I arrived in Rio de Janeiro Sunday afternoon on a delayed flight from Madrid, got over to the hotel and started discovering the surrounding area (primary goal – as usual when arriving in a new city – stock up on water and cookies). I went to bed early, as I did not feel too well after the flight.
For the next day I had booked an all-day city tour (to ensure I see the important bits…), however due to an accident they had to split my one-day tour to two half-day tours (one for Monday afternoon, the other for Tuesday morning). So I ended up doing a beach tour on my own on Monday morning and going up Corcovado in the afternoon.