America (CV 66) - Naval Cruise Book

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Rio de Janeiro QContinuedJ gems in the mines of Minas Gerais, works an incredible magic on the soul. Trying to restrain yourself from speaking Spanish, refusing to have your shoes shined for the third time in as many minutes, eating a choice filet mignon for 32.00, going to a soccer game and watching in confusion as the Brazilians boo their own team when it starts to lose, discovering later why you should have avoided eating that let- tuce or drinking that water, and dis- covering where the bikini was really in- ventedg these things and more are Rio de Janeiro. Her harbors parted for us like the petals of two lush jungle orchids, her music calmed our souls, her streets v- , ,L 1' A A. hgglfiie ..:' 'fir 5 took us in their dazzling maze, her food begged us to try it, her language challenged our tongues, her people appealed to our senses, her fashions came from Paris and Bahia, and her charisma pulled at the hearts of the city's 5,000 newest admires. -G. H. Jochum H, J. GOYWOIII f alll' fi ,St

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l J infinite sense: you board in the back and exit in the front, paying as you go through the turnstile located amidships. Soon, a subway system will share the burden of mass transit with the Mercedes bus fleet. Through the use of pantomine, sign language, and crude Portuguese, it is easy to make yourself understood in Rio de Janeiro, as many AMERICAmen learned. The thumbs up sign and the word chow facilitates understanding, but asking a Brazilian for a date, and never being able to verbalize it, is an experience that knows no English translation. Getting lost on the buses, trying in vain to flag down an empty taxi, and nearly getting run over in the process, are all part of the Rio experience for many an adventuresome soul. On the decidedly positive side, anyone who looked down on the city from Corcovado at twilight will probably have to re-define the word vista . The city, blinking like all the , 4 V , ' aw g ,fwsffzg s ., 1. 1 s 1 uii -'I , 'hull'

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Q! E visas M as A monument honoring the fallen of World War II C above leftj and a Tiiuica Forest waterfall have captured the imagination of tourists the world over. Guanabara Bay and Rio nightlife beckon the hilltop traveller from Sugarloaf. Three different views of Christ the Redeemer reveal a solid sur- vivor amid the rugged terrain. The brightness of Laguna and Copacabana set off the hills by night. The beaches don't stop at Im- panema. New beaches help remove some of the pressure from the world-famous Copacabana, just beyond the aptly-named Twin Brothers mountain. Tile upon tile of carefully-laid stones, set in perfect symmetry, border the entire stretch of beachfront. ,,.,,,..,.,,1..........-.iii-v