We were on the bus to view the half completed World Cup Stadium Maracana which was undergoing renovations for the World Cup 2014.
After that we visited the Metropolitan Cathedral, an unique cone-shaped church with modern architecture. The Metropolitan Cathedral is old but impressive.
After Metropolitan Cathedral, we went to visit the famous Escadaria Selaron which is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de janeiro. They are the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selaron who claimed it as "my tribute to the Brazilian people". There are 250 steps measuring 125 meters long which are convered in over 2000 tiles collected from over 60 countries around the workld. it is colorful and good spot for Kodak moments.
The tour company arranged lunch for us at Restaurante a Miners which had great ox tail dish along with many different types of free liquors.
The tour attraction for the afternoon is the famous Cristo Redentor or “Christ the Redeemer”, the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world. It is 30.1 meters (99 ft) tall, not including its 6 meters (20 ft) pedestal, and 19 meters (62 ft) wide. It weighs 635 tons (625 long, 700 short tons), and is located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking the city. A symbol of Brazilian Christianity, the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. You have take the train (Tram do Corcovado) operated by Corcovado Rack Railway at a particular schedule with pre-purchased ticket. Then you will take either 223 steps or elevator to the observation deck at the foot of the statue. The status is huge and is worth the effort to get up all the way to the top of the mountain to see this wonderful man made wonder. You also have a wonderful full city view of Rio de Janeiro.
Then we stayed at Copacabana Beach for leisure walk along the beach. Some of us did take the opportunity to do some shopping.
We had dinner at 中國飯店 which is a Chinese restaurant with dishes already prepared and sit on the table for who knows how long.
Our agenda for this evening was walking to the famous street party Carnaval de Rua, Rio 2013 near our hotel. Our local tour guide warmed that it is not a safe thing to do; therefore majority of people from our bus did not participate. Several braved ones did go out to the street party. The only thing we saw was people crowded in several blocks of the street following the music played from the paraded trucks. People are moving shoulder to shoulder, and it does not give you the sense of safety. We did walk along for about one hour and decided to turn around to go back to the hotel. Well, at least we experienced the street party.
Our agenda for this evening was walking to the famous street party Carnaval de Rua, Rio 2013 near our hotel. Our local tour guide warmed that it is not a safe thing to do; therefore majority of people from our bus did not participate. Several braved ones did go out to the street party. The only thing we saw was people crowded in several blocks of the street following the music played from the paraded trucks. People are moving shoulder to shoulder, and it does not give you the sense of safety. We did walk along for about one hour and decided to turn around to go back to the hotel. Well, at least we experienced the street party.
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