Rio de Janeiro, the Charming Carnival City
MANY who mistakenly assume that this city is the capital of Brazil. Popularity and progress in all things makes many people more familiar with the city of Rio de Janeiro than Brasilia, the capital of the country that has been five times to win the football world.
Rio de Janeiro is a city located in the state (province) which is also called Rio de Janeiro. It is in this southeastern Brazil.
Coming to Rio would not be impressed if miss one of the world’s largest carnival. The celebration which lasted for four days this used to happen in February, when the weather is hot-hot. Sun did not deter about 730 000 foreign tourists from Europe and the United States to fly to Rio de Janeiro to experience the heat of the annual festival.
You will see the whole city seemed to stop and dissolve in a costume party, music, song and dance that started the dance legend (Magic Ball) at the Copacabana Palace Hotel, a parade of samba and street bands.
Mandatory beach to visit
After enjoying the carnival, enjoy the warm weather while relaxing in Rio’s most famous beach in the world. One of Copacabana Beach located on the southern area of Rio de Janeiro. Stretch of white sand along the 4 km, visited by thousands of people Copacabana Beach for sunbathing, playing the waves, cycling and jogging.
You can order a traditional Brazilian drinks and food in the restaurants and beach bars are tiny. Fun sometimes comes from a group of athletes who show ability in Capoeira.
Capocabana sidewalk
Copacabana Beach is an attraction to local and international tourists. Turn of the year into a spectacular moment in this beach. Rod Stewart music concert ever held in this beach and suck up 3.5 million viewers. The legendary rock band the Rolling Stones also drew 1.3 million viewers in 2006. Fantastic!
Ipanema Beach is known exclusively. Sign in one of a list of the sexiest beach in the world by the Travel Channel, Ipanema visited by surfers and sun lovers who want testing the water sports. When winter, waves can reach a height of 9 meters. Ipanema beach is also showing two mountains called Dois Irmaos (two brothers) in the west end beach. Every Sunday, the road that leads to Ipanema Beach was closed and only opened specifically pedestrians and cyclists.
Leblon beach is located right in the heart of Rio with white sand and panoramic beauty of the hills. Families who come to take your child to play in the Baixo Baby, kids play area equipped with play equipment. Supermodel Giselle Bundchen and Naomi Campbell often had seen visiting this beach.
Christ Redeemer Statue
Rio de Janeiro, Enchantment is also engraved in the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the landmark that became one of the Seven Wonders of the World on July 7, 2007 this. Statue of Christian symbols as high as 39.6 meters was standing majestically on top of Mount Corcovado, in the Tijuca Forest National Park Corcovado. This National Park is about 15 minutes from Copacabana Beach.
