For our final week in Rio we decided to ensure that we'd fit everything on our list in, which was potentially going to difficult as the weather forecast was suggesting that it would rain for the majority of it. Saturday was to be the first nice day for the week, so we booked our Christ the Redeemer tickets for then. Then it was off to the Jardim Botânico (Botanic Gardens), as the day had slipped away from us and there wasn't much else that we could fit in for th...

The flight into Rio was beautiful. As we descended we were treated with a taste of the views that Rio has to offer. The coastline is ridiculously beautiful, with large mountains rising straight up from the ocean. The city sprawls into every available semi flat piece of ground amongst lush green forest and rocky escarpments. We already understood the name "The Marvellous City". After touching down, we took a taxi to our apartment we are staying in, only 2 blocks ...