by Sarah Gallo | Mar 30, 2014 | Brasil
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh02z49YWMU] Installment #5: NEW YEAR'S EVE. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRASIL From Christ the Redeemer to Sugar Loaf to ringing in the New Year on Copacabana with fabulous new friends, Rio de Janeiro definitely didn't disappoint...
by Sarah Gallo | Jan 26, 2014 | Brasil
As midnight approached, 2.3 million people arrived on Copacabana. The main stage and smaller stage were pulsing – people were dancing, drinking, and chatting, all while trying to avoid stepping on pieces of broken glass and smashed beer cans. Time was flying by and,...
by Sarah Gallo | Jan 26, 2014 | Brasil
And finally, the day had come: New Year’s Eve, Rio de Janeiro, 2013-2014. Rio is known for being one of the best places in the world to ring in the New Year, and I was about to witness it firsthand. Last year I was numb with cold counting down to midnight in Times...