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Rio - where it begins and ends

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So the journey ends where it started, in Rio de Janeiro. At the same hotel and almost the same room number, differed one floor. Getting here was no exception in not so nice people. We got our transfer back for free from the company we booked with before due to our problems when arriving. This time in a shared shuttle. I feel both angry and upset thinking about the way you were treated if you had any question, doubts etc. A man from the staff even smashed a girls buttom when she asked him something thinking he, the twice her age scum bag, was funny. She didn't agree. After getting angry answers from this man we hesitated to ask anything more. The organisation of the tour was also so bad, people going into town or Copacobana etc had to first go to the airport with other passengers. Instead of arranging the different vans from peoples destinations. So inefficient. Anyhows let's not waste more time on this other than me saying stay out of Top Transfer at ihla Grande, the one ne

Ilha Grande

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Oi! (Hi in Portuguese) We spent 5 full days at this paradise island and we loved our surroundings. We took boat taxis to reach the far away beaches, there's beaches in Abraão (the main port) as well but not as nice as the other ones. We hiked to an abandoned prison that used to hold the most dangerous criminals, where one drug lord made a famous escape to mention some of its history. The hike was 8.3 km one way and unfortunately there was no direct taxi boat back. Not to hard hike but long. We saw monkeys. We watched out for giant ants. We had really long boat tours, they don't exactly do short tours so a lot of time spent in the sun. A bit more than we wished for. And they call it lunch when you stop at a restaurant at 5 pm as your last destination... Tourist trap. We looked in stores for swim wear and other things. We snorkled and saw some fish, some colorful big ones but not as in Thailand. So all in all a typical sun vacation. First full day was rather cloudy Wat