Ipanema and Lapa

Here's a pic of Roberta's street in Rio.

I stayed on the 3rd floor. There is a locked door at the bottom of the stairwell,

but the doors and windows of the house are always open, it's hot!

Today was one of my favorite days because it was packed full of adventure! By day, Naiana and I had plans to go to Ipanema Praia (beach) and tan my white butt. Ha! By night, we planned to meet up with Roberta and 3 more friends for a night of dancing in the fast paced nightlife of Lapa. What a day!

(p.s. you'll have to excuse some of these photos the program seems to be misfunctioning and making them look a bit weird or on their side... oh well!)

We met at a shopping center and took a gorgeous bus ride from the West side of the city along the coast to Ipanema. This is what the inside of the bus looks like. The yellow box thing with the black top is a card reader for bus passes. They have incredible public transportation in Brasil, it's awesome!

Check out my new friend. He was just chillin on the beach.

Why do lizards follow me everywhere I go?

Beach food, hamburger with tiny french fries inside!

Apparently a hamburger here has egg, cheese, and a slice of deli meat inside. 

Naiana and I ate lunch together before going to the beach

This is a crepe with mushroom sauce and caprisi salad! Yum.

After our beautiful bus ride, we arrived at Ipanema beach.

It was hot and there were tons of people here, so much fun!

The boardwalk and the direction we came from.

We drove along those mountains to get here, gorgeous!

Stylin my new bikini, with the classic tomato face I manage to get

everytime the temperature rises above 90... nice.

It must have been around 100 that day.

 Globo!

This is a delicious airy crispy snack that disappears faster than you'd like.
(here begin the weird photos...)

Vendedores de Biscoitos Globo :)

Hardly 5 minutes pass by on the beach without someone walking by with snacks for sale.

Naiana and I, bronziando (tanning)

I am so thankful for Naiana. She is the first person I met here in Brazil. She sought to help me without me even asking and kindly used her phone to help me get in touch with Roberta and speak with her when I first arrived. I really like this girl. She is very helpful, compassionate, and always fun to spend time with. I had a great day with her going to the beach and checking out the local scenery. Can't wait to see you again during Carnaval in Rio, Naiana! Beijão!

Walking on the pretty head by Ipanema Beach

Beautiful View!

The view toward Copacabana Beach

Why? Why not.

On our way to Lapa.

Lapa has a bustling night life, with food and drinks all available all night.

Dancing all night at the Bar da Boa!

p.s. it was pretty awesome when one minute the DJ was blasing pop music from the US and everyone was singing along with really cute brazillian accents, and the next minute when I would be introduced to Brazillian pop music! That was a first. 

Hey, Roberta... "Joga, joga joga no meu party BAAABE!!!!!"

Where my girls at?!

Thaynara, Jomar, Me, Roberta, and Renata!

Beautiful People. Thanks for the fun night guys :)