Brazil, July 2000
Rio de Janeiro
(for pictures of Bahia, click here)

Copacobana Beach
Copacobana Beach
the view from our hotel room in Rio

Copacobana Palace Hotel
The Copacabana Palace, where we stayed
on the Avenida Atlantica

Copacobana Hotel pool
The great big pool at the Copacabana
(from the hotel brochure)

Avenida Atlantica
Avenida Atlantica, which parallels the ocean in Rio

Robijn drinking a cerveza
Robijn having his first cerveja
on the beach at Copacobana

cable car
the famous cable car up to Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf)

Robijn at top of Pao
Robijn at the top of Pão de Açucar

Deb at top of Pao
Deb at the top of  Pão de Açucar

Robijn enjoying the view
Robijn enjoying one of the many spectacular
views from the top of Pão de Açucar

view of Rio
another great view from Pão

Robijn and Deb on way to Corcovado
Robijn and Deb on the way to Corcovado
(photo credit: "Hulkie," Robijn's favorite Carioca cab driver)

part of Rio
A tiny part of the gigantic city of Rio,
as seen from Corcovado

lake in middle of Rio
Lake Rodrigo Freitas in the
middle of Rio on a cloudy day

Corcovado
This is Corcovada on a nice day

bamboo forest
Bamboo forest

Deb in Rio
Deb with bamboo background

Avenida Atlantica at night
Copacana Beach and the Avenida Atlantica at night

(for pictures of Bahia, click here)

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