OT: Anyone been to Rio and Buenos Aires?, Doris and I are going on vacation... Options

[nine14cats]

OT subject here --

Anyone been to Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires? I've got a butt load of United Miles from my job. Cashed in 400K miles and got us 2 First Class tickets rountrip to Rio and Buenos Aires. One week in each port with a couple day stopover on the way back in Washington DC to see Doris' sister.

Anyone have a must see or must do idea in either of the cities? I know in Rio at our beach hotel I'm going to be wearing (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) !

Can't wait....it's been a grind lately.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

Bill P.

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I was in Rio back in September for work. The people there are super friendly and helpful. I've always heard that Brazilian women were the hotest in the world and that was no lie. I had a hard time concentrating in the office between that and overlooking the bay. As for the danger aspect it may be a little worse than other big cities but isn't a problem as long as you stay out of the bad areas. Hell, there are parts of Atlanta I won't go to and I live here. The food is great and cheap; make sure you go to a Brazilian BBQ. The only thing that really surprised me was the blatant prostitution. If you sit down at a bar on the beach they will come running. Even the bar tender at the hotel tried to hook me up with his girlfriend! I was also warned to be careful because not all of them are girls.