even with the GPS. We missed the tiny road exiting the 4 lanes of traffic and we then got stuck in tunnel traffic trying to back track. Ultimately we found a bricked switchback road back over the hill and then to the bricked Paineras road up the mountain in the Tijuca Park to the “Paineras hotel” ruins, where the shuttle busses leave for the summit.



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Corcovado

We wanted to see the view, but also the iconic 38 meter Statue of “Christ the Redeemer” at the top the peak. It is one of the “New” 7 wonders of the world. It is constructed of reinforced concrete and soapstone and was made between 1922 and 1931. It has been hit by lightening several times and suffered damage.


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