Corcovado Mountain

The view from atop the this mountain is so spectacular, I didn't bother taking the cable car up Sugar Loaf mountain, which towers high above the harbour of Rio de Janiero, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

The photo below is of Ipanema.

I guess this was a fire boat putting its pumps to the test to the amusement of sunbathers on Copacabana beach.

Among the friends I made were Alejandro, from Buenos Aires, and these three Italian girls who were living in London.