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| Rio de Janeiro, "River of January"; is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. The city was the capital of Brazil (1763–1960) and of the Portuguese Empire (1808–1821). Commonly known as just Rio, the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa - "The Marvelous City". |
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Rio is famous for its spectacular natural setting, its
Carnival
celebrations,
samba and other music, hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as
Copacabana,
Ipanema,
and Leblon
and pavements decorated with black and cream swirl pattern mosaics. Some of
the most famous local landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant
statue of ,
known as
Christ the Redeemer atop
Corcovado
mountain;
Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the
Sambódromo a giant permanent parade stand used during Carnival; and
Maracanã stadium, the world's largest. Rio also boasts the world's
largest forest inside an urban area, called Floresta da Tijuca, or '
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Rio de Janeiro is among the biggest cities in South America, but the city is more widely renowned for the various cultural celebrations that are held there every year. The most popular of these is the, held two weeks before the traditional Christian fasting of Lent.
Not only people from all over Brazil, but from all parts of the world come to Rio to take part and witness the extravaganza. The Carnival comes with a lot of people, good food, color and of course the Samba dance. The celebration of Carnival ends on "Mardi Gras" Tuesday.
Apart from the Carnival, New Year is also a big deal in Rio and is also one of the other major festivals. It's celebrated with several concerts and firework displays all around Rio, the largest one being in Copacabana beach. People wear white clothes, and some of them make offerings to a Candomblé called .
Rio also has one of the world's most talked-about nightlife. Rio has a lot of night clubs where the rich enjoy themselves and party the night away. Clubs like Baronneti, Nuth and Catwalk are some of the country's best known and frequented by celebrities such as , Calvin Klein, Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell.
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