Praia da Barra da Tijuca - 12 km of beach - the longest in Rio.The suburb of Barra is the Miami of Rio with numerous huge shopping malls and health clubs. Rio is behind the mountains in the background.Jan 15, 2009
Prainha Beach - 700 m of secluded beach.One of the best surfing beaches in Rio, located SW of Rio.Jan 15, 2009
Pepino Beach at Sao Conrado.This is the far end of the 2 km long beach which we walked everyday. Jan 15, 2009
View from our apartment in Rio.Jan 15, 2009
Hang glider.Jan 15, 2009
Tandem hang gliders.Hang gliders and paragliders land at Pepino Beach after jumping from the mountains behind.Jan 15, 2009
Pepino Beach, "our" beach.The boardwalk along Pepino Beach at Sao Conrado, Rio de Janeiro.Jan 15, 2009