Boa tarde! My first full day in Rio, and excited for you all to arrive in two days-
Cristo Redentor
Hot with spotty sprinkles at Cristo Redentor yesterday (Christ the Redeemer) but a stop to sketch and for the best mango juice on the way up was rewarding. Analyzing the details of the statue and trying to figure out how it was assembled is thought provoking.
Many steep steps, bring sturdy shoes, was very slippery walking around the statue base. The cog train cutting through the Atlantic rainforest up to the statue is dramatic-
Sketch in progress, from Cristo Redentor looking west
Some more advice in class but for now: It is hot and humid, copy of passport on your body needed in the city (or original if you want), streets are difficult to maneuver so bring comfortable shoes!
talk to you soon in class-
Aimee