Yorktown Apollo Recovery (CVS 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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f I VISITORS LEAVE--Brazilians PARADE REST--Yorktown Marines stand at parade 'lj2finb i:efZZipSh0'e am' rest as the Fighting Lady enters Rio de J0f12H'0' 9 ' V1'7'1 l 4.4, 44 IPANEMA--View of the beach at Ipanema with the shore Iine of hotels in the background. page 43

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Carnival Time Arriving in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during Carnival time made the stop one of the most exciting liberty ports York- town crewmembers have ever encountered. On February 14, Valentine's Day, the 'Fighting Lady' dropped anchor i11Guana- bara Bay, for three days, for the second stop on her 13,800-mile trip around Cape Horn form Long Beach to Norfolk. ' Arriving a day before the annualfour- day Carnival began, 257 Yorktown crew- members took an all-day tour of the city. The tour included a stop at Corcovado Mountain, where the statue of Christ the Redeemer, named 'Christo Redentor' in Portuguese, overlooks the entire city. The statue, weighing 1,260 tons, was built in 1931, and is located on the top of a 2,760 foot mountain. For camera bugs this afforded a beautiful view of the city. a Another picturesque sight is Sugar Loaf Mountain which is 874 feet high VISITORS ARRIVE--Brazilians board ship to tour Fighting Lady'H Page In Riode Janeiro and can only be reached by cable car, similar to those used in Europe to reach ski slopes. From the top of Sugar Loaf one had a sweeping view of Guanabara Bay, second to the largest bay in the world-- San Francisco Bay. The sweltering weather in Rio was quite a contrast to the low temperatures Yorktown crewmembers experienced the previous week, when the 'Fighting Lady' was rounding Cape Horn. Business in Rio virtually comes to a stand still during the Carnival. Brazil- ian people save their money for months to make their costumes for the parades in the Carnival. The heart of the Carnival takes place in Downtown Rio on Avenue Presidente Var- gas, however, from Downtown Rio to its numerous beaches and outline areas, everyone has the Carnival spirit. Various groups formed with bands and multi-colored costumes to march in the parades. Nearly seven-tons of 'Handclasp' ma- and terial--soap, clothes, medicines s orting equi ment- were off loaded in P P ' Rio. It was to be distributed by the U.S. Naval Mission. . Almost 1,000 Brazilian visitors tour- ed the 'Fighting Lady' to see the ship and a replica of the Apollo 8 capsule. Several hundred also toured the ship as personal guests of ship's company. EXPLAINING DISPLAY--Crewmember expIair1s display to visitors. 42

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aaffamrx-sh Y Q' BEACH SALESMAN--While on one of many beautiful beaches in Rio you could buy a fresh pineapple from a vendor. Two crew- members Ion rid1t2 look over one of the num- erous magazine stands in Rio. I iii! Qu -Sul' COLURFUL 'CUSTUMES--A group of Brazilians parade through Rio in the colorful costumes. page 44