Leme Beach series, Part 2 - Too hot? Cool off...

Leme Beach series, Part 1 - Leme Beach and me

I will start a series of pics about Leme Beach, since this is where I have always felt at home...
Here I am, watching an amazing sunset....

Carioca Classics, Parts 2 and 3: Brigadeiro and Guarana...

We were at this kid's party the other day where I could indulge myself on the Brazilian national soda, guarana (tastes like ginger ale/cherry, i think), and the wonderful chocolate snack...

Just like the ones I have at home...

My nephew watching airplanes depart @ Rio International Airport.

Always so good to return home...

Forests, forests, forests, plains, swamps, mountains, then finally... Rio:)

By the way, I love them all...

Please, sun, come back...

Cariocas do not like cloudy days... nor rainy days... But I can enjoy the trendy Ipanema beach in any kind of weather...

Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Municipal Theater, Teatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, built in 1909, downtown Rio. Today it is home to the Petrobras and the Brazilian Symphonic Orchestras. I have never been there, but hopefully someday...
PS: Sorry, the pic is not all that great, but I was inside the bus, and when you're in downtown Rio, you don't want to miss your bus... neither a good shot:)

Wishing we had more flags around the city...

First pic:  Aterro do Flamengo , Second: Leme (@ Princesa Isabel and Atlantica Avenue)

Keep it up

Lone jogger on Barra beach, around 6 pm...

Countdown to Rock in Rio 4...

Rock in Rio 4 will be held on September 23rd, 24th, 25th and 30th, and October 1-2nd, 2011,

bands confirmed so far: Angra, Capital Inicial, Claudia Leitte, Coheed and Cambria, Coldplay, Elton John, Katy Perry, Metallica, Motorhead, NX Zero, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rihanna, Sepultura, Skank, Slipknot, Snow Patrol, Stone Sour.

Cangas, anyone?

These men work hard, under the 40C (100F) sun... selling the very carioca "cangas", very light beach towels. (Pic taken at Leme Beach) I'm sure they're sold everywhere in the world, but can you beat the price? 15 reais, around 10 dollars for the towels and 30 reais, around 17 dollars for the dresses...

Of course i "had" to buy the dress... I bought the first one, right there:)

Carioca classics, Part I - Acai and coxinha

For those who never tasted it, I know, I know... Acai doesn't look very appealing... But those who have tried it know what I'm talking about... I love this thing!! Acai is a northern Brazilian fruit that became very popular on the 90's as an energy drink... it's very popular, from the gym-goers to the trivial cariocas... The coxinha, "little chicken thigh" is a non-greasy shredded chicken snack...

Give them a try one day and you'll know what I'm talking about...