Recreio `balsa`

I´m still getting used to it, but now we either have to endure a 20 min walk to go to the beach under the tropical sun or take the boat though the lakes to get to the shore. Relaxing and perfect for kids - and the boys are always looking for alligators... i still havent seen one yet, but i´ll show you if i do...

Clean is not on the eyes of the beholder

Recreio beach yesterday, the closest beach to our apartment now, was actually the only beach considered not polluted in the area. Still, the algae gave a not very welcoming impression... I didn´t get in the water but our boys didn´t seem to care. The beach was still crowded though. I haven´t been to that many beaches around the world since I prefer to stay in the cities for I grew up near the beach and always want to see something different when i travel, but was thinking during my stroll how this is a carioca experience... It´s not for the blue waters, it´s not for the sun, beach is a carioca thing since it´s about the joy of being together...

Still wishing we had more flags around the city..

For years I´ve seen this volleyball court with the flag announcing a ìt´s-too-hot-to-practice-now`break....

Ipanema beach´s gym for all is back!

I was very excited to see that the beach gym is back! Why did it take so long!! It is still in the are which is the `showcase of Rio`, although i have personal issues with highly touristsy stuff i also would like to think all of Rio is like this... some 10 yrs ago the gym was here for a summer, and i was there often not only because i was megabroke but also because is there a better incentive to workout than this amazing view?

Not 130 degrees!:)

But it feels like that!:)

@ Ipanema Beach, around posto 10

Rio 2016 Countdown

The cow parade´s excitement for the upcoming Olympics... @ Ipanema Beach, posto 9

A carioca thing

It´s useless... Every time i come to Ipanema i promise to myself i won´t spend too much money... But our beach towels (`cangas`) only get cuter and cuter... I´ve got the 3rd and 6th from the bottom, and i am about to get the 2 first ones from the bottom... Ok what a useless post:)

btw they are 20 reais - around 10 dollars...

Leme Beach Series, Part 8 - Leme kiosk

Much improvement has been done to Rio's kiosks lately... Go Rio 2016!:)

Always so good to return home...

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

By the way, I love them all...

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.

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...