Birthday present - Sunny Rio

However, in the morning of the 3rd (ok, lets say it was a birthday present), we found Rio sunny, for the first day since our arrival (and also our last day there). You may see the view awaiting us early in the morning...

We then went to a viewpoint to see the Corcovado (Cristo Redentor). Every single tourist had been waiting for that day all week, so we did not try to get to the top, which was virtually inaccessible because of the taxis full of tourists.

Here admiring a large panorama over Rio.

In this panorama, you may see on the left the Pao do Azucar, and on the right, on top of the hill, the corcovado. It may seem small from here, but the statue is about 40m tall..