South America-Day 29- Rio/Sao Paulo-"The shirt off his back"

Decided to enjoy the slower pace of Rio today since we need to head to the airport early this afternoon to fly to São Paulo. Slept in, had a leisurely breakfast, and then hung out by the pool for a bit. We ventured out to try to find Brennan a Flamengo jersey, but we weren't in their neighborhood so we struck out. Had a great casual lunch as Teresa Negra around the corner and then went back to the hotel. We had mentioned to Lance the owner that we were going out to find a jersey and when we came back empty handed, he actually gave Brennan his own lightly used jersey! Unbelievable!

Uneventful and short trip to SP where we landed just after 5. We flew into the downtown airport and were amazed to find that we couldn't see the edge of the city. It is really that big (it is the sixth largest in the world we're told)! We checked into the Hilton Morumbi and received the email from our Mendoza wine tour friends (Sarah & Trainor) regarding when and where for dinner. Got ready, had a drink in the executive lounge and then went to the Jardins neighborhood to a Lebanese restaurant called Sej. Had an awesome time hanging out with them and enjoyed the food- a great way to start the last leg of the trip!