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A Weekend in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil· Our Tasty EscapesPosted by Kacy

27 Aug

Once it was confirmed that we’d be going to Brazil this month, we had to cancel a trip to Wrightsville Beach we’d planned for our first wedding anniversary. We were scheduled to get back less than a week prior to that trip, and we just couldn’t afford to do both. Not a huge sacrifice. A six-hour drive to the beach can happen anytime. A trip to Brazil is harder to come by, so we set about reorganizing our travel plans and decided to tack on a long weekend in Sao Paulo, four hours away from Bauru, for an early anniversary celebration.

Then, everyone in Bauru told us we would long regret spending a weekend in SP over a weekend in Rio. People were emphatic on this point. I actually didn’t think going to Rio was feasible at all, having not a lot of knowledge about domestic travel in Brazil, but all it took was some hotel rearranging and an hour flight and BAM.
IMG_3381This place, man. So gorgeous.
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IMG_3335The trip felt like a gift. I’ve never really done any last minute travel, but it’s invigorating. One day you think “I’d really love to go to Rio someday”, and the next you’re there.
We only had two short days, so we didn’t really do much but bum on the beach, eat and drink – pretty much all of my favorite things.
IMG_3305Speaking of eating, this was possibly the best dish I had in Brazil – lamb and sweet potato ravioli at ZaZa Bistro Tropical in Ipanema.
We stayed at the affordable Windsor Copa, one block from Copacabana beach, a solid hotel with great service, clean rooms and better than average breakfast included.

Many people warned us about the crime and “grit” of Rio, but the urban feel of the city really appealed to me. Although there were a lot of tourists, because it was winter, the beaches were never that crowded and there were a lot of locals out and about.

That said, we didn’t stay up past midnight either night we were there, because we really don’t know how to party anymore. Or actually, we do. I think vacation partying should be done hard and before 11 p.m. Especially in a city where you can walk down the street with booze in hand during the day. That only happens in Vegas and on college football campuses back in the states. Take advantage of what you got.
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IMG_3379Thanks Rio!

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  1. Sub Sea Energy says

    August 27, 2014 at 10:47 am

    Reblogged this on Consumer Product Reviews.

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  2. Brindes em Brasília says

    February 22, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    Olá chegamos ao seu site quando estavamos procurando algo sobre o assunto brindes personalizados ligado a cidade de Brasília, achamos bem interessante o conteudo de seu site e gostariamos de elaborar alguma forma de parceria.

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  3. Ray says

    January 13, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    I keep forgetting that Rio is three hours ahead of the Eastern coast of the United States! That was a smart move on your part to get in beach time in the early hours of the morning before you have to log into work.
    I am also “location independent” with my job, but I have never seriously considered doing a working vacation so to speak. Might be interesting to try it once this year at some point to spend a few days in another town or city for a few days — work during the day in my hotel and visit the city at night without actually taking any vacation days off!

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    • Kacy says

      January 25, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      Actually, while we were there the difference was only 1 hour so we didn’t get too much time in the mornings but still enough to catch some beach time before buckling down for work. It wasn’t the ideal way to visit the city, but better than nothing!

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  4. Bruno says

    May 5, 2016 at 5:07 am

    Thanks for bringing back so many memories.
    I loved Rio, specially the views and the friendly people, such a special place!

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    • Kacy says

      May 11, 2016 at 2:43 pm

      Thanks for reading Bruno! I agree, Rio is very special, I loved it there.

      Reply

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