Copacabana Beach - Copacabana is a district in Rio de Janeiro most know for the Copacabana Beach
On Flights Rio de Janeiro you can find information about your trip to Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city in Brazil. We have gathered the best links and put it together for you so that you can find your flights to Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro is a fantastic city. It has has the beautiful beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema amongt others, fascinating mountains in the middle of the city with Sugarloaf mountain and Corcovado being the most famous ones, and then of course its magnificent people that inhabit the lively neighbourhoods where samba and the carnival spirit is forever alive. So get your flights Rio de Janeiro!
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Looking down on Rio from Corcovado - Corcovado is a mountain in the middle of the city on top of which you find the statue of Christo Redentor
A favela clings to the hillside
Ipanema is a neighborhood in the suthern part of the city, also famous for Ipanema Beach.
Now, it is time to learn more about Rio. And where better to turn than to Wikipedia. Rio de Janeiro (”River of January”, English pronunciation: /ˈriːoʊ deɪ ʒəˈnɛəroʊ/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈxiu dʒi ʒaˈneiɾu]), commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America and the main tourist destination in the Southern Hemisphere. The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries, from 1763 to 1815 during the Portuguese colonial era, 1815 to 1821 as the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, and from 1822 to 1960 as an independent nation. Rio is nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa or ”The Marvelous City.” It is considered a Beta World City.
Rio de Janeiro is famous for its natural settings, its carnival celebrations, samba, Bossa Nova and hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. Some of the most famous landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Christ, known as Christ the Redeemer (‘Cristo Redentor’) atop Corcovado mountain, named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a giant permanent parade avenue lined with grandstands which is used during Carnival; and Maracanã stadium, one of the world’s largest football stadiums. Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, and will be the first South American city to host the event
The city also boasts the largest and second largest urban forests in the world: Floresta da Tijuca, or ”Tijuca Forest” and (almost connected to the first) the forest in Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca, or White Stone State Park.
The Galeão-Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport, commonly known simply as Galeão connects Rio de Janeiro with many Brazilian cities and also operates several international flights.
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