Rio is an absolutely stunning city! It’s hard to appreciate just how big and beautiful it is from a single vantage point as it winds up and down mountain sides, around a lagoon and hugs numerous beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. We have been fortunate over the last few days to take in some of the most impressive sights and views the city has to offer!

My first morning waking up in Rio I decided to continue to indulge myself and slept in! Once we decided it was time to embrace the day our friend Kristen set us up with pay per use bicycles and took us on a tour of Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. Our bike tour ended at the base of Sugarloaf mountain which is a peak that rises 396 meters above the city and offers 360 degree views. There are two ways to approach the top…