Good Bye Rio. Hello Iguazu

The past few days in Rio have been wild, filled with dancing, drinking, and singing until the sun rises. In Rio it seems to be ´the norm´ to stay out until 6am. Monday night I had tickets to the Sambadrome, a huge stadium that hosts the annual parade. Samda schools have been practicing every weekend since September to compete for the best floats, costumes, and dance/show. The show starts at 10pm and goes until 6am, which means thousands among thousands of people are in the stands singing, dancing and cheering for there favourite schools. You´ll have to see the pictures to understand how much effort is put into this parade. It attracts celebrities from around the world, such as Madonna and Bono, but this year the only celebrity sighting was Pamela Anderson at the Beach. I was out until 8am, which was the norm for the night, meaning I woke up mid afternoon, and just went to Copacabana beach to relax and people watch. Fun fact about Carnival: 80% of there annual alcohol sales are from this weekend. Meaning everyone is out having a good time, but unfortunately crime does occur. A friend from my hostel had his cell phone pick-pocketed, and then the next night was robbed by a 12 year old with a hunting knife. Today it was time to leave Rio and head to Iguazu Falls. Iguazu is on the border of Brazil and Argentina, and hosts a park with over 250 waterfalls that supposedly puts Niagra Falls to shame. However the bus broke down after an hour and now I´m stuck writing this from the side of the road waiting for the new bus to pick us all up. Luckily we are surrounded by lush forest and mountains, it could be worse!