Copacabana, Rocinha and along Leblon

Been staying in Copacabana for the past couple of days, but generally been going down to Leblon/ Ipanema to eat in good places (sushi again) and hang out In the end for the last few days in Rio I have gone back to the hostel in Leblon s it seems to be an easy option- it is quite a safe area and I know where it is.

This morning I had a wander around Copacabana checkijg out the beach and the are because I never really got to know except through the taxi window. Also tried Bob's Burgers finally which turned out to be a bit disappointing for the price anyway. The burger was okay but it is not like some of the niche American chains.

Moved to Leblon and ended up doing a favela tour which was on my list of things to do in Rio. The people on the tour were all Brazilian exceot me so it was a bit weird. We headed to Rocinha, the largest favela in South America. Although this has had problems in the past amd has had some recently it is one of the areas with a pacifying unit. In fact it was a bit more developed than I expected. Some of the roads and inside one of the buildings were really steep. The other strange thing was a shop with chickens in cages and carcasses out the front which smelt strange- otherwise it was not any different from the area I got lunch on Friday. It was more commercial than I expected. We had a wander around through one of the streets before heading back.

Finally had a wander along Leblon, with a workout taking in some Rio landmarks in the distance. Then back to the place opposite for chicken, chips, rice and beans washed down with plenty of beer.