Reminded about Help disco by Tao so I dug out this from a trip that I did a while back... I'm currently in Rio again for a couple of nights on a port call with work but not sure if I'll be going as mad this time...
From a few nights I spent in Rio about 2 years ago... My nightlife activities centred around Help disco (pictures further down the thread)
Stayed on Copacabana beach....
The beaches have little bar kiosks dotted along them in Brazil, but not enough...
Gadgee collecting his cans....
There was a Brazilian cup game on at the Maracana.. Fluminense vs Flamengo... Got the hotel to sort the ticket and transport... I ended up in amongst the Fluminense fans so decided to cheer on Fluminense...
The Maracana..
It started to thunder on the way there and the heavens opened... This is the crush to get in the stadium..
Security keeps an eye on the crowd outside...
Loads of noise.... singing fans, bands playing and the thunder... was a good atmosphere..
Inside the ground... no cover so got soaked.. they were doing up some portions of it so wasn't a capacity crowd...
Fluminense score..
Final score.... was a decent game... (Better than your average SPL game..)
On my last afternoon I did a rush around the major sights....
View from Sugarloaf Mountain of Copacabana...
View of Sugarloaf from somewhere else....
And that bloke from the Bible..
Night-time stuff... I would take a stroll along to Help disco from the hotel, stopping for some food and a drink on the way... Girls would approach you at the cafes / bars asking for a drink.... Not all the girls in Brazil are good looking...
Didn't go there....
Certainly didn't go there...
Inside Help disco.... I like the 'Made In Brazil' tattoo...
In the smaller section that plays Brazilian disco / rap with a samba beat....
The girls in Help disco are all P4P and they are not shy...
Help disco again...
My challenge on my last night... This girl was a true Amazonian and taller than the Jolly Green Giant...