one morning we got up around 5:30 to watch the sunrise. it was worth it, so beautiful. plus it was already about 95 degrees, so it was nice to get out before the real heat came to town (at around 9a.m).

we really grew to love this little spot between ipanema and copacabana. it is this perfect point and you can see both beaches nicely from it. by the way, if you are trying to look up my skirt to see my goods, you might as well give up. i wear running shorts under my dresses. anyway, stop reading my blob if you like that kind of thing.

it is so obvious that im thinking about little bananas in this picture. so sweet. so rich.

i mean…really.

someone needs to tell brazilians that eggs need to be REFRIGERATED! sick. i ate nary an egg the whole trip.

we made out later.

tiny bananas. i miss them the most. they are so delicious and cute.

we went to a soccer game at maracana. that stadium is insane! about an hour before the game started and the place filled up, the chanting, mud-slinging songs and taunting started. and it never stopped. there was so much energy in the stadium. and really it was so incredibly loud. i watched a lot of the fans more than the actual athletes because i was so intrigued at their behavior. i really thought this one girl might cry when the palmeiras missed a goal.

there have only been seats in this stadium for 10 years. before that, some games there would be as many as 210,000 people standing and watching the game. now, with the seats, it holds about half of that. and, there is a moat around the field to protect the players from crazy spectators. yep, straight up mid-evil style.

random picture from a farmer’s market. these huge pokey fruits were everywhere. they are filled with jelly. i wanted to try one but never dared. they are just too dang pokey to be trusted.

then we went to the Christ statue. it is hard to understand in the pictures how remarkable this statue really is. it is huge and on one of the tallest peaks in rio. i mean, it’s huge. i think i can skip church for like a year after seeing something like this.

photo-ing the statue

if i could rapunzel someone, i’d do it in rio. probably here. that is what this little balcony type thing made me think of, at least.

i think it is about 35 meters high. who knows what that is. tell me in feet and then maybe i’ll be impressed*.

this is another view from our hotel in copacabana. but this time it’s at night! jake really is a great little photographer. note that he isn’t in many of the pictures. wait til i get my holga’s back.

*kidding. i’m totally impressed.

also, i think i rambled again.