So, Friday was our last full day in Rio and also (as you will see from the pictures) a day of clouds and rain! In the morning we went on a tour of Rochina which is the biggest Favela in South America. It was gloomy, gray and rainy but on the plus side this did add to the atmosphere! We were taken by bus to the bottom of the favela (it is built up a hill) and then taken on the back of motorbikes all the way up to the top (a little scary but the drivers were exp...

Hey everyone! Well first chance I've had to have a bit of proper internet time so thought I'd try and do a quick update on what I've been up to so far. So we arrived in Rio on Monday night absolutely exhasted after leaving home at 5.40 am and arriving at our hostel at about 11.30 pm local time (Rio is 4 hours behind England). It was exciting but very surreal to be reunited with Jess and Lee! We are staying in Ipanema which is next to Copacabana beach and are ...