Oh, RIO-RIO, the rumble TIDE Graham Bingham, England Our very appearance in Rio de Janeiro was pretty spectacular. More from the bus on the way to the hotel I saw the golden sand beaches, the statue of Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf mountain. And, despite the rather high expectations from the city, Rio does not disappoint. It is absolutely stunning location, where the beautiful beaches out to the mountain slopes. The city center itself is not anything supernatural, but not this good in Rio. Botafogo Even despite the fact that the city I arrived very early in the morning and also was very tired, I still wanted as soon as possible to go for a walk. The hotel where I stayed, is in Botafogo district, near the Sugar Loaf mountain and halfway between the beach of Copacabana and downtown. Botafogo beach, despite the fact that he has not been immortalized in song as its famous neighbors, the Copacabana and Ipanema, was pretty good mainly because of what background he created the Sugar Loaf. Hence, the coastline bends to the neighboring district of Flamengo, where waterfront park stretching to the very center of the city. But I did not go to the end of the park, because he's pretty big. After dinner I went to Copacabana Beach. Despite the fact that it was hot, there were not many people. The beach seemed to me quite normal, I think I just expected to see something extraordinary only because he is very well known. Most of the beach was transformed into a giant screen to watch the match of the World Cup. The day matches were not conducted, so that people there almost was not. I went through the entire Copacabana (about 3 km), stopping only to drink coconut milk. Soon I got to the beach of Ipanema, which is behind the cape. Time to take a walk on Ipanema I almost was not, because the sunset was approaching, but the beach was very similar to the Copacabana because of the abundance of coastal restaurants and hotels. Copacabana I thought it worth a look at the city center before the turn its attention to the iconic sights of Rio. Frankly, I walk through the center was not very pleased. Transport communication has been one of the reasons for negative evaluation. Metro does not work well (I hope they can something be done about it before the 2016 Olympics), so the streets are always full of cars. The central area of ??the city, Paz XV, is in close proximity to all major attractions. First of all, the area is the Imperial Palace, where the yard was a Portuguese royal family in a time when Napoleon's troops occupied Portugal. For the royal family, he looks quite modest. Today it is a museum of modern art. In general, anything interesting. Opposite the palace is the former cathedral, and offers several other colonial churches. Again, nothing special compared to the churches in the old city of Minas Gerais. Tiradentes met in the palace of the Brazilian parliament as long as the capital of the country not become a city of Brasilia. Today, there sits the state legislature of Rio de Janeiro. I was allowed to go inside, but nothing interesting I could not see. In Rio, there are several old monasteries, right in the heart of the city, who are both attractions that tourists love to visit, and religious centers. The first monastery, San Bento, looked very rich, and I do not regret that he decided to visit it. In the second, San Antonio, just conducted restoration work, and to get to it, one had to pass through the small slum. Near San Antonio is a new church - Modernist building in appearance resembling a volcano. Inside it looks much more attractive than the outside. Finally, I made a small halt on the Praca Republica, which turned out to be a place where homeless people gather during the day. Despite this, it looked pretty safe. On the square was full of stray cats and some animals, which I did not even know how to call - these are small rodents, which at first I took for a young capybaras (semi-aquatic herbivorous mammal, the largest rodent in the world, approx. Perevi.). That's almost all that I've seen of interest in downtown Rio. His ceremony can be viewed in one day. Statue of Christ Redeemer Drive to the famous sights of Brazil, the statue of Christ the Redeemer, has caused far more problems than I could ever imagine (as usually it happens in Latin America). Statue sits atop Corcovado mountain, which towers over the city. Theoretically can be reached, and most, but it is better not to do this because there hard to get, if you do not know the roads, and the road itself, as they say, can be dangerous. Typically, the top cable car goes, but as this South America, the funicular was not working. Instead one company - which controls the local mafia, so to say the owners of the hotel where I stayed - the empty to the top of the bus, collecting for 50 reais (about 22 pounds) for travel, as you know, a lot more travel on the funicular. But they have no competition, as well as the choice among tourists. I managed to strike a bargain at 42 reals (English, with whom I met in the hotel, said it was the maximum discount, which could be obtained if we bargain hard enough). View from Corcovado mountain itself is a journey definitely worth the effort and money. Statue was simply stunning and the view, which opens on the city, was even better. The ground on which the statue is quite small, so that the people there were the eyeballs. In the statue itself is a small chapel in which services are held, but, as one of the guides, the statue itself is regarded not as a religious monument, but rather as a symbol of the city. On the way back, waiting to come our van, we saw a monkey that came out of nearby bushes. One of the guides tried to lure her to a group of tourists, offering something edible. The monkey apparently was not a manual, so it was curious to see a wild monkey so close. Deadline for material:
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