Day 6: Parque Lage, Ipanema & Copacabana
We had planned to go to the Redeeming Christ hiking through Parque Lage, however when we got there, we were informed by local police that the risk of being assaulted was quite high! Some Internet browsing later confirmed that indeed over 100 people (mostly tourists) had been attacked since the start of the year. On the ground, the Parque Lage itself is really beautiful and quite safe, with free entry and lots of little monkeys, iguanas and magnificent birds sharing the rainfo