Rio de Janeiro – what a magnificent port of entry to South America. We couldn´t have dreamed it better. Where oranges are green, limes are yellow, birds fly backwards and butterflies resemble flying carpets in the city jungle. And we´re not talking concrete jungle here. Wedged between glorious, white-sand beaches, a national park full of rainforest, and huge granite monoliths, Rio stretches for about 60 km in easily digestible segments. Its population of 10 million enjoy its extensive jungle areas and leafy, shady gardens and parks, when not working out on the beach – jogging, surfing, cycling, or playing volleyball or football. They´re an active lot and strut their stuff up and down the proms of Ipanema and Copacabana at all hours of the day.