Carnavale madness

Back in Rio in time for carnavale!

We had a great deal with accommodation. Initially we booked a 2 star hotel described in the LP as having ´´dark and dingy quartos´´ as it was recommended by Gisele, a lovely woman we met up at the monastery who lived in Flamengo in Rio, who said that it was a very comfortable and cheap place to stay. For 5 nights during Carnavale time it was indeed very cheap! Fortunately, the hotel was chockers full of group tours and the hotel was finding it difficult to find rooms, so after a few tactful negotiations we were moved across to their 4 star hotel in Copacabana at no extra cost! (felt very cheeky as everyone else in the hotel was paying at least 5 times the cost......hee hee).