Throwback to our trip to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro in March 2016. It all started with the FIFA World Cup which happened in Brazil in 2014. Did you guys see those amazing pictures on television before the matches? I fell in love with them and wanted to visit Brazil myself. Since my husbands birthday was around the corner I decided to book a trip to Brazil for the two of us. In my opinion a perfect time for South America, it was almost fall. Rio de Janeiro was on top of my list. During the planning phase I was thinking about a circular tour but decided to stay in Rio, I wanted a beach vacation and besides that I found a perfect hotel deal for the PortoBay Rio de Janeiro located at the famous Copacabana Beach and next to the Belmond Copacabana Palace. After a little research I decided to book it.