arrived - Rio de Janeiro

We arrived at 7am, and it is a beautiful day in the mid 70s! The taxi driver was super chatty, and played the current enredos for us for all his favorite samba schools. Salgueiro is the best one that we heard so far. This picture is the fruit course of the wonderful breakfast at the Hotel Rondonia Palace in Catete neighborhood in Rio. We ran into a friend, Lee from Austin, Texas who we know from Brazil camp at breakfast who filled us in on the the past week. Getting settled quickly here with full internet access - banda larga (hi speed), and a view of Corcovado from the window! Going out now for acai and coconut water!