Rio de Janeiro without embellishment! Bashny.Net

From my recent trip to Brazil, there are still few reports that because of the post-election fuss did not have time to publish. Today I want to show you Rio de Janeiro, the second largest (after Sao Paulo) Brasilia. City semi-official nickname "Marvelous City". In Rio, I arrived in the morning and departed the same evening. Unfortunately, most of the day was rain, so it really could not see the city. And Rio is necessary to look in good weather, because the best views are from the mountains surrounding the city.

To begin with impressions lovigin: «In Rio, one rascal has decided to commit suicide, sold his hacienda, and bought a helium balloons accidentally flew into the sky. In another part of Rio, the statue of Christ in the bosom of flying aircraft and accidentally dropped the cow - fell on the boat and killed to death sitting in her little girl. Truly death sometimes comes from the most unusual places.

These stories tell us thickish Carolina, which knows what was assigned to us as a guide. He hired a couple of armored personnel carriers and six machine gunners, we rushed to the favela. My mom thinks it's a restaurant, but no one from the favelas and never went back to the camera, purse and Caroline, especially if the entrance there without it. Only here whether the favela were some wrong, whether I'm too kind - but the photos I got some really scary and mimimi. None of the usual tension which reigns in the air on each more or less blighted intersection in Brazil. Maybe because local shkidtsy wield gone to other areas. We went through the favela of Santa Marta from the top, from the top of the hill, to the bottom, and only one block of "protection" advised not to take photographs of people we encounter ... »

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01. From Sao Paulo to fly to Rio just 1 hour. Aircraft to depart every 30 minutes.



02. The famous bridge behalf of the President Costa e Silva, and Rio-Niteroi. It connects the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói across the Guanabara Bay. Construction of the bridge began in January 1969, although it remains to August 23, 1968 was the official start of it, at a ceremony attended by Queen Elizabeth II. March 4th, 1974 the bridge was opened, it was named in honor of Arthur da Costa e Silva, former President of Brazil, initiated the construction, but who could not meet him until the end. The bridge is the longest and highest in the country. Its length - 13290 m, including over the water - 8836 m. Height in the center - 72 meters, which allows large ships to enter the bay. Today, on the day of the bridge passes about 140 thousand units of transport.



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05. On the slopes of the surrounding mountains huddle squalid homes. It is the poorest areas of the city - the favela. The city has hundreds of favelas. In fact it is a mini-state within a state. The federal government in the affairs of the favelas almost do not interfere. Most favelas standard of living is very low, often there is no basic amenities, schools, hospitals and so on. N. And, as a consequence of all this, it is extremely unfavorable criminal situation and the terrible sanitary condition. Walking on such areas is not recommended, as you can lose all the valuable and very fast. But in many favelas locals for money guided tours. We went through the favela of Santa Marta from the top, from the top of the hill, to the bottom, and only one block of "protection" advised not to take photographs of people we encounter ...



06. In the favelas very cool. Residents are friendly and always on the alert lie on the path poop.



07. This is where stars are born of Brazilian football.



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09. One of the houses. Almost all the houses are the same - very small living room-kitchen and bedroom. The average floor area of ​​15-20 meters.



10. Therefore, the whole life passes in the narrow streets.



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12. The arrival of Michael Jackson - the most important event in the life of the favelas. In honor of this event, a monument to Michael.

This is where Michael Jackson shot the video for They do not care about us.



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14. Nearby is a church, apparently, "the name of Michael Jackson»



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16. In it at a very loud and rhythmic music banish spirits, demons and perform some rites.



17. On the street and sewage dump.



18. Over the years, nothing has changed here.



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24. Girls dancing)



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27. At the bottom somehow painted houses.



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29. In Rio, there are several points that one must visit. One of the bottom - Corcovado Mountain, where the 38-meter high statue of Christ the Redeemer. On top of the mountain railway leads length of 3, 8 km, track width 1000 mm, which was built by the Swiss specialists from Winterthur in 1884. The railroad has a gearing, as very steep ascent. By rail run two trains with a capacity of 360 passengers per hour. The trip one way takes about 20 minutes. From the top of the mountain is a beautiful view of different parts of Rio de Janeiro: Sugar Loaf Mountain, Lake Rodrigo de Freitas, the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, the Maracana Stadium.

Unfortunately, the weather that day was disgusting, no nice view from the mountain was not.



30. The statue atop Corcovado attributable to one of the seven modern wonders of the world, annually visited by more than 600 thousand tourists. It is also a symbol of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil as a whole.



32. Map of the city.



33. And this is a view from the Sugarloaf. The top, towering over the Guanabara Bay in the east of Rio, is one of the main attractions of the city. Because of its unusual shape, which the Brazilians compared with a piece of sugar, it was called "Sugar Loaf". According to another version the name comes from the phrase «paunh-acuqua», in the language of the natives of the tribe Tupi means "high hill" or "Guardian of the Gulf."



34. This view of the city from the Sugarloaf.



35. On the mountain live here are cute monkeys who can not be fed, but feed.



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37. It is a pity that it is not lucky with the weather. Types remarkable.



38. Santos Dumont Airport.



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43. In the evening, the many bars going to the people, just like in London.



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46. ​​Some streets look abandoned.



47. This ladder Selarona, "a tribute to the Brazilian people, & quot; Chilean artist, who, with his stairs became a local landmark.



48. Selaron began to repair the stairs near his home in 1990. First he laid a site near his home in the colors of the Brazilian flag, and then could not stop and began to bring the tiles from around the world, which is now lined with the whole staircase. On the left bar of the money from the sale of paintings.



49. Total for registration of 250 degrees is used more than 2,000 tiles from 60 different countries. There are tiles from Russia. Initially, the artist was looking for tiles in the dumps and debris, and then they started to bring him to the tourists from all over the world. If you go to Rio, grab a few plitochek of the city. More than 300 hand-painted tiles Saleronom. They depict a pregnant African woman. The artist says that it is "a personal problem of the past."



50. After the staircase walls of the houses have undergone alterations). The artist does not plan to stop and says that this project is eternal.



51. Well no Kote on YaPe? Especially on Tuesday ??!



52. The author himself.



53. Stairs gained international fame. Snoop Dogg and U2 filmed here their clips, and presentation of the Rio Olympic staircase was presented as one of the main attractions of the city.

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