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Written by James Ellsworth
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Sunday, 27 August 2006 20:53 |
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Sometimes the usual enticements of Rio de Janeiro are too sweltering to handle, especially in December and January. On occasion, in searing daytime temperatures, the hot white sands of Ipanema and Leblon that slope down to the cool Atlantic waves bake the feet too much, the expansive shores that often teem with impromptu soccer or volleyball games go comatose, the ubiquitous sarong, T-shirt, and chopp salesmen start using their wares and empty beer coolers as hats in the noonday sun.
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