RIO DE JANEIRO, A HELICOPTER TOUR & LOST MY PHONE!! | TRAVEL VLOG

💌 about me:
I'm from The Netherlands but have been living in between Europe, the US & Asia since my HS graduation in 2016. Currently living in DC 🍂
Took 2 gap years after HS modeling full time in Milan, Paris, Sydney, Istanbul, Athens & more incredible cities. Honestly was an incredible experience.
I went to uni at NYU in Shanghai and NYC where I studied Business & Finance
After graduating uni in 2022 I worked full time for a fun fintech startup in NYC
6 year relationship with the love of my life who I met in Bali in 2017 ❤️
Expert (sort of) in LDR - long distance relationships 💌
All my videos here are filmed on iPhone - latest ones are on iPhone 15 pro

💌 contact me:
- insta:   / annabelsmitt  
- email: [email protected]
- shop my looks on LTK: https://www.shopltk.com/explore/Annab...

💌 music:
https://www.epidemicsound.com/music

💌 our airbnbs in Rio:
- Airbnb (in the mountains / rainforest): https://abnb.me/hHe8q713ZGb
- Airbnb (in Copacabana): https://abnb.me/kUKvUu13ZGb

💌 what we did in Rio in this vlog:
- Helicopter tour: https://verticalrio.com/pt/vertical-r... or their IG:   / vertical.rio  
- Parque Lage (gardens + restaurant + view Christ the Redeemer)
- Botanical gardens
- Watch a horse race at the jockey club in front of Casa Camolese (restaurant)
- Ipanema beach
- Prainha beach (50-60min Uber ride from Copacabana, but the Ubers in Rio are very affordable - just don’t leave your phone in one lol) - chill and have lunch here!

💌 (food) places in Rio we visited in this vlog:
- Pepo Cafe (breakfast/lunch)
- Nusa Cafe (breakfast/lunch)
- Arp bar de Praia (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
- Livraria da Travessa (bookstore and cafe)
- Quiteria Cafe (lunch/breakfast/dinner)
- So_lo Cafe (coffee/breakfast/lunch)
- Parque laque (breakfast/brunch/lunch) there’s usually an 1 hour+ wait but it’s so worth it and you can walk around their gardens meanwhile or even head over (25min walk) to the Botanical Gardens
- Colombo cafe in centro (beautiful historic cafe started in 1889)
- Casa Camolese (lunch/dinner/drinks) they have amazing cocktails
- There is a restaurant at Prainha beach (all the way on the right side of the bay which amazing food and lots of fresh fish)

Comment below or send me a DM on IG if you have any questions about Rio!!