Richard Feynman spent the 1951-52 sabbatical granted to him by Caltech at the CBPF in Rio de Janeiro. Here he continued his research, frequented the beach, the bars, and the PanAm hostesses at the Miramar Palace in Copacabana, attended a samba school, became a skilled frigideira player, and joined a musical group that later competed in the famous Rio Carnival.
