
Met up with Joanne in Chicago.

One movie in... And still a long way to go!

Flying over São Paulo.

Flying over São Paulo.

Flying over Rio de Janeiro.

Flying over Rio.

Arrival in Rio! Hello +35 degrees!

Our first drink... "Momma Sue" and Mumooshka.

We discovered Caipirinhas (similar to a margarita, and just as dangerous); chicken empana and crab empana.
Teaching Joanne some Portugese became quite the funny lesson, as "obrigado" (thank you) became Oh-my-god-o!

Holy shiza!! For a minute I thought Kenny Schmidt (#16) was here... That would be trouble! :)
We had a pre-trip meeting, was able to get tickets to the Gay Ball Scala after all, and mingled with the group.
(Reiterate Caipirinhas=dangerous, aka sneak-up-and-get-ya-right-drunk dangerous!)