Day 2 - February 6, 2015
OUR LADY OF CANDLEMAS CHURCH
Located on Praca Pio X Street not far from our hotel - the Interior of Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candeleria - Our Lady of Candlemas (40 days after birth of Jesus). Construction credited to ship's captain nearly shipwrecked at sea (1775 - 1894). Combination of baroque and Renaissance styles. Note the exquisite Angel under pulpit.
BACK TO THE BEACH
Called the sexiest beach in the world, the land of what's now known as Ipanema Beach once belonged to Jose Antonio Moreira Filho. The name comes from the Baron of Ipanema and his homeland in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The beach was made famous by the bossa nova-style song, "Girl from Ipanema" written in 1962 by Carlos and de Moraes. English lyrics by Norman Gimbel.