Today (since it is the national holiday of Corpus Cristo and I have no class), we took a car ride up into the jungle (yes, jungle) surrounding Rio. It was a rapid ascent completely in the cool shade of the trees and vines. Along the way, there were several points where we stopped and snapped some pictures of the city and the bay below. As always, it was beautiful. Later we drove through Recreio, which is the newest and quickest-growing area in Rio
(where everyone goes to retire). I was suprised to see an Outback Steakhouse, Wal-Mart (so sad) and a TGIFridays along with many typically Brazilian
stores at the mall there. The layout of the area reminded me a lot of the suburbs of Washington, D.C. After the drive, we went to lunch at a seafood place---really fresh; fresh because the lower level of the restaurant is a seafood market and the ocean is a block away. We stuffed ourselves on: camarao (shrimp), salmao (salmon), lagosta (lobster), bacalhau (cod),
lula (squid), povo (octupus) and other
frutas do mar (fruits of the sea, as they call it) along with (much taller) beers. At about 3pm we went to the beach at Recreio and chilled out as the sun set. That night, we went out to a bar called
Conversa Fiada (Mumbo-Jumbo) with Felipe's cousin Karina and a few of her best friends. These are a few of my fav photos....
Today (since it is the national holiday of Corpus Cristo and I have no class), we took a car ride up into the jungle (yes, jungle) surrounding Rio. It was a rapid ascent completely in the cool shade of the trees and vines. Along the way, there were several points where we stopped and snapped some pictures of the city and the bay below. As always, it was beautiful. Later we drove through Recreio, which is the newest and quickest-growing area in Rio (where everyone goes to retire). I was suprised to see an Outback Steakhouse, Wal-Mart (so sad) and a TGIFridays along with many typically Brazilian 
stores at the mall there. The layout of the area reminded me a lot of the suburbs of Washington, D.C. After the drive, we went to lunch at a seafood place---really fresh; fresh because the lower level of the restaurant is a seafood market and the ocean is a block away. We stuffed ourselves on: camarao (shrimp), salmao (salmon), lagosta (lobster), bacalhau (cod), 
lula (squid), povo (octupus) and other frutas do mar (fruits of the sea, as they call it) along with (much taller) beers. At about 3pm we went to the beach at Recreio and chilled out as the sun set. That night, we went out to a bar called Conversa Fiada (Mumbo-Jumbo) with Felipe's cousin Karina and a few of her best friends. These are a few of my fav photos.... 
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