Amazing day at Corcovado

admin — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:41:22 +0000

Rio weather today during our tour.

During our city tour in Rio today we had some fast changes in the weather. Specialy when we were visiting Corcovado.

We had a lovely couple from the country side of São Paulo and started our tour from their cruise ship. It was a quick stop before heading to Salvador (Northeast of Brazil).

Because most of the tourists visit the Corcovado Mountain first (where Christ the Redeemer is located) we start our tour visiting the Sugarloaf. See below how beautiful the day was. People where even rock climbing at the mountain!

Then we always make a stop at the Leblon’s lookout point for pictures. It is a great spot because we get to see the 3 most beautiful and well known beaches in Rio: Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana.

By the time we were going to visit Corcovado, the weather started changing…We were already on the train which take us to the top of the mountain. As you can see in our main page , we never take the vans to go up.

When we got up there here how it looked like:

Corcovado as its best!

We had then a coffee break also to wait a bit to see if we would have any change, any improvement at all.

And then, magic happened!

You can check the weather forecast in Rio here.

Summer starts today in Rio de Janeiro, 21st December 2018.

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Ilegal workers at the Christ in Rio de Janeiro

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:30:36 +0000

We see more ilegal workers at the Christ in Rio

There is a group of people doing ilegal work at the most visited attraction in Rio de Janeiro and in Brazil: Christ the Redeemer. will talk about it in a moment.

Better service at the Christ

Since 2003 we are experiencing a much better service at the Christ when it was offered the possibility of online shopping. Yes, now we go online to purchase the tickets. These tickets give you the option to choose the time you wish to take the train to go up the mountain all the way towards the Chirst. You can not buy the tickets to go by van.

Only 2 option to visit the Christ

There are only 2 options if you wish to visit Christ the Redeemer: By train or by van. Trains depart every 20 minutes and it is a much more organized option. There are also 3 departure points if you wish to go by van instead: Praça do Lido (In Copacabana), Largo do Machado and Paineiras.

What do ilegal workers at the Christ offer?

They approach you to purchase the ticket without having to line up for it. And they also offer a vehicle to take you to the Christ stoping at 2 lookout points. This in reality is not possible and do not happen. The official vans and the train do not stop at any view points for the tourists to take pictures, and there is no other way to visit the Christ if not by these 2 transportation options.

They wear uniforms and badges so they look more official. But don’t fall for it!

Here is a link that I use if you wish to buy your tickets online:

Visit the Christ.

Our business also provides tours to visit Christ the Redeemer if you wish. Just send us an email.

Have you been to the Christ? How did you get there? Was it easy? Share with us your experience!

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