Day 1: Friday, January 4, 2002
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After spending more than 24 hours in air planes and airports, we were happy to see this perky lady who met us at Galeao International Airport (GIG). We were a little early for embarkation on the ms Ryndam, so we were treated to a tour of the city.
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We found Rio de Janeiro to be a modern city with a deep history.
Now a city of 6 million people, the site of Rio de Janeiro, was discovered
on January (Janeiro) 1, 1502 by Portuguese navigators who mistook the entrance of
Guanabara Bay for the mouth of a river (rio).
Right and below: We drove by the stadium that hosts the famous champion Brazilan soccer team.
The Brazilians and the Argentines maintain a fierce rivalry in soccer and many other aspects of their national lives.
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