Bright and early this morning (8:30-9:00) we were picked up by an open top vehicle that closely resembles a jeep. The jeeps drove us to the tram, that we took from the bottom of the hill all the way to the top where Christ the Redeemer. After getting off the tram we had to walk up 200 steps to reach the base of the statue. People were lying on the ground and kneeling every where in order to get the perfect picture with Christ the Redeemer. We took the tram halfway back down the hill to a nice buffet style restaurant. There was a beautiful view into the Forrest where it is known to have monkeys come up and visit with the people eating, unfortunately we were not able to see any. The Jeep’s took us back down the rest of the hill and to our next location, cable cars to sugarloaf. The cable cars were an interesting experience, but I wouldn’t suggest to those afraid of heights. There were two different cable cars we had to take to get to the top. At the top of sugarloaf we explored in the areas we could and took many pictures that were able to capture much of Rio due to the high elevation. On the ride back down we were excited to travel to our next experience. Next on the schedule was a soccer game! This was the ultimate experience right in the center of what they love. The beautiful game that is in every country. This took us into the early night where we all decided it was time for some dinner!
April 29-Salvador:Market and Walking Tour
Today in Salvador they celebrated Saint Benedito Day and there was a precession of people from the Our Lady of Rosary of Black Men and Black Women Church throughout the square of Old Salvador. Salvador was the first capital of Brazil for 200 years. First place we stopped was the famous lighthouse. This was built in the 16th century and has a breathtaking view of Baía de Todos os Santos. Baía is Portuguese for bay. Next we stopped at the market. Connie explained to us that 10,000 people work at the market. Fruit, vegetables, pottery, and a lot of African candomblé items of all types are sold throughout the entire market. From here we headed to Old Salvador where we had a cooking demonstration on the native Salvador dish called Moqueca. This consists of dorade fish marinated with a garlic paste, cilantro, and lime juice. The other ingredients that the fish is cooked in are coconut milk, tomatoes, onions, garlic, and fresh cilantro. It tasted so delicious! In the
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