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Rio_880S5657_Sugar Loaf from Ipanema beach_



Rio_880S5661_Ipanema beach was wide, with soft sand and warm water_



Rio_880S5662_Lots of people were on the beach at all hours of the day, but it wasn't nearly as crowded as Copacabana._



Rio_880S5663_Our first sighting of the Christ statue and Corcovado Hill from the roof of our Ipanema hotel_



Rio_880S5666_The pool at the Sheraton Barra hotel, where we spent a lot of our time relaxing!_



Rio_880S5668_A thunder storm passed over the nearby hills one night_



Rio_880S5694_Wine, cheese and fruit - a nice treat we enjoyed during our stay in Rio_



Rio_880S5695_The Barra beach, as viewed from our balcony_



Rio_880S5701_This Bloco party closed down one side of the street across from our hotel_



Rio_880S5703_There are many Bloco parties all over the city in the weeks leading up to Carnival_



Rio_880S5705_The famous Copacabana palace_



Rio_880S5706_The wide Copacabana beach - not as nice as our beach at Barra_



Rio_880S5707_One of the meat skewers cut tableside at the Brazilian Churrasqueria._



Rio_880S5712_Us in front of the city, part way up Corcovado Hill_



Rio_880S5716_View of the large lagoon behind Ipanema Beach_



Rio_880S5719_Us in front of the Christ statue - finally on top of Corcovado Hill_



Rio_880S5726_Sugar Loaf and the city as viewed from Corcovado Hill_



Rio_880S5729_Front of the Christ statue on Corcovado Hill_



Rio_880S5734_The back of the Christ statue on Corcovado Hill_



Rio_880S5738_Sugar Loaf and the city as viewed from Corcovado Hill_



Rio_880S5743_Us in front of the Christ statue at the helicopter pad lookout_