An Elusive Rio

There has been a whole lot of conferencing going on and not much else. Today, I gave my little talk about non-radial pulsations, and I only stumbled on the words once.

A few days ago, we had the opening ceremony that featured some traditional Brazilian dances, captured in this video.

I haven't seen much of Rio yet because of the conference, but I will take a day or two off from the conference next week to see the sights. I did spot Jesus from the conference center, however. Truthfully, he's pretty visible from most places in Rio, but this was the first time I could get a picture. He's on the top of the highest peak in the picture.

I plan on going up to that peak as well as the "famous" Sugar Loaf Mountain, which apparently involves a nifty cable car ride. It is reported that souvenirs can be purchased at these places. I'm so excited for that.

This weekend I'm going to Ilha Grande, so I'll have to report when I get back. It's an old prison island off of the Brazilian coast. The prison has been destroyed, but the island is supposed to be fantastic. I'm so excited!