My accomodation was far away from the fitness and pleasure beaches of Copacobana and Ipanema

Rio is a BIG city

For safety most runs were within my apartment compound

But occasionally I could run home from work

And occasionally I got to run along the beach too

And the scenery nearby was not the most interesting…

The hills in the clouds that I wanted to run up, but couldn’t

The IBC/MPC

The road from the Olympic Park

Get to run past the Athletes Villiage

More main road

Some interesting local wildlife

I only managed to run once a week but the sightseeing (when we could do some) was awesome!

Rio from Sugarloaf Mountain

Rio and the Redeemer from Sugarloaf

The Portugese Patisserie

The Portugese Patisserie

A building by Brazilian architect Oscar Neimeyer

The night market

Lapa Steps

Lapa Arches

Lapa Arches at night

Street art

The catherdral!!

The Rio Cauldron

A cat at the cathedral

Inside the cathedral

Street art

Street art