I am swimming in the Rio Negro. I had no idea that there were piranhas in the water! They say that as long as you don't have a cut or blood in water, the piranhas won't attack you.

 We also swam with pink dolphins in the river. They are amazing animals that are very rare and I am not sure if they will be around for very long.

My cool necklace that I got for swimming with the pink dolphins.

The bossa nova song "Garota da Ipanema" was inspired by this beach in Rio de Janeiro. We were so lucky to be there as the sun was setting. Shortly after the picture was taken, the sky turned dark red as the sun set. Beautiful.