The cultural show last night was a great mix of color, sound and spectacle. Colorful costumes; singing and drumming, and the beauty of Brazilian culture. A good nights entertainment. Towards the end they got the audience involved with a karaoke segment. The audience was asked where they came from and a few nationals were invited on stage to sing their national song. What would YOU sing as a national song for Australia? The finale was a Carnival item with the w...

Nearly 11pm and just got back from the Sambadrome seeing 2 samba schools practice their routines in front of about 30,000 people. More about that later. The day begun with a huge buffet breakfast in the hotel. Our full day tour started just after 9am and first stop was Corcovado Mountain and "Christ The Redeemer" statue with arms outstretched looking over the city of Rio, the magnificent harbour and of course looking over the people. A cog railway climbs steep...