Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The beautiful place of Corcovado: The distinctive statue of Christ the Redeemer, arms spread to welcome the world, is the symbol of Rio de Janeiro and one of the seven New Wonders of the Modern World. It rests on top of Rio de Janeiro's Corcovado Mountain, 2,330ft (710m) above the beaches below, and is accessed via a miniature train that runs from the Cosme Vehlo District through the Atlantic rain forest to the foot of the statue. The train ride offers stunning vistas of Rio, and the view from the summit is breathtaking. Spread out beneath the statue is the Tijuca Forest, resplendent with attractions to enchant visitors in the cool of the rain forest among natural pools and waterfalls. There is for example the Mayrink chapel, which features murals painted by Candido Portinari, one of Brazil's best known modern artists, and the Museu do Acude, housing colonial furniture and a collection of china from the East India Company.

The Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Brazil

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Overlooking sight of The Statue of Christ the Redeemer,Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil

Now! Rio de Janeiro Called the "Wonderful City" by Brazilians, Rio features the of the world. Great nightlife, beautiful beaches, stunning shorelines, friendly people, plenty of shopping, and many wonderful restaurants featuring cuisine from all over the world, make Rio a best in the world.

Steeped in a rich and diverse cultural history, Rio de Janeiro is a sightseers dream with hundreds of spectacular attractions awaiting them! With the verdant Amazon rain forest, miles of beautiful coastline and some seriously exciting neighborhoods to explore, this city has so much to offer. A trip to Rio de Janeiro would not be complete without heading up Sugar Loaf Mountain or an obligatory visit to the statue of Christ the Redeemer, one of the seven New Wonders of the Modern World and Rio de Janeiro's most famous landmark. Ipanema is the place to go for sun worshipers, where miles of sugary white beaches and shopping opportunities abound.

The Ipanema Beach Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The Rio De Janeiro's sun-soaked beach

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The Copacabana: This famous Rio beach neighborhood was just a small fishing village until a new highway changed the face of it sometime in the 1900s. The Copacabana Palace Hotel first opened its doors in 1923, and since then the area mushroomed with Neoclassical and Art Nouveau skyscrapers, penthouses and apartments. Visitors still flock, as they have always done, to the glamorous Palace Hotel, the place to be seen. Sometimes the visitor is only to have tea or a meal at the famed Cipriani restaurant. The beach itself has white sand and calm water and is festooned with kiosks. It is a popular spot for beach sports like soccer and volleyball, and a good place to sunbathe. Copacabana beach is particularly popular on New Year's. According to tradition, visitors dress in white and congregate here to celebrate in their droves, counting more than two million people during this time.

copacabana palace, brazil

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Museum Contemporary Art, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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Museum Contemporary Art, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil MAP

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The History of Rio de Janeiro

Nearly five hundred years have seen RIO DE JANEIRO transformed from a fortified outpost on the rim of an unknown continent into one of the world’s great cities. Its recorded past is tied exclusively to the legacy of the colonialism on which it was founded. No lasting vestige survives of the civilization of the Tamoios people, who inhabited the land before the Portuguese arrived, and the city’s history effectively begins on January 1, 1502, when a Portuguese captain, André Gonçalves, steered his craft into Guanabara Bay, thinking he was heading into the mouth of a great river. The city takes its name from this event – Rio de Janeiro means the “River of January”. In 1555, the French, keen to stake a claim on the New World, established a garrison near the Sugar Loaf mountain, and the Governor General of Brazil, Mem de Sá, made an unsuccessful attempt to oust them. It was left to his son, Estácio de Sá, finally to defeat them in 1567, though he fell – mortally wounded – during the battle. The city then acquired its official name, São Sebastião de Rio de Janeiro, after the infant king of Portugal, and Rio began to develop on and around the Morro do Castelo – in front of where Santos Dumont airport now stands.