Videos and photo from our first day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sunrise 1-21 – ship changed direction so sun wasn’t centered
Foggy bay with first indication of land nearby
Sugarloaf in the haze
Christ The Redeemer (left) and Sugarloaf (right)
Pilot boat coming to drop off our pilot
Area where we docked behind MSC Poesia
Sall art near our docking point
View of Rio bay from our balcony. Bridge is 13Km long
Temps in Rio on 1-21-25
Heading toward our tour bus (one in the middle)
Today’s tour guide – Andre
Outside of Maracana Stadium (soccer)
Wiring similar to Salvador
Sambadrome Marques de Sapucai Avenue where Carnival is held
Waiting to board cable car at bottom of Sugarloaf
One of the Sugarloaf cable cars
Cable cars between highest and middle points on Sugarloaf
Helipad on middle point with Christ The Redeemer in background
Fort between Copacabana and Ipanema beaches
Walking to cable car to top of Sugarloaf
Waiting in hot sun for cable car to top of Sugarloaf
Jaca – 20 pound tropical fruit
Andre with Jan and Kelsey
Cable cars to top of Sugarloaf
Panorama at top of Sugarloaf
Christ The Redeemer seen while waiting to board cable car going down
Wish Tree on way to cable car to bottom
Video of cable car going to street
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana Beach with MSC Poesia in background
Lightening in area outside Rio
Wall art and tram near our dock
Samba dancer with Kelsey and some rude woman
Samba performance on deck 13