We’ve spent the last several days enjoying Rio in bright sunshine. Unfortunately it’s been pouring rain non-stop for the last two days, but luckily we already got to visit Rio’s main attractions.

Rio de Janeiro’s most identifiable landmark is Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer), a 130-foot statue of Christ set atop a mountain overlooking the entire city. If you look up from almost anywhere in the city you can see it in the distance.

We rode to the top of the mountain in a taxi, as the train that usually runs up there “ran out of energy” that day (apparently Newton’s laws don’t work everyday in Brazil). Once at the top, you see the big man himself as well as all the idiots taking photos like this:

All the idiots…

Jesus Christ, what an amazing statue.

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One day while exploring the variety of unique neighborhoods in Rio, we found ourselves in Lapa, which features the Lapa Stairs. They don’t look like much when viewed from above:

But from below they look pretty nice decorated with lots of colorful tiles.

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One morning we hopped into this cool Land Rover…

…and drove to the top of this mountain…

…saw this ramp overlooking the city and water…

…and then jumped off of it.