Ten Must-Do things in Rio de Janeiro
I honor of Carnaval season in Brazil being underway…
…besides the massive block parties that happen ALL the time during the month of February and sometimes into March (which you can see above from last year’s Carnaval)..here is a list of my favorite things to do in Rio if you get a chance to get away from all the madness for a few minutes!
1: Dos Irmaos Hike: I’ve posted about this hike before and I will continue to write about it for many reasons, the most important being it’s not only a hike but a cultural experience as well. To get to the top of the famous Dos Irmaos, the two famous mountains you usually see when looking at pictures of Rio, it takes several forms of transportation, which in turn gets you to see many different parts and neighborhoods of Rio. You take a taxi, and then hire a motorbike to take you through the favela, then you hike through someone’s yard, and bam, then you get to the bottom of the trailhead. The total of the hike takes about 45 minutes to an hour once …read more
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