After a short night's sleep and a great breakfast at our hotel, we took a walk down the Copacabana strip. It was Friday morning and we were very surprised with the large amount of people on the beach. The Copacabana strip has a very beautiful and distinct sidewalk pattern.
In the afternoon we had a six-hour tour with a company called "Live Like a Local". They provide English-speaking guides and take you to Corcavada (Christ the Redeemer), the Lapa Steps in Santa Teresa and Sugar Loaf Mountain.
Corcavada, which means hunchback in Portuguese, is home to Christ the Redeemer, the huge, mountaintop statue of Jesus who is" keeping a watchful eye over the people of Rio de Janeiro". The views of Rio from Corcovado are stunning!
The Lapa Steps in Santa Teresa consist of over 2000 tiles on 215 steps placed by the Chilean artist Jorge Selaron as a tribute to the Brazilian people.
Sugar Loaf Mountain is a peak 1,299 feet above the harbor. It is called Sugar Loaf because of its resemblance to the shape of concentrated, refined loaf sugar. Access to the panoramic views of the city and harbor are reached via cable cars.
The views looking down from Corcavada and Sugar Loaf are spectacular. We accomplished, in a six-hour tour, all of the items on our "must see" list and enjoyed it thoroughly. Rio is truly a beautiful
city.
Our beautiful day ended on a sad note. When we returned to the hotel we learned that Myra's Aunt Pat had lost her fight with cancer earlier that evening.
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