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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Rio de Janeiro

             Rio de Janeiro 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, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world.
             Rio de Janeiro is the most visited city in the southern hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival celebrations, samba, Bossa Nova, balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. Some of the most famous landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of 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 permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used during Carnival, Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, Candelária Church (Igreja da Candelária), Barra da Tijuca, Gloria church, Guanabara Palace, Pedro Ernesto Palace, ponte rio niterói, Teatro Municipal, Tiradentes Palace, Centro do Rio de Janeiro.

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Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil Candelária Church Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião Christ the Redeemer
copacabana copacabana Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Gloria church Guanabara Palace Pedro Ernesto Palace ponte rio niterói rio de janeiro rio de janeiro rio de janeiro rio de janeiro rio de janeiro rio de janeiro rio de janeiro rio de janeiro Teatro Municipal Rio de Janeiro Tiradentes Palace Vista aérea Centro Rio de Janeiro
Source of the images:
best-beaches.com     worldfortravel.com     greenlight.travel  
carlitolimablog.blogspot.com      en.wikipedia.org 
turnbacktogod.com      colunistas.ig.com.br      flickriver.com 

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