During the carnivals and colorful costumed dancers fill the streets with music and dance, and a must-see for all visitors. Rio de Janeiro is ideal for a visit any time of year. Here are the top 7 tourist attractions in this city:
1. Christ the Redeemer
"Cristo Redentor" is the symbol of Brazilian famous around the world. The statue stands on top of the summit of Corcovado in 710 meters (2,330 feet) high. Was constructed in 1922 during the Art Deco movement, and is the largest statue in the design of this type. Was built the statue of Christ the Redeemer of concrete and soapstone. Most visitors take the train vertical cable to reach the highest summit. From that point, the visitors taking the elevators and escalators to view the open arms of the statute.
2. Copacabana
Phoebe with her vitality, Copacabana hosts a variety of visitors (including surfers and sunbathers), soccer and volleyball games, and food vendors lining the beach. Copacabana Beach offers a beautiful walk on the border with Long Beach 2.5 mi. Walkway, which was originally built in 1930, features a wave-like design created by the black and white stones. Fort Copacabana is a military base with War Museum open to the public. Along the beach in front of the fort, fishermen line up and sell hunting morning. Hotels and luxury apartments border tightly packed picnic in Copacabana.
3. Ipanema
4.Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain rises 400 meters (1,300 feet) above the Guanabara Bay. And is characterized by enormous walls of quarts and granite that can be seen by visitors through "bondinho" or "Televirako" cable car. Glass walls, the cable car to enable visitors amazed by the beautiful view. Each 20-minute cable car leaves from the base of the hill Babilonia and up to the top of the hill Morro da tender. Visitors can take a cable car last from that point to reach the summit of the mountain.
5. Jardim Botanico
The meaning of the Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botanico is home to more than 8,000 species of plants, including 600 species of orchids, which attract visitors from all over. Easily accessible, Jardim Botanico neighborhood located west of Lagoa. It was built in the early 19th, and includes many of the samples mature and beautiful roads lined with towering palm trees. Visitors can also enjoy a Japanese garden, monuments, fountains and included here. At the Museum de Mio AMBIENTE new features exhibits that focus on the environment. The museum houses a large pond filled with water lilies.
6. Tijuca National Park
Covering a huge mountain landscape, and Tijuca National Park is one of the largest urban forest in the world. There is a lot for visitors to do, such as visiting a church Mayrink which includes murals painted by Candido Portinari famous, and visit the 100-foot Cascatinha waterfall, and hiking to the top of the Rio Summit, and Pico de Tijuca, to enjoy the breathtaking views of Guanabara Bay and on the surface in the city from the bottom. Visitors can also book Tijuca Park jeep tour. When was the destruction of forests almost in the early 19th century because of the boom of coffee plantations, up to 9 million trees have been planted by hand through the end of the same century.
7. Maracana Stadium
Hosting favorite sport, football in the country, and the Maracana stadium is one of the most important landmarks of Rio. When it opened in 1950, and is able to accommodate up to 200,000 people, was the highest place of the ability of football in the world, due to safety regulations, the capacity has been reduced. However, in preparation for the World Cup football in 2014, was the Maracana stadium was renovated partly to be able to seat 80,000 fans, making it now the largest stadium in South America.
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