oh I know, the city was not even close to the small fishing villages along the coast.
The atolls covered in trees 100 yards off the coastline made me dream of a house on top, long winding stairs down to a dock where I park my boat.
You can have that here if you go to the beach... but I wouldn't choose Argentina nor Rio to have that. What you're talking about is a caribbean/miami florida mix. You know, like the big drug dealer mansions (scarface comes to mind).