It is located in a strip of Atlantic coast of Brazil, near the Tropic of Capricorn, where the shoreline is oriented east to west.

It was the capital of Brazil until 1960, when Brasília took its place. Residents of the city are known as Cariocas. The official song of Rio's "CidadeMaravillosa".

Rio is considered a global city by the inventory-Beta 2008 from the University of Loughborough.

The region occupies Rio de janeiroit was discovered on January 1, 1502 by a Portuguese expedition led by Gaspar de Lemos, who believe they have reached the mouth of a great river, dubbed the bay the name of Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese, “rio de enero". But the French were the first to settle in the region.

The Portuguese attacked the colony and began the fight to permanently expel the French and secure their rights in the region, a struggle that lasted several years.

The climate is tropical Atlantic, with warm summers and

mild winter. Temperatures can rise to over 35 degrees and

occasionally exceed 40 degrees in interior areas of the city.

The coldest months are June and July and the hottest

months are December and January

Rio's population was 6,320,446 people, making it the second largest urban area in Brazil and the third in South America. More women (53.17%) than men (46.86%). 51.2% of the population is white (3,234,812 people), 36.5% are colored black or mestizo (2,307,104), 11.4% are colored black (724,197) and 0, 7% are Asian (46.484 people) and 0.1 are indigenous (6764)

The predominant religion is Catholicism, but there are Protestants,

spiritualists, Jews ..

The official national language is Portuguese. English and Spanish

are also part of the curriculum of the official high school. There are

international schools, such as the American College of Rio de

Janeiro, School Our Lady of Mercy, Corcovado German School,

the Lycée Français and the British School of Rio de Janeiro.

Rio de Janeiro is the second richest in Brazil after São Paulo city.

It is the headquarters of Petrobras and Vale, and major oil companies and telephony in Brazil companies. In Rio are many universities and institutes, is the second largest research and development in Brazil.

In Rio are the major cultural and entertainment companies, major national and international groups in the shipping industry and the largest shipyards in the country.

The 2016 Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, and

will be the first time a South American city hosts the

event. The Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro will

also host the final of FIFA World Cup 2014 and also

received the World Youth Day in 2013.

The most important are:

Corcovado: is a hill 710m high and lush vegetation, part of TijucaNational Park. At the top is the Christ Redeemer 30 meters high, standing on a pedestal 8 m which was inaugurated in 1931.

Los Arcos de Lapa: ancient aqueduct, now used as a viaduct for the tram to Santa Teresa nose. Los Arcos is located in downtown Rio, in the neighborhood of Lapa.

CatedralMetropolitana:contemporary. Itwas inaugurated in 1979 aretapered. It has capacity for20,000 people. The bell tower iscone shaped. Emphasize itsstained glass is four.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora deCandelaria: was built infulfillment of a promise made byAntonio Martins Palma. It hasa neoclassical style, highlightingthe stone dome Lioz Lisbon.Inside, everything is marble andstained glass artwork.

Palacio de Itamaraty: Located on Avenida Marechal Floriano, was built in the mid nineteenth century. Built under the influence of neoclassical style, has an interior patio.

Palacio Imperial: Located in the Plaza XV. The first floor of the building now houses the Paulo Santos library. The rest of the building is used for exhibitions, theater performances, film screenings ...

Monasterio de San Benito:founded in 1590. Located atop a hill in the center of the metropolis. It has a baroque decoration and interior is lined with gilded wood.

Biblioteca Nacional: It is

located in a building opened in

1910, and performed in

neoclassical style. It has a

collection of nearly nine

million official documents, the

first newspapers in the

country and many historical

documents.

Teatro Municipal:

inspired by the Paris

Opera. It is located in the

Marechal Floriano square

and is a building

constructed between

1905 and 1909 is mainly

used for dance

performances and music.

Garota de Ipanema: Located in the

neighborhood of Ipanema. His fame

is that there musician Vinicius de

Moraes wrote the classic song "Girl

from Ipanema". Notable cod

fritters, crab meat, with different

fittings. To drink, beer and

caipirinhas prepared.

Kilograma: located at 644 Rua

Visconde de Pirajá where you can

enjoy a variety of pizzas and even

your taste.

Antiquarius: is one of the best

restaurants in Rio. His specialty

is the leg of lamb and lobster

thermidor and its more than 50

varieties of bacalhau. It has a

variety of wines.

Carême Bistró: One of the

delights is the grilled duck breast

with mashed potatoes and onion

jus de cassis.

Cipriani: His specialty is the

venison fillet with lemon and

capers on a crispy potato cake or

fitete tuna with orange and

herbs. Pastas, risottos and soups

are also available

Olympe: One of the dishes is the red

grouper with eggplant in honey and

sherry vinegar and ketchup. Among the

desserts, pie corn lychee, mango,

coconut milk and basil soup cold.

-music

-Rio offers a variety of

live music: samba,

bossa nova, choro, rock,

MBP (Brazilian pop),

classical, blues and jazz

...

-Bars

Bar Luiz, la Garota de

Ipanema, Melt, Leblon,

Saturnino, Jardim Botânico,

la Academia da

Cachaça, Lord Jim Pub,

Ipanema.

In Brazil,the casino are illegal

Aveida Presidente Vargas one

of the busiest streets.

The main shopping streets of the

city are the Avenida Nossa

Senhora de Copacabana, the

Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in

Leblon, Rua Barata Ribeiro in

Copacabana or Rua Visconde de

Pirajá in Ipanema.? ? In Rio de

Janeiro we find numerous outdoor

markets, the most popular of all

the Hippie Fair Ipanema, we will

find every Sunday in Playa

General Osorio.

The city of Rio de Janeiro is divided into 34 administrative

regions, including the 160 districts of the municipality. It

is also subdivided into 19 sub-prefectures.

Most of the most popular neighborhoods in the city are in the south: Copacabana, Ipanema, Botafogo, Flamengo, Leme Leblon, Lagoa.

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Party of Santo Amaro

Held in Campos of Goytacazes,

in January, and is a religious

festival in which Mass is

celebrated. A representation

of the struggle between Moors

and Christians, known as

horses were also performed.

Carnival

It is a celebration that lasts

five days. Midnight before Ash

Wednesday begins Friday.

La Semana Santa

After Easter the traditional

Easter Week where rabbits and

Easter eggs are typically held.

Fiesta del Divino Espíritu SantoIt takes

place in early June. It is a mixture of

religious and secular manifestation Keep

"ladainhas" Portuguese folk dances and

processions, as in the original

celebrations.

Corpus CristiNational Day is

celebrated on June 15. The edges

of the streets with figures adorn

the Catholic liturgy.

Fiestas Juninas

It is celebrated in Brazil to San

Antonio. The cycle of festivities

begins June 13. It is a mainly rural

festival.

Festival folclórico de Bumba-Meu-Boi

This festival represents the

story of the resurrection of an

ox to save the life of Father

Francisco. The traditional game

is the bumba

Fiesta da Penha It is one of the

largest and most popular festivals of

religious nature of Rio de Janeiro

and every Sunday October is

celebrated.

Feijoada, based stew of

black beans, cooked with

pork, seasoned with pepper,

orange peel and served with

rice.

Churrasco is prepared with up to ten

types of meat and accompanied by a

salad, beans or rice.

Leão veloso soup, broth with shrimp and

fish heads, accompanied by tomato and

saffron.

Quindim, a pastry made of egg yolks,

sugar and grated coconut.

Ambrosia melon, a fruit salad

made with mixed fruits

accompanied by coconut and

melon.

Coconut water

Tropical fruit juices

Caipirinha, a very refreshing drink

that consists of cachaça or

cachaça (cane liquor), lemon,

sugar and ice.

Baba de moça, based liquid egg

yolks, coconut milk, sugar and

cinnamon caramel point.

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