Brazil

I’m still saving and planning for my world trip. I was lucky enough to recently go on a family holiday to Rio de Janeiro though! It wasn’t on my list of places to visit when I go on my big trip but I’m so glad I went there. It was a really stunning city and the people were so friendly and pleasant. I would definitely recommend visiting.

The Olympics are going to be held there in 2016 and I can really see why it was the chosen city. I think hosting the Olympics will do a lot for the city’s economy. 2016 is a long time away, but maybe I’ll even go back then. I was reading this blog about the Olympics in Rio. The person seems really excited about the games being held in South America.

Most people in Rio could speak some English, but I downloaded this survival guide before I went and it came in very useful. It was nice to be able to say little things like please and thanks in Portuguese, because even when people could speak English, I found it nice to be able to show an interest in their language.