Members Lucky Posted September 17, 2010 Members Posted September 17, 2010 Check out this article in the NY Times: http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/travel/19hours.html?hpw And, if you have never been to Rio, check out the Arena Hotel website for the virtual tour. They give great day and night panoramic views of Rio: www.arenahotel.com.br Quote
TotallyOz Posted September 18, 2010 Posted September 18, 2010 Thank you so much for that article. It gives me several ideas for my next trip! Quote
Members axiom2001 Posted October 4, 2010 Members Posted October 4, 2010 Thank you so much for that article. It gives me several ideas for my next trip! I ditto TotallyOz's comments. Although I've done a "cultural route" of Rio-- I still would like to experience a "heavy dosage" of Lapa on a Friday night. In 2002 Ernani, a guide and escort at the time who had a well-paying job during the day, and I went to Lapa, but we merely meandered around throughout the throngs of folks for almost two hours, never venturing into any restaurants or clubs. I want to do both of the latter activities the next time I'm in Rio. I want to do a lot of different things yet a few that I've done previously. Rio de janeiro is my most favorite city in this world of ours! Quote
