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Looking back on 2016

music, especially live events shenanigans with old friends and new DANCE beautiful sunsets GRADUATION from masters of law TRAVELS Amsterdam Nice  Monaco Colombia Ecuador and volunteering with the incredible All Hands Volunteers Peru  hiking the ancient Inca trail checking off quite some items on my bucket list, for example seeing the one and only Macchu Picchu conquering a mountaintop 5200 meters above sea level and then seeing that Bolivia Chile Argentina and falling in love with red wine having my mind blown by the power of nature so many times that I lost count Uruguay tropical island life cruise ship life  Brazil I'm so in love with traveling and have a thousand new destinations in mind but it is equally amazing to come back home and spend ti

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro

Finally in infamous Rio de Janeiro. Happy and tanned, ready to hit Copacabana. The weather didn't definitely give us our best, altho it was still around 30 degrees most of the days, the sun rarely showed and we got to witness some thunder and tropical storms. Then again even the occasional showers couldn't diminish the charm of Rio. It's such a vibrant, mystifying city I really didn't mind.  With more than 6 million people and 1255 km² of area Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil and the third largest in Latin America. It combines natural attractions with a sprawling metropolis. Rio is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere as it holds so many symbols and famous landmarks: starting from partying at the Sambadrome during the carnival or seeing the Maracanã Stadium (one of the world's largest football stadiums) that was just home to the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics and ending with hitting the beaches o