Night in Lapa

Indeed, the 2nd of January was a rainy day. Yet, we went to visit quite a few neighborhoods, starting with the must-do Ipanema beach (but we havent seen the famous girl). Two clues would make the famous Photoshop turning-the-sky-to-blue feature inefficient: Arnaud and I are wearing shoes and the beach is empty...

 

This is still a good situation to show how well the typical sand art pieces resist to rain

 Evening started with the visit of Escadaria Selaron in Lapa, an original fresco with stairs and walls filled with tiles sent from around the world.

 

Arnaud cannot believe what he sees...

 

The visit was followed by a banquet dinner made with the local dishes: grilled chicken, rice, feijao (black bean in sauce), farofa (Manioc - dry - flour, Sevag's favourite), and salad. We were served incredible portions and our three wide-spread stomachs won through a 2-people portions not without difficulty...Arnaud, again, does not believe what is happening.

 

Another lucky pleasure offered by the restaurant was the broadcasting of a local telenova, featuring a great variety of situations and characters, including this one... 

 Lapa is the place to be at night to be at the heart of Brazilian music, with live music at every corner, including on its walls.

 There, we ended up fairly late in a jazz bar, with an excellent concert.