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Like the title says...words cannot possibly describe what Rio is like during Carnaval. At first, I didn´t think much of Rio...just as another city with a beach. The city is overwhelming with its contrasts and the people.<br />

Words Cannot Describe

Russ Russ
2006-03-23 13:49:01

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Like the title says...words cannot possibly describe what Rio is like during Carnaval. At first, I didn´t think much of Rio...just as another city with a beach. The city is overwhelming with its contrasts and the people.

The first thing that I did was meet up with Hassan at his place since. Next day we got our keys and the whole gang met up. Oggie, John and Hassan are the partners in crime here. The next day we went to the travel agency to get ripped off like every freaking GRINGO should. When I talked to the locals, i found out that we paid at least double for the Carnaval tickets along with a bunch of other things. But how fun is that if you don´t get raped with the prices?

So the first thing we did was go to the Samba rehearsal for the school called Portela, which means eagle in Portugese. I ended up buying their shirt cause it looks really nice. The samba school was definitely a fun place to be. Everyone was dancing and having fun. People actually like to have fun here. The is the first time where I saw the girls dancing the samba and let´s
and the Russ means REALLY sexy! I still have no idea how it is possible to shake that ass like that....WOW. After a couple of beers i was really into it. not that I need the beer to begin with when it comes to dancing. The samba drums have this funny effect that you get into this trance mode and then you just can´t stop dancing.

The next day we took the Rio by day tour which was worth it. It saved us time and money. The view from Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer was insane. I must admit that Rio is definitely the city with the nicest setting (natural surroundings) I have ever seen. Then we went to Macarana stadium with a capacity of 200 000 people but since FIFA does´t allow people to stand only 97 000 are allowed inside. Too bad I couldn´t see the game. oh well.

Next on the agenda was Sugar Loaf mountain. It is a really cool experience especially during sunset ...