Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is often referred to as 'Cidade Maravilhosa' or the 'Marvelous City'. But behind its famous landmarks and beautiful beaches is a rich history waiting to be discovered. Christ The Redeemer (1931) by Heitor da Silva Costa e Paul Landowski Rio de Janeiro Department of Conservation

Rio de Janeiro breathes music. It oozes from unfussy botecos and portable speakers, and erupts in samba circles both scheduled—like the popular Samba do Trabalhador each Monday in Andaraí—and ...

Rio de Janeiro, famous for its beaches, is hallowed ground for appreciating and reliving a particular bygone age when Rio burst into our 20th-century collective consciousness through our ears. Rio has been called “Paris by the Sea” and the “Cidade Maravilhosa” by Brazilian lyricists. The city is the birthplace of Bossa Nova.

Rio de Janeiro’s natural scenarios Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Surrounded by mountains and with a breathtaking view of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain, Lagoa is one of Rio de Janeiro’s most beautiful postcards. Approximately 7 kilometers long, it is a popular place for outdoor activities such as walking, running and cycling along ...

Tours and Transfers in Rio de Janeiro. Full-day and Half-day tours showing the best places to see in the city such as Sugar Loaf, Selaron and Christ the Redeemer. Transfers from/to airports and hotels… 3302. Primeiro Batalhão de Guardas. Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks.

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Rio’s magnificent beaches such as Copacabana and Ipanema call for a swim, game of beach volleyball or (on the promenades) rollerblading and jogging. Arpoador and Prainha are best for surfing.

The original demonym for the State of Rio de Janeiro is fluminense, from Latin flumen, fluminis, meaning "river".While carioca (from Old Tupi) is an older term, first attested in 1502, fluminense was sanctioned in 1783, twenty years after the city had become the capital of the Brazilian colonies, as the official demonym of the Royal Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro and subsequently of the Province ...

Another symbol of the city, the 396-metre tall Sugarloaf Mountain (known locally as the Pao de Acucar) stands with the Redeemer and Copacabana as the unofficial trinity of Rio’s must-see sites.