Tough Rides
Rio de Janeiro to Salvador
E1 Jul 23, 2016 27m
After being blessed by a local priest, Ryan Pyle sets off from the iconic Copa Cabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on his BMW F800GS adventure motorcycle; the perfect bike for this is incredibly diverse adventure motorcycle ride. Ryan is looking to cover as much as 14,000 kilometres over a 60-day circuit of Brazil. There is just one problem, Ryan has never been to Brazil before, and he doesn't speak Portuguese, and has little experience in South America and the chaos on the roads. Ryan's journey begins by exiting Rio and making his way up through the foothills to Minas Gerais province in search of Gold and a deeper understanding of Brazil's mining past. From there he is heading north up the coast with his targets set on the first capital city of Brazil, the Afro-Brazilian city of Salvador.