Rio de Janeiro

• Rio de Janeiro 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).
• The city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa - "The Marvelous City".
General information
• Country - Brazil
• Region - Southeast
• State - Rio de Janeiro
• Mayor - Cesar Maia
• Area - 1182.3 km²
• Population - 6,094,183
Downtown
• Downtown is the historic centre of the city, as well as its financial centre.
• There are many historic churches, such as the Candelária; the modern-style cathedral, the Municipal Theatre and several museums.
Candelaria Church
• The Candelaria Church rises tranquilly from the bustling financial center of Rio downtown, in the heart of an area rich in cultural attractions.
The Municipal Theatre, originally an opera house in a classic European style, built in the beginning of the 20th century in the centre of Rio
Ipanema Beach
Copacabana beach
Copacabana Palace Hotel at Copacabana beach
Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro
• The statue stands 38 m (125 feet) tall and is located at the peak of the 710-m (2330-foot) Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park.
Corcovado mountain
• Corcovado, meaning "hunchback" in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro.
Sugarloaf Mountain
Climate
• Rio has a tropical climate with warm to hot temperatures year-round and generally high humidity.
• Summer heat can be oppressive, occasionally reaching 40°C (104°F) and higher.
• Precipitation is moderately high, being most heavy in the summer months when thunderstorms are common.
• In a 2006 study, Rio de Janeiro was found to have the bluest sky in the world.
Social conditions
• Rio is typical of the rest of Brazil in that there are enormous disparities between rich and poor.
• A significant proportion (15%) of the city's 6.5 million dwellers lives...

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