Literally meaning ‘River of January’, Rio de Janeiro is a world class city boasts of a fine conglomeration of sightseeing and leisure spots. Served as the capital of Brazil for around two centuries (1763 AD to 1960 AD), Rio de Janeiro is now the second biggest city of the country. Commonly referred to as the Rio, the city also serves as the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Rio Carnival also called Carnaval in Portuguese has provided global recognition to the city of Rio de Janeiro that is participated by people from across the globe.
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Literally meaning ‘River of January’, Rio de Janeiro is a world class city boasts of a fine conglomeration of sightseeing and leisure spots. Served as the capital of Brazil for around two centuries (1763 AD to 1960 AD), Rio de Janeiro is now the second biggest city of the country. Commonly referred to as the Rio, the city also serves as the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Rio Carnival also called Carnaval in Portuguese has provided global recognition to the city of Rio de Janeiro that is participated by people from across the globe.
The city of Rio consists of two main regions, namely the North Zone (Zona Norte) and the South Zone (Zona Sul). With its beautiful natural landscape, spectacular ocean scenery especially serene beaches, massive skyscrapers, rich cultural heritage, interesting dance form ‘samba’, and fun-filled festivals and events, Rio de Janeiro fascinates visitors a lot. Besides these, the grand statue of Christ - Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf mountain and its cable car, one of the world’s biggest football stadiums - Maracana Stadium, plenty of SHOPPING and eating opportunities, and unique lifestyle of locals altogether make Rio de Janeiro a must visit place in South America.
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