As Phil Collins Would Say; 'Another Day in Paradise', Rio - May 2011

The modern metropolitan cathedral.

An art installation.
You can go inside in groups of three and have your brain waves tracked and 'synched' with the other people. 

Ipanema Beach and the iconic tiled floor of Rio.

Richard was a bit worried about the sun.

We met our friend Marcella, whom we had met in Montevideo, in Lapa.
Our first 'Carioca' friend.

The following morning we went for a walk in the Santa Teresa district before we caught our overnght bus to Foz do Iguacu. We only got as far as the tiled steps, installed by a Chilean artist -it was far too hot and humid. The installation is on-going, and you can send the artist a tile and he promises to put it in.

The Santa Teresa convent.