Arrived in Rio lat night. It was pouring rain and freezing cold.....not what i was expecting! i made it from the airport to the hotel ok and managed to get a room. Today wa my first day so i headed down to copa...copa...cabana beach - wa pretty cool. the weather wa alot better and all i really did was walk around. Dave (the guy im travleing with) hasnt arrived yet - he should arrive tonight at some point - well at least i hope he does anayway. update soon