I got up again very late today (I was seriously lacking a lot of sleep). Daniela picked me up at 1pm. Today, I was going to fly like a bird and hand glide over Rio. Daniela knew a friend that took people hand gliding for not a lot of money. We were going to Sao Conrado beach where everyone either hand glides or paraglides from. When we got to the beach, we had to wait for her friend (he was probably in the air somewhere), so we decided to have coconut water while...

Because I got back this morning at 7am. I decided to stay up until 8am, have breakfast, then go to bed (breakfast at my hostel was free from 8am to 10am). I was planning to go to the beach today, however I got up at 3pm. Once I got up, I was determined to go to the beach anyway. I arrived at Copacabana beach at 4pm. Rio de Janeiro has many beaches, however the most popular ones are Ipanema and Copacabana. It was a bit cold to go in the water (19 degrees is cold ...

Today I was going to two places. First, I was going to the National Historical Museum of Brazil, and then I was going to see the Corvocado (Statue of Christ). I left at 10am and decided to walk there. I had been doing a lot of walking lataly because I had grown a little belly the past few weeks. I had also been trying to have a glass of Acai a day. Acai is very common and cheap here and it is known for its antioxidant properties and weightloss benefits. It was ki...

I got up today with two things in mind: visit the neighbourhood and find another hostel. Since the hostels that Daniela suggested to me were a little far, I only decided to visit the neighbourhood for now. When I got back to the hostel, the owner was there and asked my why I was leaving and I told him because I was being charged for things that most hostels don't charge. He responded by the fact that this was the cheapest hostel in Rio de Janeiro, however, that ...

I met this guy in thebus on our way to Rio. It was really funny because his name was Nicolas (spelled the same way as me). He was 24, and was an avid soccer player. He was born in Canada, grew up in Miami and was now living in Buenos Aires for 5 years. He was going to Rio to meet his girlfriend (who was there for work) and then they were going to Columbia for a little vacation. We were both really anxious to get to Rio de Janeiro, which semed like it took foreve...