What we did
We woke up at like 10:00 today because we were tired from our hike yesterday. We had a quick breakfast and went out into the streets. It was ridiculous. There are so many people on the street getting ready for the world cup finals tomorrow. We decide to go shopping for jerseys so that we can buy the one that we think will win. We were really lucky to get tickets to the finals. They have a very elaborate system of selling the tickets. I don't really understand it but it seems to work. We joined in some crazy parties but we didn't get drunk. No one wants to have a hangover on the day of the world cup. For lunch we went to ordered feijoada and guarana. Feijoada is a traditional brazilian dish that is made up of different meats and lots of black beans. It is fried and then served. Feijoada is really good. Guarana is a soda that is made from the guarana berry. It tastes sort of like bubble gum soda with a hint of apple. After lunch we went to a bar and watched the tv. They were showing re-runs of the semifinals. Angad thought it would be a good idea to catch up on what was happening in the world cup.
Rodrigo de Freitas Lake
We also went to the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake. It was really amazing. Apparently they are hosting some events for the 2016 Olympic games there. We walked around the lake for a while. There were a whole lot of other people there and a lot of them were cycling. It is a really beautiful place but the lake suffers from pollution. Ever since the 1930s when people used it as a landfill, it has been recovering. There is only one colony of fish who live in the whole lake. It is really sad. The rest of the lake suffers from eutrophication. Eutrophication is where an excess of nutrients cause algal blooms which kill all the other life. There is a private company that was hired to fix the pollution and they recently reintroduced some native plants into the lake. Hopefully they will be able to make the lake better.
Every year at Christmas the lake has a really cool float. A big lit up christmas tree floats across the water for everyone to see. It's too bad we won't be here to see it :(
Then we headed back to the hotel and went to bed early so that we could be up and ready for the world cup.
We woke up at like 10:00 today because we were tired from our hike yesterday. We had a quick breakfast and went out into the streets. It was ridiculous. There are so many people on the street getting ready for the world cup finals tomorrow. We decide to go shopping for jerseys so that we can buy the one that we think will win. We were really lucky to get tickets to the finals. They have a very elaborate system of selling the tickets. I don't really understand it but it seems to work. We joined in some crazy parties but we didn't get drunk. No one wants to have a hangover on the day of the world cup. For lunch we went to ordered feijoada and guarana. Feijoada is a traditional brazilian dish that is made up of different meats and lots of black beans. It is fried and then served. Feijoada is really good. Guarana is a soda that is made from the guarana berry. It tastes sort of like bubble gum soda with a hint of apple. After lunch we went to a bar and watched the tv. They were showing re-runs of the semifinals. Angad thought it would be a good idea to catch up on what was happening in the world cup.
Rodrigo de Freitas Lake
We also went to the Rodrigo de Freitas Lake. It was really amazing. Apparently they are hosting some events for the 2016 Olympic games there. We walked around the lake for a while. There were a whole lot of other people there and a lot of them were cycling. It is a really beautiful place but the lake suffers from pollution. Ever since the 1930s when people used it as a landfill, it has been recovering. There is only one colony of fish who live in the whole lake. It is really sad. The rest of the lake suffers from eutrophication. Eutrophication is where an excess of nutrients cause algal blooms which kill all the other life. There is a private company that was hired to fix the pollution and they recently reintroduced some native plants into the lake. Hopefully they will be able to make the lake better.
Every year at Christmas the lake has a really cool float. A big lit up christmas tree floats across the water for everyone to see. It's too bad we won't be here to see it :(
Then we headed back to the hotel and went to bed early so that we could be up and ready for the world cup.
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| Guarana Soda |
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| Rodrigo de Freitas Lake |
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| Feijoada |
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