Day 7 -- Iguacu - Rio de Janeiro

In the morning, I took one last walk along the waterfall trail. This time with lots of people and grey skies. The strike was still on so the hotel told us that if we want to get to the airport, they will take us to the park gate and from there we have to take a private taxi/limo to the airport for 90 reales ($45). This was highway robbery because a taxi from the airport to the gate is 20 reales (5 minute ride). We opted to just get to the gate for free and then look for a taxi there. The shuttle driver was nice enough to take us a bit further to the protesters’ blockade where we found a whole bunch of cabs. The flight to Rio was easy – 2 hours. From the airport it was a 30 minute cab ride to Copacabana where our hotel is located -- across the street from the beach. It was dark when we arrived, but we walked along the ocean and then had dinner in an Italian restaurant. Rio definitely has a totally different vibe from Sao Paulo. Unfortunately, unlike in other places, this hotel doesn't have free wifi and the paid one is so slow that it's almost impossible to upload pictures.