Initially, we had intended to go to Costa Rica in July for our big trip of 2008. Due to Abraham’s work obligations, we had to cancel the trip. John had been to Rio several times as his father grew up there. He had always wanted to show Abraham Rio, so it became our “substitute.” This was actually John’s first time in Rio during the summer – Rio’s summer that is.

These are the online photo albums of our trip. We hope that you enjoy them. In the right hand corner of this site, we have added a new “subscribe” feature. If you want updates when new albums are posted, subscribe with your email and you will get a notice.

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Ipanema – December 2008 & January 2009

Most of our time in Rio was spent on the beach in Ipanema. This album is a collection of some of the pictures taken while on the beach. To fully experience what it is like to be on Ipanema, you have to go in person. We tried to capture the most that we could in picture, but if you haven’t been to Rio, we highly recommend at least a week.

Sunsets, Clouds & Views of Rio – December 2008 & January 2009

Have you ever been on a beach and witnessed people applaud the sunset daily? That is quintessential Rio! This album includes some of the wonderful sunsets, clouds and views that we experienced.

Reveillon 2009 – December 31, 2008

The best New Year’s Eve celebration of our life thus far. The estimate is that two million people were on Copacabana Beach for this event. From what we saw, it felt like that; however, it was so easy to get around. That was due to the fact that we walked from our apartment and stayed away from the main stage.

Jardim Botanico – January 2009

Our other non-beach tourist activity was visiting the beautiful Jardim Botanico (Botanical Gardens). Abraham becomes picture-crazy in gardens, but we’ve tried to keep this succinct.

Thanks again for visiting. We will be posting pictures of Marcel and Lola soon. There are almost nine months old now.