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Date Night on Sugar Loaf

by Crystal StaffordLandscapes, Magic December 1, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

We finally decided to leave our sweet boy for an evening of exploration tonight. I was a little nervous about leaving him with our house cleaner but she offered and she was really sweet, and I am so glad we did because we had a magical evening, however short it was. We took a cab …

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Santa Teresa Street Art

by Crystal StaffordStreet November 30, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

We couldn’t have chosen a better neighborhood for our month-long “study abroad” in Rio. Santa Teresa had just enough grit to make it an adventure and enough soul to leave us wanting more. The art lining the streets was the icing on the cake. Magic 334/365, Santa Teresa Street Art, Rio, November 20, 2018

Crystal Stafford, Arpoador Rock, Ipanema, Rio

Sunset at Arpoador Rock

by Crystal StaffordMagic November 29, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

One of the first things I do when visiting a big city is google the best sunset spots. The Arpoador Rock came up in pretty much every list and when I finally went there I saw why. It’s a magical spot, creating the border between Ipanema and Copacabana beaches. He found our way after spending the …

Dasan the Redeemer

by Crystal StaffordPhotos November 28, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

Dasan poses, bored, on top of his father’s head on Ipanema Beach in Rio. Magic 332/365, Dasan the Redeemer, Ipanema Beach, Rio

Another Jesus Photo

by Crystal StaffordPhotos November 27, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

This is your typical Jesus photo from Rio de Janeiro. That is the funny thing about visiting these iconic landmarks, the photographs often end up being anti-climatic. Because that photo has been taken billions of times by millions of people and from every angle. I didn’t do a good job of making this my own. …

Flight Over Favela

by Crystal StaffordPhotos November 26, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

Not all was lost photographically during our helicopter tour of Rio. I really enjoyed photographing the favelas from above. It allowed me to somewhat capture the magnitude and magnificence of these climbing, sprawling neighborhoods. Magic 330/365, Flight Over Favela, Rio, November 24, 2018

Crystal Stafford, Christ the Redeemer, Rio

Underwhelming Jesus

by Crystal StaffordPhotos November 25, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

This is a bummer. I was so excited about our helicopter tour over Rio. I kept thinking back to the amazing shots we got in Namibia earlier this year from the little Cessna we chartered over the Namib desert and this was to be my first aerial shoot since then. I heard helicopters were smoother …

Helicopter Face

by Crystal StaffordLife November 24, 2018April 13, 2019Comments are Disabled

We took our son on his first helicopter tour over Rio de Janeiro. This face pretty much sums up his feelings about it. And no, he didn’t calm down and begin to enjoy it, but we did. This is pretty much my favorite photo of him yet. Is that mean? He just looks so adorable …

Into the Blue Goddess

by Crystal StaffordStreet, Travel November 23, 2018November 24, 2018Comments are Disabled

Another fine work of art from the streets of Santa Teresa. 327/365, Into the Blue Goddess, Santa Teresa, Rio, November 2018

Family Thanksgiving in Rio

by Crystal StaffordLife, Magic November 22, 2018Comments are Disabled

This best friend of mine, more of a soul brother than bestie, he and I have been everywhere together. We became soul friends for life in Russia when we were just 17. And then right after HE graduated from college (a good year before me because he was a much better student than I back then) he came and lived with me in Hawaii. And THEN when I moved to Congo, guess who came and lived there for a few months? Michael Boyd Stout. He is my ride or die in the truest sense of the phrase. And now, a few weeks ago when we got the wild idea to spend our “gap month” in Rio, I thought to myself, “I bet Michael would come.” And here is. He flew in on the red eye this morning and is ready to throw down for our 2nd thanksgiving abroad, the first was in Russia 23 years ago.

Magic 326/365, Thanksgiving Breakfast, Santa Teresa, Brazil, November 22, 2018