Glen.......

I had to follow the pre-arranged NYE plans of my fiance, although barring my internet trouble, I did manage to hook up with Red Robin a day earlier by telephone...........wasn't the rain at midnight fantastic !!!

We were standing at the corner of Avenida Atlantica and Rua Figeuiredo de Magalhaes during the fugos (fireworks) swigging from a bottle of cheap bubbly and absolutely soaking wet from the downpour !!! The crowd was estimated at 2.5 - 3 million Cariocas and gringo touristas like me.

I never bring the C/C's to Rio, just dead President's.............there is way too much fraud there..........gee....I guess you know that by now.



[This message has been edited by Carioca Canuck (edited 01-27-2001).]