Our visit to Rio de Janeiro was a short one in 1996. Its a truly lovely city that is well worth the visit.
I have every intention of going again, hopefully soon, to get more and better photos. We only
spent a day there, arriving at 6am and leaving at 6pm. We travelled overnight on the Silver Train,
which has been taken off the tracks. Now one has to drive or fly to Rio.
 
One of the views from Sugarloaf - Pão de Açucar
 
Locals know this as Shark's head... one can see why
A view over the city
Pão de Açucar or Sugarloaf Mountain
The ramp on which teens can break their bones... at the top of Sugarloaf mountain  
A very pretty lagoon within the city
A view off Corcovado Mountain - where the Christ statue is
Halfway up to Pão de Açucar by cable car
Rio from Corcovado
  And yet another view of the city from Corcovado
A view of Pão de Açucar from Corcovado