{"id":4335,"date":"2022-12-30T18:18:38","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T00:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=4335"},"modified":"2022-12-30T19:06:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T01:06:49","slug":"rio-de-janeiro-blog-august-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=4335","title":{"rendered":"Rio de Janeiro Blog &#8211; August 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4335\" class=\"elementor elementor-4335\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f9d77d9 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3f9d77d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57318e12\" data-id=\"57318e12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128f77b0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"128f77b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=98\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Vacations<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a881472\" data-id=\"2a881472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e591831 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e591831\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/?page_id=33\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Other Trips<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31565779 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31565779\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-161eef39\" data-id=\"161eef39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-221d9140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"221d9140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">My Blog from trip to Rio<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b8b0921 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b8b0921\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7272ff9d\" data-id=\"7272ff9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68fba31e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68fba31e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About Those Favelas<br \/><\/strong><br \/>All around Rio de Janeiro are very crowded neighborhoods with houses built on top of one another. The houses are not made very well and use bricks, plywood and sheet metal. You can see them as you drive through Rio and fly over Rio. \u00a0Many are near the old harbor docks or built on some of the craggy hills and mountains that Rio is built around, many on public property. \u00a0I was curious about these crowded neighborhoods so I have read 4-5 articles about them. \u00a0Did not go near any, but here is what I read.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b248a3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b248a3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-305eddef\" data-id=\"305eddef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4c13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf4c13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/favela21.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvZmF2ZWxhMjEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/favela21-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/favela21-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/favela21-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/favela21.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:75.05%;max-width:990px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17d4740 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17d4740\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd9bb3a\" data-id=\"bd9bb3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7771ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7771ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>They are called favelas, which is a shantytown or slum. They are not planned streets or neighborhoods developed by the city, but were built by people who moved to the big city and could not afford the high property prices. These favelas were built without water, sewer or electricity, but most houses now have power and a TV with illegal wiring running house to house. When the land was used somebody built another layer of houses on top of the previous layer. \u00a0The favelas are crowded neighborhoods that have local gangs, little police control and are associated with crime, poverty, illegal activities, drugs and drug lords.<\/p><p>Several articles that I read said that there are over 800 favelas in Rio, many of these are built very close to rich neighborhoods and famous tourist spots. The largest favela in Brazil is called Rocinha and is located just above the Ipanema Beach area, about 3 miles from Copacabana Beach.<\/p><p>A tourist should probably not explore the favelas alone but there are now guided tours in some of the favelas. Much safer. I was told to expect smells, open sewage and trash in the streets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99f9f2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99f9f2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d161049\" data-id=\"2d161049\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42645485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42645485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Click on any photo to see a larger view<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be0c717 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be0c717\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b00b0b1\" data-id=\"b00b0b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e50c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66e50c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Favela1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvRmF2ZWxhMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Favela1-768x546.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Favela1-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Favela1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Favela1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:71.11%;max-width:900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3d6c73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3d6c73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b8a8b\" data-id=\"e1b8a8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c97b0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c97b0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/800px-Favela_cantagalo.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvODAwcHgtRmF2ZWxhX2NhbnRhZ2Fsby5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/800px-Favela_cantagalo-768x559.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/800px-Favela_cantagalo-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/800px-Favela_cantagalo-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/800px-Favela_cantagalo.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:72.75%;max-width:800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc24c1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc24c1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a48353\" data-id=\"0a48353\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15fe2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15fe2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Iggy Pop Trip<br \/><\/strong><br \/>On Sunday August 18,\u00a0we\u00a0flew from DFW to Miami. \u00a0\u00a0This was the first leg of our trip to Brazil. Since I was traveling with all the big cheese guys, I got to sit in first class section.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>When I got in the plane, I saw a guy bent down and taking a selfie with who I thought was Iggy Pop, the long dead rock star. \u00a0Oh, it turns out he is still alive and flying to Miami with his model looking granddaughter. \u00a0Oh, it turns out she was not his granddaughter but his supermodel traveling companion. \u00a0Mr. Iggy Pop makes Willie Nelson look like a high school freshman. \u00a0He has had a pretty rough life. \u00a0It looks like he has done some excessive drinking, smoking and other illegal things full time since 1965.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0e8667 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0e8667\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-050d480\" data-id=\"050d480\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e581ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e581ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iggy.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM1MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvSWdneS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iggy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iggy.jpg 360w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Iggy-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" style=\"width:100%;height:133.33%;max-width:360px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08710e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08710e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5b2cfe\" data-id=\"a5b2cfe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73c8aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73c8aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If that wasn&#8217;t strange enough, I looked up front once during our flight and saw a leg and foot pointing straight up high in the air. The guy is pretty limber; maybe drinking, smoking and good drugs does that for you.<\/p><p>I do not know what he sang, but I did recognize him. After many false alarms at a lot of celebrity sightings this year, I finally get Iggy Pop.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24a73a8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24a73a8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a784e8\" data-id=\"58a784e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39d414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a39d414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvMjAxMy0wOS1NYXJnYXJpdGFzLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-2048x1530.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2013-09-Margaritas-1568x1171.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" style=\"width:100%;height:74.69%;max-width:2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">I have been gone for so long that Kendra and Gabby have started drinking Margaritas. (Mom told me they were fake)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03c9c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"03c9c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4068196\" data-id=\"4068196\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4637272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4637272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More Bad Photos of a Beautiful City<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Here are some photos I took in Rio while driving to and from work. Give me a break, it is hard to take a good photo using a telephone while driving down the street. Rio is built around many mountains and a giant bay and next to a beautiful ocean. \u00a0It is very pretty and is where foreign tourists go to in Brazil.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45b0e061 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45b0e061\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-584e2203\" data-id=\"584e2203\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2144585a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2144585a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM1MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvUmlvMy5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" style=\"width:100%;height:74.84%;max-width:640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e7f79ff\" data-id=\"5e7f79ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f7799dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5f7799dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvUmlvMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" style=\"width:100%;height:74.84%;max-width:640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d851dd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d851dd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4176c86\" data-id=\"4176c86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a8c122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a8c122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio4.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvUmlvNC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" style=\"width:100%;height:74.84%;max-width:640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8cd8108\" data-id=\"8cd8108\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a84f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84a84f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio2.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvUmlvMi5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Rio2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" style=\"width:100%;height:74.84%;max-width:640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8b5b83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8b5b83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34f19a4\" data-id=\"34f19a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb2f47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cb2f47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>That&#8217;s Why the Beach Is So Clean<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I figured out why the beach here is so much cleaner than Galveston Beach &#8211; the Pope was just here 3 weeks ago. See photo, not mine, that shows 3 million people gathered to see the Pope on Copacabana Beach just outside of my hotel. I will not be so critical of the seaweed covered beaches in Texas any more.<br \/><br \/>Copacabana Beach is pretty famous, but the next beach over is also pretty famous.\u00a0 It is Ipanema Beach. Remember the song &#8220;The Girl from Ipanema&#8221;? \u00a0I gave seen 4-5 other nice-looking beaches around town, many of them bordered by tall green mountains. Very pretty<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-381ee8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"381ee8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75c8d1f\" data-id=\"75c8d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fc078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8fc078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-at-Copacabana.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvcG9wZS1hdC1Db3BhY2FiYW5hLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-at-Copacabana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4347\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-at-Copacabana.jpg 640w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pope-at-Copacabana-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" style=\"width:100%;height:75%;max-width:640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f487f0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f487f0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c55189\" data-id=\"6c55189\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9163ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9163ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Stranded in South America<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Sing to the tune of &#8220;Me and Bobby McGee&#8221;<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Busted flat in Rio man,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Waiting for a plane,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>I&#8217;m feeling near as faded as my jeans,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Larry thumbed some taxis down,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Just before the crowd,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>They rode us all the way to our new scene.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>He drove fast and we held on tight,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Dark streets, dangerous night,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>We don&#8217;t understand him he can&#8217;t understand too,<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>So we sang every song that driver knew.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b29f4a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b29f4a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab69835\" data-id=\"ab69835\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf1d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"adf1d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-088eaab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"088eaab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e68c86c\" data-id=\"e68c86c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2982e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2982e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>If that sounds like an old Janice Joplin song, we are singing the blues tonight. It&#8217;s after 2 AM on Friday morning, we should be half way back to Miami by now, but we are stranded in a strange hotel in South America due to a broken plane.<\/p><p>Instead of getting back to Dallas before noon on Friday, it sounds like we will be getting home on Saturday morning, our whole schedule pushed back a day. If we were in the US, we would have just got on another plane and been an hour late.\u00a0 Not here, 3 flights to Dallas a week, 1 flight to Miami a day. \u00a0It&#8217;s always an adventure.<\/p><p>If anybody reads this, tell my boss I won&#8217;t be at work on Friday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6f3eb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6f3eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04c77ce\" data-id=\"04c77ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1670220 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1670220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Taxis in Rio<br \/><\/strong><br \/>See my bad attempt at a Haiku poem about driving in India in blog from Jan. 12, 2012. Here is poem of taxis here in Rio.<\/p><p>Taxis in the USA smell<br \/>like a third world country<br \/>A taxi in Brazil smells a little worse<br \/>When you ride in a lot of taxis,<br \/>you smell like the taxi driver<br \/>Always hot even early In the morning<br \/>They go very fast and get too close<br \/>Too fast and close at same time scares me<br \/>Now throw in fast motorcycles driving between fast taxis<br \/>Zipping in and out<br \/>riding on the white line<br \/>Cycles do not all have lights at night<br \/>It is always crowded on the roads,<br \/>With a large group it is hard<br \/>for two taxis to stay together<br \/>Get a driver, don&#8217;t drive here yourself<br \/>Taxis do not take credit cards<br \/>Must have Reals in your pocket<br \/>A big wad of bills will get u there<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf68fca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf68fca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dbbc3e\" data-id=\"1dbbc3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05740a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f05740a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/173332889.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Automobile lights in tunnel, Rio de Janeiro\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Automobile lights in tunnel, Rio de Janeiro\" e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDM0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3N0b25ldHJpcHMuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8xMlwvMTczMzMyODg5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/173332889.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/173332889.jpg 507w, https:\/\/stonetrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/173332889-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" style=\"width:100%;height:66.67%;max-width:507px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be0068 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be0068\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf6ea9\" data-id=\"5bf6ea9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f50b5e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f50b5e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Bad Reputation<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Rio sometimes has a bad rap as being a dangerous place to visit, but I would bring my family here for a vacation. I am sure that with 12 million people, many very poor, there are some areas of town that a tourist should stay out of. We have been in a tourist area and generally I have felt safe here and driving though the city. I also feel pretty safe working in the middle of a fenced off Navy base.<\/p><p>One thing that I have noticed all week is the total absence of any signs in English. All around the world, signs in the airport, signs on highways, signs on shops and billboards have some English. Here it is 100% Portuguese. Most people do not speak any English at all. Our driver the last two days does not speak English.<\/p><p>Rio will be the site of the Soccer World Cup in 2014 and then Rio will be the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. Both of these events will let the world see Brazil and Rio. Many of the locals would like the government to spend the billions of dollars on schools and health care and roads instead of on stadiums so there have been a lot of protests this year, including this week. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vacations Other Trips My Blog from trip to Rio About Those FavelasAll around Rio de Janeiro are very crowded neighborhoods with houses built on top of one another. The houses are not made very well and use bricks, plywood and sheet metal. 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