Tag: leisure
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One Last Evening in Rio
Before heading to the airport, we went back to Ipanema Beach to watch one last sunset. The beach buzzed with conversation. People gathered in small groups, sharing drinks and snacks while waiting for the sky to put on its evening show. It felt less like a quiet beach and more like an enormous open-air café,…
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A Typical Day on Ipanema Beach
Most mornings in Rio began the same way. Just after six o’clock, I’d cross the street from my hotel and step onto the sand at Ipanema Beach. The city was only beginning to wake up, and the beach still belonged to the early risers. The air was cool and crisp, the waves rolled gently onto…
Notes From Everywhere 