Photos from Rio

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

note to administrators: i thought the 600 x 800 pictures would be okay because they it's basically 800 x 600 backwards, if not, please let me know

I have just returned from a two week long trip to my hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I had an absolutely fantastic time, with loads of funny stories to tell. I photoshopped a batch of about 50 pictures for you all, every single one taken by me. To see all the images [un-edited and original], Head over to my flickr! Let's get started:

First, Here is a picture of the quiet street of my family's home:

...and the large avenue located nearby with an excellent view of Christ the Redemmer:

Christ the Redemmer, seen from my grandmother's balcony.

..and also a shot of Lagoa from my grandmother's balcony.

A few pictures from my triplet 3 year old cousins apartment:

The horse track.

Lagoa.

Christ the Redemmer, You can see him from almost anywhere in the city!

Driving/Walking/Shopping around Ipanema:

Don't remember exactly what the name of the mountains in the left are called, The one in the right is Pedra da Gavea.

Rio de Janeiro has the largest trees in the streets I've ever seen!

A cold and windy walk along the beach...I bent down to take this picture, I'm not that short

Busy life in Ipanema.

Random Beach-front apartments.

H. Stern Building, hoping to BAT this one.

My cousin and her boyfriend decided it would be fun to hike up Pedra Bonita, so that's exactly what we did ;D

Driving to the mountains...

Sometimes its hard to beleive you're in the middle of a busy city of millions...

I was thinking of going paragliding on my trip, but when I saw how high it was, I changed my mind

The face of Pedra da Gavea.

Beautiful view of Rio de Janeiro.

Barra Beach.

Barra da Tijuca.

When my aunt saw how interested I was in building cities, [she and my whole family are architects], she took me to Centro for the day:

Camara Municipal in Cinelandia.

Theatro Municipal.

Some modern offices.

The Biblioteca Nacional [National Library]

The tallest clusters of skyscrapers in Rio.

Busy Traffic behind Candelaria Church.

Hideous Petrobas building with the even more hideous Church of St. Sebastian in the background.

Candelaria Church.

A stroll along the touristy Copacabana Beach:

Copacabana Beach area with the Pao de Acucar in the background.

Avenida Atlantica.

Copacabana Palace from the beach.

...and the Copacabana Palace up front, one of the most luxurious hotels in Latin America.

Pao de Acucar Trip:

Pao de Acucar from the cable car.

A strange old man once said 'I came up here to kill myself, but when I saw this view, I changed my mind'.

Great overview of the bay and the center of the city.

Copacabana Beach.

A picture of Rio I took from the airplane transfer ride to Sao Paulo, Shame it wasn't in the day.

Well, That's about it! Hope you enjoyed them!

[crazyyaya 4]

I love cities like rio with such a mix of classic and modern

[Cockatoo 2,256]

Woah, looks at those cliffs! I've never seen anything so steep.

Anyway looks like a beautiful city, hope to go there one day. By the way the city that I'm living in now has bigger street trees than that! There just little ones!

[Mike the Mayor 51]

Awesome pics there, my friend. Rio is a fabulous city! Well captured.

[patriots_1228 51]

Wow the veiw from those mountains are incredible. rio looks like a simcity 4 *****s creation, building skyscrapers whereever there is no mountain

seriously, its an awesome city, thanks for showing those pics.

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

crazyyaya: Me too Rio also has an awesome mix of prehistoric history and modern day society aswell that is so awesome!

C0ckatoo: Yep, the cliffs are indeed very steep, especially corcovado [the mountain where christ is located], can you beleive a road and tram line go all the way to the top? I hadn't seen trees like that because here where I live in Florida, all the big trees got knocked down during Hurricane Wilma, so all we have is naked palm trees.

Mike the Mayor: Thank you!

patriots_1228: Yeah, It's was so cool looking at Rio from Pedra Bonita and Sugarloaf Mountain, you could hear the waves crashing, and you know when you're far up in sc4 and you hear the wind and what not, It sounded just like it in real life. Rio was never a planned city and just grows sporadically anywhere there's no mountains, I personally like it though. Cheers!

[2nerdy4u 1]

Very beautiful indeed. I may not be Christian, but I love that Christ statue. Its like a guardian of the city. The connection between the earth and the heaven. Beautiful.

[DarkEldar 6]

truly amazing i would love to visit there

[Sim shady 12]

Wow! What beautiful architecture! This is a beautiful photo gallery

hope you enjoyed your trip

[Mulefisk 15]

Man what a beautiful city. I'm guessing we'll be seeing a remake once you get home

[IDS2 3,344]

Those are great! Kind of like Honolulu in a way...it's amazing how much a focal point Christ the Redeemer is in the city, you can really see it from everywhere! I'm guessing right now how many pictures you took altogether...I think I like the Centro pictures the best, but they're all good.

[Simfan34 11]

Great Pictures!

[ilikehotdogsalot 307]

2nerdy4u: Thank you! I'm not that religious either, but I really like Christ the Redemmer too

DarkElder: Thanks, If you have a chance to visit, You should consider it!

Sim Shady: Thank you, I REALLY enjoyed my trip lol. I needed it.

Mulefisk: Thanks I don't really feel like doing any recreations for a bit, but we'll see what happens.

IDS2: Yeah, Christ is seen from the entire city because of it's location. It really is a great wonder. Glad you liked the pictures!

Simfan34: Thanks

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

Is there a Christ the Redemmer Landmark for the game anywhere?

[_MostlyHarmless 17]

Spectacular photos! I hope someday I'll make it out there. :-]