Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

By: Giselle Fagundes Draper

Population

• Population: 6.323 Million people.

Aerial View of City

Skyline View of City

Pictures of Rio

A street in Rio The stadium in Rio

Map of the City

Pictures of Carnival

Facts on Rio

• Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second largest city. Sao Paulo is the first.

• Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil for almost two centuries from 1763 to 1960 when it was moved to Brasilia.

• With roots in Africa, Brazil’s famous Samba music started in the neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro.

• Rio is host to Brazil’s largest holiday and party celebration in the country –(and world)…Carnival!

Culture

• Rio’s most spoken language is Portuguese

• Rio is the home and Samba and Capoeria

• Cristo Redentor is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Brazil, and the world.

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