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1 day ago · Sugarloaf Mountain ( Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w dʒ (i) ɐˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m (1,299 ft) above the harbor, [1] the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
3 days ago · A year later Brazil was independent. Rio de Janeiro - Carnival, Beaches, Favelas: As the country’s cultural capital, Rio de Janeiro has many prestigious artistic, literary, and scientific institutions. These include the Brazilian Academy of Letters, the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, and numerous museums. Among the museums are the National ...
1 day ago · Rio Carnival. Celebration prior to fasting season of Lent. The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro ( Portuguese: Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro) is a festival held every year before Lent; it is considered the biggest carnival in the world, with two million people per day on the streets. The first Carnival festival in Rio occurred in 1723.
3 days ago · The Morro da Babilônia ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʁu dɐ babiˈlõniɐ], Babylon Hill) is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating Copacabana beach from Botafogo. It is home to a favela known by the same name, as well as the favela Chapéu Mangueira. Morro da Babilônia is an environmentally protected area.
4 days ago · Hulton Archive/Getty Images c.1860: View of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... its leader, Thomas Selfridge, later wrote that the trip had required "extraordinary persistence and willingness to endure ...
2 days ago · She helped Brazil to two back-to-back silver Olympic medals in 2004 and 2008, as well as reaching a first ever World Cup final in 2007: a tournament in which the 21-year-old won the Golden Boot ...
1 day ago · This live webcam stream takes you to the site of the world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) at the top of Corcovado mountain, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The wonderful overviews include the cityscapes of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas), the statue of Christ the Redeemer, as well as ...
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