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Spectacular Rio de Janeiro in Brazil

Tuesday, March 9th 2010. | Vacation

Rio de Janeiro in BrazilBrazil does have the potential for such a stunning nature, ranging from the Amazon jungle to the spectacular Rio de Janeiro. No wonder that many tourists feel at home and always return to the biggest country in Latin America. Each year millions of tourists visiting Brazil with the main purpose of Rio. Do not miss the largest cities in this country, namely Sao Paulo, Rio and Belo Horizonte, and the historic cities in Minas Gerais. Famous beaches in the world such as Copacabana and Ipanema is also located in this area.

If you want to vacation in Brazil, you should not directly to Rio de Janeiro, try it first visited the huge city of Sao Paulo. In the former capital of Brazil which is the trade center there are many buildings are magnificent skyscrapers, lively nightlife and some beaches are quite beautiful. In Minas Gerais there are a lot of the old city with buildings of Portuguese colonial heritage. Being in this area you like back to the early 20th century. While in Salvador, you can see churches with Baroque-style architecture and culture of Africa which is very thick. Hundreds of years ago, this port city was a place of arrival of African slaves.

Entering Rio de Janeiro, you will be greeted by a giant statue of Jesus (Christ the Redeemer) that stands on top of Mount Corcodova in the area of Tijuca Forest National Park. 39.6 meter of the statue is also the Seven Wonders of the World. You can see this statue directly from the close and even touch it, but to get to the place you have to climb hundreds of steps first. Atlantic ocean vast, ships and luxury yachts of the most interesting and Sugar-loaf Mountain (Pao de Acucar). Unique shape of the mountain which is situated at the mouth of Guanabara Bay and facing the Atlantic Ocean. To get to the top of the mountain 396 meters high, you can use a cable car. You can also enjoy the beautiful Rio from the sky by using glider or paragliding.

Rio is famous for bright areas, vibrant with entertainment and parties, without forgetting the richness of their culture and history. Here there are so many museums and historic buildings are well maintained. Some of them were formerly Paco Imperial Palace on the Portuguese colonial era, Candelaria Cathedral architecture of neo-classic style, Teatro Municipal, theater inspired by the Paris Opera House, the Museu Histórico Nacional, which contains historical objects from the colonial era Brazil to the kingdom. Do not miss the opportunity to visit and also around Jardim Botánico, Botanical garden has many plants from around the world.

Among the many interesting places, but no one beat the popularity of beaches that have been highly acclaimed in the world. Two of them Copacabana and Ipanema is also cited as two of the few in the world’s best beaches. Both beaches are located in Rio and near each other, only separated by the peninsula Arpoador, even so they have a different character. Background Soa Joao mountains, stretching along Copacabana Beach 5 km. On this beach every year millions of people come to sunbathe on the white sand beach or swim in the sea of blue. Indeed not a few tourists who spend their time for weeks around this beach. When the day was so crowded beach area with a variety of tourist activities, while the evening crowd moved along the streets of Copacabana. Everyone has their own way to enjoy the festive evening at the Copacabana, enjoy some drinks and food, singing, dancing or flirting with a fellow tourist. Will increasingly feel the richness of each new year in the evening. Here the big party in the title, more than two million people from all over the world gathered. Various attractions like the fireworks, some live music performed. End of year party at this beach was named as the biggest party every year.

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