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International Club of Rio de Janeiro

www.incrio.org.br

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Botanical Garden excursion Happy Hours General Meeting

Jardim Botanico - Rio de Janeiro

The Echo January 2014 1. President’s First Word 2. Botanical Garden – Excursion 3. Happy Hours This Month 4. General Meeting 5. Those who make it happen

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Hi Everybody, Happy New Year to you all and for those of you just arriving back from your holidays abroad, welcome back to Rio! I would like to invite you to join us again this year as we strive to make your South American experience as enjoyable and colorful as possible.

This year we are adding travel and exploration to our already extensive list of events. We would like to invite you and your friends or visiting guests to join us as we start the year with lunch and a tour of Rio's magnificent Botanical Garden this coming Tuesday.

You also won't want to miss our 1st General Meeting where we will be introducing you to some very travel savvy people, who can provide you with the best ever insider tips on Brazil to be found anywhere. They will talk about places that you would most probably otherwise miss. So join us as we kick-off the year with a long list of outings in Rio and exciting weekend getaways.

Exploring as a group has always proved to be a great way to bring our international community together. Learning about this beautiful country, while making new friends is a truly exciting way to live in the moment.

Read on to find out more about what we have in store for you in January.

My best to you all, Bonnie

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Botanical Garden – Excursion  When: Tuesday, January 14  Time: o 11:30 - Join us for an early lunch or just some coffee and a chat. o 13:00 - Tour through the Botanical Garden.

It will be great to catch up after the holidays, see the Garden and return home before the traffic gets too intense.  Meeting Place: La Biciclete Restaurant (please note that this is inside the gate of the Jardim Botânico, near the parking area.)  Entry: R$6  RSVP via email. Please sign up for this event ASAP so we have an idea of how many people will be attending!

In case of Rain: Should it rain on the day, we will instead be going to the Fort in Copacabana which has besides one of the best views of Copacabana, one of Rio's most traditional restaurant, café Colombo and an interesting little museum.

Should we need to make this change of venues, it will be posted on our Facebook pages the morning of the excursion.  Where: Forte de Copacabana  Time: o 11:30 - Join us for an early lunch or just some coffee and a chat at Rio's most traditional Cafe Colombo o 13:00 - We will walk around the Fort enjoying the panoramic views and museum where a delightful movie about the history and construction of the Christ Statue is shown. You will be amazed to know that the Statue was not a gift from France.  Entrance: R$6  PARKING: Please note parking is usually available free of charge to the right of main entrance, inside gates.

More info to follow on

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January 2014 Happy Hours Happy hour in Zona Sul · · · ·

When: Thursday, January 30 Time: 19:30 Where: Bar Astor (Av. Vieira Souto, 110 - Ipanema) RSVP via email. Please sign up for this event so we have an idea of how many people will be attending!

Sunday Sunset Happy Hour - Barra · · · · ·

When: Sunday, January 19 Time: 16:00 Where: HOLLANDAISE (Avenida Lucio Costa 5750, Barra da Tijuca) Easy Parking / FIRST BEER IS ON THE HOUSE RSVP via email. Please sign up for this event so we have an idea of how many people will be attending!

For the last updates, keep an eye on

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January General Meeting · · · ·

When: Tuesday, January 28 Time: 10:30 - Meeting with guest speakers - 12:00 pm Lunch Where: To be announced Themes: o Hidden Pousadas in Brazil o Weekend getaways for InC members o Excursions in Rio · Speakers:  Jackie Stern, our 2014 InC Rio Excursion leader, will share her vision of fun things to see and do. Jackie has been a long time member and resident of Rio as well as a former President of the InC. Once a month she will be introducing us to a new and fun place to see in Rio. Not to be missed!  Alison McGowan - CEO of Hidden Pousadas Brazil. Alison is a travel writer and marketing professional with a particular interest in Brazilian history, culture and music. Responsible for researching and personally reviewing every pousada in the highly recommended special collection she is the guiding force behind the guide, and the person to talk to for any advice on where and when to go to Brazil.  Raf Kiss, InC communications director, manager of AngloINFO Rio de Janeiro and tour guide extraordinaire. Raf has extensive, firsthand knowledge of what is exciting and available in and around Rio. He will be in charge of setting up our weekend getaways to some very cool off the beaten track places.  Victor Harrison is the InC's official photographer and a retired scientist. He will be showing a collage of videos and photos of Rio and also images of InC events he documented in 2013.

RSVP via email. Please sign up for this event ASAP so we have an approximate idea of how many people will be attending!

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Those who make it happen E x e c u ti v e B o a r d 2 0 1 3 President Bonnie Kobert Harrison president@incrio.org.br Vice President

Adiane Mitidiero

Treasurer

Tina Wagner

Secretary

Susan Loveland

Membership Director

Liliana Perilla Rojas

adiane@inbrazili.com treasurer@incrio.org.br susanloveland54@msn.com dentijet@gmail.com

Charity Director

Marian Dinardo

cc@incrio.org.br

Fundraising Director

Natalie Wesson

ncwesson@gmail.com

Communications Director Events Director

Raf Kiss Valeria Lobo

webmaster@incrio.org.br falobo@speedy.com.pe

Coordinators Communication Team

Webmaster The Echo

Raf Kiss Brenda Ledesma

Photographer

Victor Harrison

InConnection

Denise Luna

Facebook page

Victor Harrison

Facebook Group

Naomi Cohen

Hospitality Welcome Coordinator Cafezinho’s

communication@incrio.org.br

VACANT Tanya Matheus Jane Wood (Zona Sul) Zona Sul (vacant)

tanya_matheus@yahoo.co.uk cafezinho@incrio.org.br

Ac t i v i t y C o o r d i n a t o r s Book Club Bridge Concert Information Fun Cooking Club

Robyn Thompson Coca Caputo

retho55@hotmail.com coca.caputo@globo.com

Margarita Mari Lucia Helena Assad

lhassad@uol.com.br

SPONSORS

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