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Rio de Janeiro – Beaches

This entry was posted by Catherine on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 12:00 and is filed under Brazil.

The beaches are really important and interesting to see in Rio. They are very different. There are different crowds, different atmospheres, different goals at each one. Walking from beach to beach you start to pick up the various vibes. A big thing is beach volleyball. Of course, played by men in Speedos who are ridiculously tanned. After our samba school excursion, we did a big tour, me still sporting my phony tattoos and got a better understanding of the Rio de Janeiro way of life.

Beach

We had such a good time at the Copacabana Palace, we decided to go, try a different restaurant and decided to hit the night club. While we were eating, we watched a parade of girls, all dressed in amazing dresses go to the club “Bar do Copa”. Of course, we wanted in the action. We were surprised to see such a mix of women–specifically in terms of age. There were young girls in their 20s to what could easily be described as cougarlicious women in their late 40s and early 50s. We got a bottle of champagne, drank, people watched and of course danced.