{"id":767,"date":"2011-10-07T20:07:16","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T03:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/?p=767"},"modified":"2014-09-09T15:50:23","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T22:50:23","slug":"dont-blame-it-on-rio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/?p=767","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t blame it on Rio!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raf knows a twisty rich route into the city and offers to escort me to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Santa_Teresa,_Rio_de_Janeiro\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Teresa <\/a>where I&#8217;m staying. I&#8217;m happy to let him take the lead and unburden myself with the logistics of riding in the densely populated city. A lush mountain road discards us at the coast in short order and we prepare to fight the urban traffic.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-dL9XGJR\/0\/XL\/i-dL9XGJR-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-dL9XGJR\/0\/XL\/i-dL9XGJR-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-QTSk47x\/0\/XL\/i-QTSk47x-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We arrive at my accommodations in efficient time and say our goodbyes. I note a number of occasions where I would&#8217;ve most likely made a wrong turn in the congested avenues of the city so I thank Raf again for saving me the time and headache of riding here on my own.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-VCLqC6f\/0\/XL\/i-VCLqC6f-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-VCLqC6f\/0\/XL\/i-VCLqC6f-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"755\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a year and a half on the road my clothes and gear are looking the worse for wear but I feel comfortable walking among the Bohemianesque residents and patrons of the hill top barrio. Art fairs, food, and Samba music, just what I need to recharge the batteries.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-DVFF8B5\/0\/XL\/i-DVFF8B5-XL.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-DVFF8B5\/0\/XL\/i-DVFF8B5-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-r3BPQd2\/0\/XL\/i-r3BPQd2-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"488\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-gsxfbfw\/0\/XL\/i-gsxfbfw-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My iPod is loaded with the music of Joao &amp; Astrud Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Luiz Bonfa, and Maria Toledo, whose music shaped much of my perception of life in Rio. I wander\u00a0the streets of Rio enveloped in their complex jazz arrangements, samba rhythms, and airy vocals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-qKNHgpz\/0\/XL\/i-qKNHgpz-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-qKNHgpz\/0\/XL\/i-qKNHgpz-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-2LpQztx\/0\/XL\/i-2LpQztx-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-2LpQztx\/0\/XL\/i-2LpQztx-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-b8HbvH4\/0\/XL\/i-b8HbvH4-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-b8HbvH4\/0\/XL\/i-b8HbvH4-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-tkT8tJQ\/0\/XL\/i-tkT8tJQ-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-tkT8tJQ\/0\/XL\/i-tkT8tJQ-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-9GDCjmk\/0\/XL\/i-9GDCjmk-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-9GDCjmk\/0\/XL\/i-9GDCjmk-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-w6gt7Bw\/0\/XL\/i-w6gt7Bw-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-w6gt7Bw\/0\/L\/i-w6gt7Bw-L.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I discovered Acai in southern Brasil and waste no time incorporating the berry into my diet. Yum!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-2LWGnfG\/0\/XL\/i-2LWGnfG-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-2LWGnfG\/0\/XL\/i-2LWGnfG-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"637\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the tasks I need to accomplish while I&#8217;m in Rio is to get my driver&#8217;s license translated in the event I get pulled over while in Brasil. Which is very likely considering my riding style. Raf knows a guy in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copacabana_(Rio_de_Janeiro)\" target=\"_blank\">Copacabana<\/a>\u00a0who can take care of me and I figure I can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ipanema,_Rio_de_Janeiro\" target=\"_blank\">Ipanema<\/a>, the neighborhood from the iconic song, The girl from Ipanema, while I&#8217;m there.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"440\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UJkxFhFRFDA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\" href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-rQ3vc7h\/0\/XL\/i-rQ3vc7h-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-rQ3vc7h\/0\/XL\/i-rQ3vc7h-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-ZZJxHdz\/0\/XL\/i-ZZJxHdz-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-ZZJxHdz\/0\/XL\/i-ZZJxHdz-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-hDGwswz\/0\/XL\/i-hDGwswz-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-hDGwswz\/0\/XL\/i-hDGwswz-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m reinvigorated after much needed down time in Rio but soon it&#8217;s time to break out the maps and start planning the next leg of my journey into <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Minas_Gerais\" target=\"_blank\">Minas Gerais<\/a>. I will miss Santa Teresa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-sBTQcqS\/0\/XL\/i-sBTQcqS-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-sBTQcqS\/0\/XL\/i-sBTQcqS-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-PnBMvWG\/0\/XL\/i-PnBMvWG-XL.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/photos\/i-PnBMvWG\/0\/XL\/i-PnBMvWG-XL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"763\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raf knows a twisty rich route into the city and offers to escort me to\u00a0Santa Teresa where I&#8217;m staying. I&#8217;m happy to let him take the lead and unburden myself with the logistics of riding in the densely populated city. A lush mountain road discards us at the coast in short order and we prepare [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[269],"tags":[30,68,271,256,75,273,164,274,272,270,8,266,275,268,110,267,27,9],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/cristoredeemerrio.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Lnhy-cn","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=767"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":792,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/767\/revisions\/792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ichasehorizons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}