Paraty

After Brasilia we flew to Rio, that first surprised us with massive heat (30 °C and 90% humidity at night) and then with rain. We had a nice time going out with people from the hostel and subsequently seeing the dawn over Copacabana beach, but when we woke up it was raining and it didn't really stop any more, so we made shapes (Lucy this is to you).

Our target was a holiday place called Paraty. The village is stuck in a charming colonial style. It has small whitewashed houses and huge rocks for cobblestones, which are a local speciality and make walking or cycling around a struggle. Additionally In true Venice style water is filling the streets when the tide is high enough, but we have not seen too much of that.

The real attraction of the place are the sandy beaces and small islands that fill it's bay. Finally after the first less nice day the sun started to shine and we could work on our tans, which is something you really want to put a lot of effort in when you are coming back from holidays soon.

In our quest for sunshine, we even took a boatride one day, which brought us to otherwise unreachable beaches and reefs carrying a few fish. During the trip Fabio Biggie was playing soft guitar songs, which made me think of Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole, and we were eating some nice fish. It was the perfect beach day.

Back in Rio we could get up to Corcovado to see the Christ Statue, but in the meantime it is raining again :( We will still try to enjoy the last days. More about that later, probably from good old Europe.