Travel Photography - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I'll admit, I'm going back a couple of years for these images, but who doesn't enjoy seeing warm tropical places right at the tail end of a long cold winter? Just let them take you somewhere that isn't buried in snow for a while, and let it be an exercise in healing visualization. You'll forgive the length of this post I hope, there was a lot to see and do!

The favella tour took us through 3 favellas around Rio, ending in Rocinha, the largest in the world. The population there is estimated to be over 100,000 people, though a proper census would be nearly impossible.

Our guide through the favellas, his name eludes me at the moment.

The view from Sugar Loaf, looking down on Rio.

Natalie with her new friend! The happy care-free look on her face always makes me smile in spite of myself.

Love the bokeh on this frame.

This is one small section of the winding road the leads from Botafogo to our bed and breakfast. Judging from the police car full of officers with machine guns hanging out of the windows who stopped to make sure we were okay, maybe walking up at night wasn't the best idea.

Some of the local architecture.

Our roaming through the national park at Iguassu Falls took us down some beautiful paths, this leg of the hike was probably my favourite.

Our day started with cool temperatures, cloudy skies, and rain, but shortly after we reached the mouth of the falls, the sun broke through the clouds and we ended up with a beautiful afternoon.

Here you can see the walking bridge which takes you across a section of the falls to the top of one step. The view down there was good, but the amount of mist was more than I was willing to risk with my Rebel at the time!

Some of the local wildlife at the falls.

One of my favourite frames from the trip.