On the rainy tarmac in Sao Paulo, awaiting the start of a short flight to Rio de Janeiro.
Favelas (slums) outside of Sao Paulo.
Street scene from the bus heading into Rio.
The rooftop bar at our first hostel, Stone of the Beach in Rio's Copacabana neighborhood. This was a pretty nice place to while away some of the rainy days we spent in Rio.
In the rain in Copacabana, in front of a restaurant called Cervantes, with incredible carne asada, cheese, and pineapple sandwiches.
High-rises in Rio's downtown.
A gathering of students on the steps of the Palacio Tiradentes in Rio de Janeiro.
A street market beneath a highway overpass in Rio de Janeiro.
The old colonial ferry station in Rio de Janeiro.
Statue and spire, Rio de Janeiro.
Detail of a church entryway.
Rio de Janeiro's Palacio Tiradentes.
A customs building in the straight between Rio de Janeiro and the island of Niteroy.
On the ferry from Rio to Niteroy to see Oscar Neimeyer's Museum of Contemporary Art.
Looking back to Rio de Janeiro.
Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy.
The red ramp leading up to Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy.
Looking back towards Rio from Niteroy. The angle of the museum almost perfect matches the slant of Sugarloaf mountain in Rio.
Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy. Pretty cool.
Interior stairs at Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy.
In the gellery level of Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy. This was definitely one of those museums where the architecture far outdid the art.
Hern and Hammer lounge in the gallery.
Looking down from the gallery level with the high-rises of Niteroy's beach in the background.
In the plaza of Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy.
Landscape with Oscar Neimeyer's Contemporary Art Museum on the island of Niteroy.
Carlos makes the call.
Looking back at the Niteroy museum from farther down the beach.
Looking back across the straight to Rio and the Corcavado.
A footbridge from Niteroy to another small island with only a monastery and church on it.
The gang looking out for Rio from the ferry back from Niteroy.
Christ the Redeemer over Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro from the sea.
Panorama of the Maracana Stadium before a Fla-Flu game.
