In Rio

Rio was the last leg of our trip. We stayed in a treehouse, right in the heart of the city. We enjoyed it and our hosts very much!

Tim and Buddy claimed their sides of the bed.

Monkeys visited us at the treehouse almost every day! We gave them banana pieces. Can you see the baby monkey?

We toured Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio.

Over 400,000 people live here.

Buddy and Tim are standing in front of an aqueduct that was built in the mid-18th century. The pyramid looking building is a church.

We snapped photos at the famous Escadria Selaron. There are about 250 tiled steps in total. Lapa is the bohemian part of town. 

From the steps, we walked up to Santa Teresa to have lunch. It was very steamy out. We didn't realize there was a tram until we reached the top of the hill!

We thought this structure was cool. It's the new Museum of Tomorrow. We think this may form part of the 2016 Olympics site. It looked like they were building an athletes' village down the road.

We learned about Bar Urca from a TV show (Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations). It's known for its fried snacks. We ordered a bunch of nibbles and sat on a stone wall to watch the sunset.

The views were fantastic! It's hard to tell, but Christ the Redeemer is at the top of the highest hill on the right.