All the beaches of Rio, including this one in front of our hotel, have boardwalks of intricate geometric patterns. And the beaches are
broad and clean, hosting thousands of people enjoying the seaside. We are cautioned on our sunday morning stroll by a couple of joggrs to "take our picture machine and get back to the hotel".............the favela, the slums of Rio, are closeby, and unwary tourists can be relieved of cameras, wallets or jewelry with no recourse of recovery. One goes to the beach with suit, towel and old sandals.........