Travelogues Rio de Janeiro

For one night in Rio de Janeiro.

From Rio we make a detour to Paraty. After a 4-hour minivan ride, we arrive at this pretty colonial town, located between Rio and Sao Paulo. We are completely enchanted by this...

Finally coastal air! Arrived on the Brazilian coast, our first stop was Paraty. Here, the Portuguese built beautiful small white houses. In front of Paraty, there are a bunch of...

One last time at the beach in Brazil, I drove up the coast towards Rio de Janeiro, to Paraty. The city is known for picturesque white houses with colorful doors and windows and...

With such a view, you can easily get up early in the morning :) First stop today: Copacabana - Beach Volleyball! We spent the first hours in the Beach Volleyball...

Der 26.10. war der letzte Tag in Rio de Janeiro. Wir hatten noch einen letzten tollen Blick vom Dach des Hotels, wo auch das Schwimmbad war, dann haben wir die Koffer an der...

Today we took it a bit easier, after the two 'somewhat stressful days', and visited the beach at Copacabana. Although it wasn't very hot, the sun was burning quite intensively...

Im hippen Lapa-Viertel, unserer Heimat für 6 Tage, treffen Extreme aufeinander. Man trifft sich auf ein paar Bier und zum Essen in angesagten Kneipen, in den Gassen um die Ecke...

The weather improved, but now the tourists arrived! Wait time for the ascent to the Christ Statue is 3 hours, so we preferred to go back to the beach. Caipirinha is a must, of...

After so much glorious nature, we are now ready for the metropolis Rio de Janeiro and on the first day we take the cable car to the famous 'Pao de Acucar'. The views from up...

The flight to Rio already enchanted us: hilly landscape, roaring sea and deep jungle. For 2 days, Creuza guided us through the diverse cityscape of Rio and took us to a real...

We checked into a nice hostel in Paraty. We enjoyed the pool and the nature. During breakfast, many cute little monkeys were playing around. We also packed our fishing gear and...

Today we took a flight to Rio for the Olympic Games! The event we've been looking forward to all this time. Once we arrived, we took a bus to the city center, where a...

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - Rio de Janeiro

Third and unfortunately also last day of our trip. Today we first went to play badminton. This was already very impressive, how fast and dynamic the players played....

As we had enjoyed the day before and wanted to take advantage of the last sunny day, the Uber driver stopped at Ipanema Beach again. We treated ourselves to chairs and a parasol...

The rainy season has many advantages: it's not crowded, the temperatures are pleasant, no sunburn, low prices, everything is nice and green. But there is also one drawback: it...

Looking for SIM cards, we took our first walk through Rio. Besides a lot of colorful street art, we also passed by the famous Escadaria Selarón. Due to the many tourists, it was...

it's the last day in Germany and I'm packing the last things in my suitcase and getting ready for a 24-hour trip to Rio de Janeiro. After visiting family and taking care of some...

It was beautiful! But now we have to say goodbye to Brazil, two more nights in Rio and then we fly to Peru and we are very excited to see what awaits us in the second South...

Old gold city of the Portuguese, from here it was shipped to Europe.

Hello everyone, Here we go, our adventure begins! We are back in Rio and have bought our travel companion. He doesn’t have a name yet (we're waiting for your suggestions 😉) but...

We were slowly heading further north of Brazil and today was another day of travel. At around 7:30 a.m. the Uber was ready to take us to the airport, where we took off for Sao...

The last destination on my trip to South America is Paraty. A cozy little location. It reminds me a little of Warnemünde. I have a few great...

The picturesque artist neighborhood of Santa Teresa can be reached by the historic 'Bonde' narrow-gauge tram.

Incredible wildlife and plant life.

Our small hotel is a delightful oasis to relax and seek refuge during brief showers.

Since I had booked a flight to Salvador for January 23rd, I had to go back to Rio again. I have already visited all the sights with Judith, so I strolled through Ipanema for a...

The trip from the airport to the hotel already has its challenges. Private pseudo Uber crook. It was inevitable to have a tough negotiation. And... taxi license is a very broad...

Start of the 15-month world tour. 1 month in Brazil - Rio de Janeiro!