Brazil ! Do you wanna know Rio ? What to do ? 1st part

Río! We are already here!

 Just being on the plane and i seem to listen the Samba , laughter , euphoria in the air.
I had heard a lot about this city and there were many emotions coming to me when finally we were on way to the " Cidade Maravilhosa " as it is known too.
Come with me in this count of things to do and not to do in Rio de Janeiro!

How to get? 

Well, Rio have two airports, Santos Dumont and Galeao, but as it is a tourist city , really tourist, the prices are higher than her sister cities and flights are not left out. So, for this reason we decided to go first to Sao Paulo and then go to Rio by bus. We arrived to Guarulhos International Airport and we use the Airport Bus Service per 30 R$ to BARRA FUNDA Bus Terminal. We hear about another option, cheaper, but we arrived late and this option was not working so if you know more about it, please tell us in one comment ! 
So when we was in the terminal we take a bus to Rio per 79 R$ in Expresso Brasileiro ( the current exchange is 1$:3.49 R$ but as Brazil is on Economic Resection you can find a change up to 1$: 4 R$). We saved almost $ 200 and this suited us fine.

We arrived to Río at the morning to Novo Rio bus Terminal and we was talking with a lot of people about if this place are safe or not, and after talking with a very friendly guide, we decided to take a bus near the station to the Metro station per 1.50 R$ , one block behind the bus terminal with the map that gave us the guide. The terminal is safe but not so much around of this. But we trust in our adventures hearts , lol.

METRO OF RÍO 

This city is complete made for tourism so if you wanna go to everywhere you will have the respective indications on the street and in your map, is easy to understand.
The metro is one of this, because every station have a map with the stops around the city and will take you near of the principals places in Río, Maracaña, Sugarloaf Mountain, Bota Fogo, Lapa,Copacabana and so many more per 3.50 R$. Our hostel was near Copacabana beach and we got off at the stop Siqueira Campos to walk a bit to there. Che Lagarto Hostel ( Click here for prices) was a really good place to stay, cheap and comfortable and we could meet more travelers like us so i recommend it.
After we let our bags at the hostel and we go out to walk to the Copacabana Beach,was really excited !

-COPACABANA ! 

Walk for this beach was some traumatic because the Carioca ( Person who was born in Rio) likes to train and the gym, maybe you can understand . :) whatever, the Beach was awesome! with a full sun day uncrowded. 

Should not forget to try the delicious Caipirinha, the official drink of Brazil. Very good in the hot days of Rio

After of walk for the beach we try to find some cheap and good food, but was not easy so after walking for a while we found a place, near the junction of the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana, where the food is sold by weight (popular in Río) and this saved us from the starve. Just per 8 R$ ! 

LAPA, SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN, CORCOVADO

In the hostel we were offered a tour of the city and due to the short time we had this was a good choice.
We went first to Sugar Loaf Mountain , and it was amazing !
The view from up there is simply magnificent .

 
The wind, the distant sound of the city and the feel of freedom... i loved this place ! 100% Recommended.

 
After of enjoying this place, we went to Lapa in downtown, Río's nightlife is here.
We started the tour of the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Sebastian , with its completely different design to all the cathedrals and 75 meters high is definitely a must stop for every visitor to Rio .

 
After this nice stop we went to the Escadaria Selarón , full of colors from head to toe and gathering place for music lovers and art who exhibit their works at the foot of the stairs.

Another iconic stop is near there, I mean the Arcos de Lapa or Carioca Aqueduct. 

Formerly used as an aqueduct are now part of the tram to Santa Teresa neighborhood , our next stop .

The Santa Teresa neighborhood is certainly one of the most picturesque around Rio , for its preserved houses with the colorful ancient touch and something magical in the streets , of course apart from the constant sound of green areas , very abundant throughout Rio . But I do not have pictures of there because I had a problem with the memory card and deleted all pictures of this day! I wanted to kill my phone! 
So, after of this sad part of my life, we continue the Tour to our last stop on the day, The Corcovado Mountain. 

CORCOVADO MOUNTAIN- CRISTO REDENTOR

Well , we reached the last point of our journey. The magnificent Christ do Corcovado or the Christ the Redeemer !
After a route full of bumps and curves we reached the foot of the Corcovado mountain and to reach the top we had a little help , such as elevators and escalators. 
The advantage of the time we arrived was that there were few people and that the clouds that covered the mountain the entire day had dissipated. 
This gave us a spectacular view of the city at nightfall ! 

The view, the wind, this place is simply amazing ! You can see all the city and feel all the senses in one moment ! Brazil have some good places but Corcovado was my favorite , all you have to do is enjoy the moment and keep this place in your memory, in your heart. I loved this place ! 

So this is how we close the first day on Río do Janeiro, one amazing experience and the best way to meet Brazil but we have more places to know in this city yet and tomorrow will be one big day too ! 

So, if you want to know more about , Maracana, Ipanema, Tijuca and picturesque Favelas just wait for the next part of our trip to Rio do Janeiro! 

I hope this post will help you a little in this beautiful city , dont forget to share this information to encourage more travelers to know the beauties of Rio de Janeiro! 

Do not forget to leave me your questions and comments here below! 

The second part of this chapter will be ready soon , stay tuned ! 

Good day ! Att Edisson :)