Brazil

We were lucky enough to head to Brazil for my job this year

It was pretty surreal

We went on Royal Caribbean's Splendour of the Seas

the ship was... awful

most people got sick with either food poisoning or the Norovirus

so that made my week more stressful then in years past

but we still had plenty of fun

This was what I wanted to see in Brazil

Everyone talked about the views we would see

well- stepped off the tram and into a wall of fog

It is huge

way bigger than I thought

even as we were pulling way in the ship 

we could see this statue looking over all of Rio

Trent on Copacabana beach

it was super windy but really gorgeous

After a day at sea we stopped at Salvador

This city was the hottest of them all

but had the most culture

it's where the African slaves were brought into

so there is lots of African influence in the town

Loved this church- the entire gate around the church was full of these ribbons

Each ribbon color means something different 

and that's all I know

There are healers walking all the church

you pay? you get healed with some leaves

We then went downtown 

here we are at the top of the elevator (left)

proof I was there with my dorky excursion sticker

The streets in this town were cobblestone

and the buildings were all different colors

tons of hills like San Francisco

Went inside this gorgeous church

Formal night

My favorite port Ilheus

We went to Millionaires beach

warm water

perfect sand

it was such a fun day

Then the last day was in Buzios

this beach was HOT

and FREEZING water

but still so much fun!

So grateful we got to see this beautiful country