We were in Bolivia traveling and by the itinerary we supposed to be going to Chile but C couldn’t get the visa so we decided to go to Rio Carnival instead. So we did few days in Rio de Janeiro then Sao Paolo and from there we took the bus to Foz de Iguazú to see the waterfalls.

DAY 1 – Sunday 11.02.24

( Night at: AreoHostel 418, Rio de Janeiro )

( Landing in Rio de Janeiro with Areolinas Argentina )

Woke up at 8 am roughly got ready, packed everything and did the check out, catch an Uber to the airport and we got there at 9:40 am. We checked the luggage and did the check in, luckily the airport was very quiet and fast so we catch the flight 11:30 am with Aerolineas Argentina and we landed at 13:30 pm in Buenos Aires where we had lunch at McDonald and we waited for the second flight at 17:05 pm again with Aerolíneas Argentina and we landed at 20:00 pm in Rio de Janeiro where we did all the controls and we took an Uber to the Hostel and we went immediately to sleep.

DAY 2 – Monday 12.02.24

( Night at: Majestic Rio Palace Hotel, Copacabana )

( Rio Carnival at Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro )

Woke up around 8 am went out for breakfast in the area near the hostel and then went back di the check out and called an Uber to Copacabana. Got there around mid day, we couldn’t do the check in at the hotel so we left our stuff there and we went to get the Carnival ticket at the Atlantic Hotel Copacabana then we bought few staff for the night and we went to Copacabana beach to chill but but was very warm and full of people so we stopped in a random typical bar for lunch on our way back to the the hotel. We did the check in and we took a nap before getting ready for the Carnival. We got ready in the hotel and then we took the metro to the Sambadrome which during carnival is very safe and we went to our area sector 12 and we enjoyed the parades till 3 am while we had dinner there. To go back to the hotel we took again the metro which was again very safe and we got at the hotel around 5 am.

DAY 3 – Tuesday 13.02.24

( Night at: Majestic Rio Palace Hotel, Copacabana )

( Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro )

Woke up at 9:30 am and it was a struggle due to the luck of sleep, did the breakfast and get on a Uber to go to see the Christ redeemer which we couldn’t reach by car so we had to take a bus where the Uber drop us off and then we got there but was very hot and crowed again due to the carnival. Later we took the bus and the u er back to the hotel we got ready and we tried to join the block party around the city first we walked till beginning of Leme but the block party wasn’t the best so we took an Uber to Praça general Osorio in Ipanema where it was packed so we tried to join the block party in the street till the beach but then was to crowded and we were tired and starving so we went to have lunch at Pedaria Lamego where Carmel tried the Açaí. Then we catch an Uber and we went to the hotel got ready to go out for a drink at Spirit Copa, Firemont Copacabana, it was an amazing rooftop bar, with an incredible view and live music. We stayed there quite a bit talking, chilling and planning the next days. Than we got an Uber back to the hotel to sleep.

DAY 4 – Wednesday 14.02.24

( Night at: Majestic Rio Palace Hotel, Copacabana )

( Saint Valentine’s dinner at Signatures, Rio de Janeiro )

Woke up at 9:30 am had breakfast in the hotel and then chilled most of the day, since we were very tired from the previous days and outside was very cloudy and rainy. We went out for lunch in a random little cafe near by where we had tapioca açaí and coconut water a typical Brazilian lunch. Later we got ready to go out for drinks and dinner, walked to Pestana Rio Atlântica where they have a nice rooftop bar that I’ve already been there in the 2018 during my first time in Rio de Janeiro. We made it there for the sunset but unfortunately wasn’t visible due to the cloudy weather but anyway we enjoyed the chill and quit vibes for the San Valentine’s evening. Then we took an Uber to go for dinner at Sult Restaurant but we got there in late so the reservation was canceled and we decided to try Signatures which it was just in the next corner in Botafogo, it was a very nice and classy restaurant perfect for Saint Valentine, totally enjoyed and loved the atmosphere and the food. After we called an Uber back to the hotel.

DAY 5 – Thursday 15.02.24

( Night at: Zest Teodoro, San Paolo )

( Avenida Paulinista, São Paulo )

Woke up at 8:30 am had breakfast, unfortunately it was still raining so we just packed everything, did the check out and got an Uber to Terminal Rodovario Rio de Janeiro where we bought a bus ticket at 2:30 pm to San Paolo. We had a quick toast lunch at the bus terminal and then we get on the bus. We arrived in Sao Paolo at 9 pm, where we get on a Uber and went to the accommodation exhausted we just went to sleep.

DAY 6 – Friday 16.02.24

( Night at: Zest Teodoro, San Paolo )

( Vila Madalena, São Paulo )

Woke up at 8 am went for breakfast at Lirio Cafe and bistrô and then join the SP free walking tour in Vila Madalena at 10:30 am. It was a pretty interesting tour of this neighborhood. When it finished around 1 pm we went to Sushi Massao for lunch in Liberdad neighborhood and then to Avenida Paulinista where the next SP free walking tour started at 3:30 pm, and later when we finished the tour around San Paolo we went back home.

DAY 7 – Saturday 17.02.24

( Night on the bus )

Woke up at 8 am went for breakfast at Imperio Teodoro then shopping at Havainas store and then got an Uber to the bus station where we got the bus at 12:30 pm to Foz de Iguazu. It was a very long ride across the Brazilian country we did few stops but was very hard to sleep and finally we got there at 7:30 am.

DAY 8 – Sunday 18.02.24

( Night at: Hotel Vivere Cataratas, Foz do Iguazu )

( Iguazú Falls, Brazilian side )

We went to the hotel to change clothes got ready and leave the Iguazú Falls or well to Cataratas the main entrance which we took and Uber there and out ticket entrance was at 9:30 am. We took the bus inside the national park which it was included in the ticket and then we did a little walk to see the falls it was amazing very beautiful unfortunately we were very tired so we didn’t stayed very long so around so we went back took and other Uber to McDonald for lunch and then back in the hotel did the check in and we went to sleep for few hours then we order online some pizza for dinner and we went back to sleep.

DAY 9 – Monday 19.02.24

Woke up at 7:30 am did the breakfast got ready, packed everything did the check out and then we got an Uber till the border from there we walked crossing the bridge and we get in Ciudad del Este and there we got an other Uber to the bus station where we get on the bus at 12:00 pm to Asunción, get there at 7:30 pm and the got an other Uber to the Hostel, did the check in and we went to sleep.