Brazil - Curitiba to Rio.

So I have been in Brazil for about a month. I know this because this morning I got taxed 67reals, to add another 30days in Brazil to my passport. Well thats only 50p a day, so good value I suppose to stay in fun-packed Brazil. So about time I posted some Brazil photos, since I have found a decent internet cafe. So lets start with last night and work backwards.

TIESTO
Yes, my favourite superstar DJ gave a free concert last night on Ipanema beach to a crowd of 80,000 people. Needless to say it was very cool! It seems he is on a Brazilian tour, so with luck I might be able to catch another show. But I dont think you can match a big concert on a beach like this. It was unforgetable! Actually I dont have any photos of this or my new year on Copacabana beach, because its supposedly a bit too dodgy in Rio to carry a camera and stuff around at night - or more likely I would have dropped it in the sea. But here is a cheesy poster of Tiesto against a backdrop of Sugarloaf mountain. Actually it is difficult to find an uncheesy photo of Tiesto anywhere.


SURFING!
Around Christmas I took my first surf lesson, which was great fun. I cant wait to go surfing again. Its all a bit hetic here around Rio at the moment, so Im going to find a more chilled out surf spot up north, to fine tune my surf skills. (By surf skills, I mean standing up and wobbling about a bit)
and as this grainy photo testifies, I really did make it up onto the board!
IGUAZU
Before Christmas I was firmly on the gringo trail and checking out Iguazu falls from both Brazil and the Argentina side. As you can see its er a huge waterfall. I think better than Niagra.

PANTANAL
When I first arrived in Brasil I headed to the Pantanal where you get to see all kinds of exotic animals and birds. Also you get to do a spot of Piranha fishing. You should have seen the size of the one that got away...
Despite being a swampy wetland with a few foresty bits, the Pantanal is equipped with all the mod cons you might need. Infact they have everything except for the kitchen sink...
...oh, they have that too.
and finally did I mention its a very beautiful place too, as my 8000 photos I took of this sunset will testify.

Ok, Im heading off to the capital city Brasila this afternoon on a luxurious 17hour bus journey, to check out some wacky architecture (it had better be worth it) then I will cut back to Salvador in search of some surf.