At the Copa. Copacabana

Having got to our hostel at about 10:30pm while everyone there was drinking, dancing (presumably) and having fun, social party animals that we are, we took a beer to our room then went to sleep.* So having woken up early, to early, and refeshed we went out for a bit of an expore.

It turn`s out that our hostel is next to a Favela, which isn`t really much of a surprise as most places seem to be. We are equidistant (10-5 mins) from Copacobana and Ipanema Beaches, so headed out to Ipanema to catch the baking hot Rio sun. Thankfuly at 11am at the tail end of winter the sun isn`t that bad although I did manage to get sunburnt on my foot.


To be honest that`s all we have done for the first few days, just chill and wander through the very nice surroundings, that and find an English bar so I could watch United hammer 5 past Bolton, and accidently pay for an all you can eat Pizza place in Brazils answer to Frankie & Bennies.

*The next day the hostel was empty, and for the rest of the time we were there...