
Brazil: The Wonders of Rio de Janeiro and Iguacu Falls
As I gazed down from the Sugar Loaf mountain across the whole of Rio de Janeiro at sunset, I just knew I'd witnessed one of the planet's all time urban vistas. It brought a tear to my eye as the mists below me cleared and then gradually twilight gave way to nightfall. The city of samba was well and truly alive below me. You could hear the throng of people, traffic and sirens. I think what bamboozled me also was that despite the urban feel, you have the splendor of forested mo