Forget hanging out, spend as much time and money as you can buying as much cheap tat as you can get. It’s best to avoid the enormous identikit shopping malls, and take to the streets if you want some weird stuff. Also, look out for the dudes selling racks of bootleg funk carioca CDs. The thrift shops of Lapa are the place to go for the Bonde Do Role look. You can also put together a nice collection of vintage Playboys, which, if you’re lucky, will have had just one careful owner.
In the south zone, there’s a small handful of underground clubs, such as Moo, Dama De Ferro and Fosfobox where you can join an invariably tattooed and bisexual crowd in watching big name DJs or, if you’re really lucky, Madoninha. She’s a blonde dwarf who sings literally translated renditions of Madge classics, such as “Como uma virgem. Oh!” If you want to learn more about “ginga”, the fluidity and movement of Brazil, watch the short film Movimento at brahma.com
Arriving at the colorful Rio de Janeiro, the city itself being one of the worlds Tourist Attractions is extraordinary. Just taking in the eye candy of a city surrounded in green mountains,
Reportagem sobre a vistoria na Ciclovia Botafogo Lagoa - ver foto!
General information about Rio de Janeiro city.
Shows photos and descriptions of Rio de Janeiro's neighborhoods.
This website is self-called the official Rio de Janeiro guide.
site dos alunos do CEFET- RJ com conteúdo didático, dicas de vídeos etc.
June 18, 2010 | The Globe and Mail | Doug Saunders
Rio de Janeiro ~ Carnaval - the main event, the Sambodromo parade is a celebration of sex and samba
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