🇧🇷 Travel Memories: Brazil (Country #19) ✨

Seven years ago, I flew from winter in Paris to summer in Rio—11 hours of sleep, zero photo skills, and half-listening to guides... yet these moments stuck forever: 🌅 Copacabana Magic Pink-purple sunsets every evening at Copacabana Beach. Copacabana Palace Hotel 🏨: Woke up to ocean views, ate breakfast fit for celebs (Justin Bieber’s photo was on the wall!). 🎨 Christ the Redeemer’s Neighborhood Street art reimagining the iconic statue. Foggy cable car ride 🚡: Chased by a giant black cat (luck!) + gulped "must-try" Brazilian soda. One sunbeam broke through—just enough to snap that blue city-sea blend. 🌃 Favela Dinner Adventure Police-escorted into a hillside favela at night. Dimly lit restaurant with surprisingly cozy vibes—like any sidewalk boteco, but with armed guards outside. ⛪ The Hidden Golden Church Missed the name, never forgot the awe: A plain 19th-century facade hiding walls drenched in gold. Later ID’d as Igreja de São Francisco da Penitência—TripAdvisor’s "true gem" (heaven on earth?). #RioMemories #TravelThrowback #HiddenGems