A Boy in Ipanema - Part 2

Ok... so computers really don´t like me and I´ve lost half of what I wrote, hence 2 posts.

Another great night in Rio involved me, some folks from the hostel, the Rolling Stones, Copacabana beach and 2 million of our closest friends at a free concert. We arrived about an hour before they came on and were still able to get good view of the stage, though Mick was very small. The night was great, although I´ve heard pretty dodgy stories, and when they played Satisfaction for their final track, everyone went wild. We spent the next 9 hours walking along Copacabana and Ipanema beaches stopping at the occasional beach party for a drink and to dance before a well earned sleep.

I´m not sure if it´s the music or the mountains, I´m a big fan of mountains, but I absolutely fell in love with Rio. It´s one of the most beautiful places I´ve been and I´m glad I had already planned to come to Salvador or else I´m not sure that I would have been able to leave. I don´t know if I´ll make it back this trip, but I´ll definitely get back there some time.

While Rio was fairly relaxing, I think Salvador will be the complete opposite. I´ve only been here a few hours, but you can already feel that the city is getting ready for a really, really big party. Tomorrow I´m going to buy t-shirts (the tickets) some blocos, parties around a truck with a sounds system that drive through the streets, so I´ll be good to go! Fatboy Slim is playing here on the last night, and while he´s not really my cup of tea, I figure you can´t go wrong with Fatboy Slim in Salvador for Carnaval.

Luego!