The Botafogo Banks
You know those spots that are almost perfect, but just have one minor imperfection? This isn’t one of those spots. EVERYTHING is wrong with this spot. In addition to the glue sniffing gangsters sleeping in the tunnel, the entire ground is made up of freaking cobblestones. Actually, it’s called “Pedra Portugues” which is Portuguese (duhhhhh) for Portuguese stone. Although it’s very stylish and slick looking, it completely shite for skateboarding on. Most of the sidewalks of Rio de Janeiro are [...]
