once in a while, even penguins make their way on rio's beaches, as they get caught in the wrong currents and lose their way.welcomed with much cheering and attention by all cariocas, penguins do make headlines, get cared for, fed, and flown back to antarctica.

during the winter months, one of the things to look forward to is a phenomenon called 'maré roxa', or 'purple tide'. the purple tide happens after a cold front leaves rio de janeiro, and marine currents coming from the south of brazil get to rio's coastline, paired with winds from the south-west.