Rio de Janeiro

BY

ALEC & JASON RIOS

ClimateThe climate of Rio de Janeiro is considered to be tropical and temperate, with high temperatures throughout the year.

Throughout the year, temperatures in Rio de Janeiro usually stay between 77°F and 86°F and rarely stray too far either side.

Rio de Janeiro resides within the southern hemisphere, meaning that the seasons and climate are reversed. Summer is generally considered to fall between December and February. The winter months, range from June to August.

Rio de Janeiro is situated on one of the most unique sites in the world. Surrounded by mountains, coves, and beaches.

Rio is located just north of the Tropic of Capricorn along the Brazilian Atlantic coast.

The terrain is characterized by steep hills and mountains. One of the most famous is the coastal mountain Sugar Loaf, which is the landmark most commonly associated with Rio.

The population of Rio de Janeiro was 53.2% female and 46.8% male.

The census revealed the following numbers:

• White people (51.2%), • Multiracial people (36.5%), • Black people (11.5%), • East Asian people (0.7%), • Amerindian people (0.1%)

The city of Rio de Janeiro has a population of 5,940,224, according to 2010 IBGE Census.

Rio De Janeiro is the second most populous city in Brazil after São Paulo and also the third largest metropolitan area in Brazil.

POPULATION

RELIGION

Religion Percentage Number

Catholic 60.71% 3,556,096

Protestant 17.65% 1,034,009

Irreligious 13.33% 781,080

Spiritist 3.44% 201,714

Umbandist 0.72% 72,946

Jewish 0.4% 23,862

In terms of religion, in this area, it is mostly divided between Catholics, Protestants, and non-religious. The rest none more than 5% are Jews, Spiritist and Umbanda which is an Afro-Brazilian religion.

Dinner is an light affair for most, soup, salads, rice, beans or pasta.

Some daily meals in an Brazilians diet include tropical fruits, typical cakes, tapioca, cuscuz, grilled ham-and-cheese-sandwiches, bread and butter, smoked turkey and coffee for breakfast

Lunch for Brazilians is usually the biggest meal of the day, rice, beans and some sort of protein is usually eaten with a salad or cooked vegatables.

FOOD

Rio de Janeiro is governed by a mayor and the Municipal Chamber, a legislative body.

The 1988 constitution allows states to keep their own taxes, and mandates regular allocation of a share of the taxes collected locally by the federal government.

States hold elections every four years and exercise a considerable amount of power.

The 26 Brazilian states are partially self-governing entities organized with complete administration branches, and have relative financial independence.

Rio de Janeiro was discovered by Portuguese conquistadors on January 1, 1502. They mistook the large Guanabara Bay for the mouth of a river; it was therefore named Rio de Janeiro (“January River”).

Rio remained the political capital of Brazil until 1960, with the inauguration of Brasilia and the transfer of the government. But that has not slowed Rio down it continues today to be the cultural capital in many aspects of Brazilian culture. Today Rio is stable financially, and the city has a new creative energy.

Brazil's independence from Portugal anointed Rio de Janeiro as the official capital of Brazil in 1822, allowing Rio to grow to one of the world's largest cities by 1891.

History

It is surrounded by spectacular geographic features including

Sugar Loaf mountain,

the hills of Tijuca,

and Corcovado Peak including the Christ the Redeemer

which is one of Seven Natural Wonders of the

World.

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil, on the South Atlantic coast.

Rio is famous for its breathtaking landscape, its laidback beach culture and its annual carnival.

The harbor of Rio de Janeiro is unique for its entry from the ocean that makes it appear as the mouth of a river.

Unique

Sugar Loaf

copacabana beach

Corcovado Peak

Tijuca Forest

Carnival Rio de Janeiro

Maracanã Stadium soccer, olympics, world cup

WHY WE PICKED RIO

Rio De Janeiro is an extremely beautiful place that both of us would like to visit someday. From the perfect weather to one of the seven wonders of the world, and countless attractions it is easy to see why anybody would like to live or visit Rio De Janeiro.

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