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<\/a><\/p>\nThe sun was slowly breaking out of the clouds so Linda and I decided to take the cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain to see the amazing panorama of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n
The enormous city sprawls out between numerous steep mountains, bays, and the Atlantic Ocean. \u00a0Rio is spectacular! \u00a0It is a WOW!<\/p>\n Marmoset monkeys live in the trees and bushes in Rio and climb along street wires like our squirrels at home:<\/p>\n We rode a public bus to the center of the city to the Lapa<\/em> neighborhood.<\/p>\n We saw the Carioca Aqueduct also known as the Arcos da Lapa<\/em> which was finished in 1750 to\u00a0bring fresh drinking water to the residents of Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n Today the structure serves as a tram line which transports passengers between the center of Rio and the Santa Teresa neighborhood on top of a hill.<\/p>\n We walked along and turned up a tiny street, Rua Teatonio Regadas<\/em> whose walls were decorated with amazing\u00a0colorful murals.<\/p>\n At the end of the street was the Escadaria Selaron<\/em>:<\/p>\n These are the world-famous steps which was the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selaron. \u00a0He renovated the dilapidated steps that ran along the front of his house using colorful tiles, ceramics, and mirrors.<\/p>\n There are 215 steps which are covered in more than 2,000 tiles collect from over 60 countries. \u00a0Tourists come from all over the world to see the magnificent stairs.<\/p>\n At the top of the steps\u00a0is the Santa Teresa neighborhood with more magnificent views of the city.<\/p>\n We returned to our hotel on Copacabana Beach in time for supper and to see the sun set over the mountains.<\/p>\n Linda posing with her Olympic pin trading buddies:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n