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Ready for Rio
As preparations get underway for the greatest party on Earth – the Rio Carnival – Carlie Trotter finds out what else the “Marvellous City” has to offer on a fam trip to Brazil and Buzios with Embratur and TAP
OUT AND ABOUT IN RIO. The residents of Rio de Janeiro, or cariocas,
are as welcoming and unforgettable as the open-armed statue of Christ the Redeemer that overlooks their city. The tram to the top of Corcovado Mountain, where the iconic monument sits 2,300m above sea level, rings out with the sound of samba drums and cheering travellers. Down below on Copaca- bana beach people aged 21 to 101, size 8 to
28, are stepping out in their favourite dental floss swimwear, and later in the dancehalls of Lapa district couples twirl effortlessly in time to the bossa nova.
In the expert hands of Sonia Lima from Blumar (
blumar.com.br), one of Brazil’s largest ground handlers bookable through various UK tour operators, I slip into the carioca lifestyle rather easily.
A flat bed on the TAP flight over and only
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