Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, known as the cidade maravilhosa (marvelous city), is nothing if not exhilarating (i.) neşelendirici.Flanked kuşatılmış by gorgeous mountains, white-sand beaches and verdant yeşil rainforests fronting deep blue sea, Rio occupies one of the most spectacular gösterişli settings of any metropolis in the world.
With the seductive baştan çıkarıcı sounds of samba as their rallying cry, Rio's residents, known as cariocas, have perfected the art of living well.
This idea of paradise has enchanted (f.) büyülemek visitors for centuries, and there are dozens of ways to be seduced. You can surf great breaks off Prainha, hike through Tijuca's rainforests, sail across Guanabára, dance the night away in Lapa or just people-watch on Ipanema Beach.
Copacabana Beach
A magnificent muhteşem confluence kesişim of land and sea, the long, scalloped beach of Copacabana and Leme runs for 4km, with a flurry heyecan of activity always stretching along its length: over-amped heyecanlı soccer players singing their team's anthem marş, Cariocas and tourists lining up for caipirinhas geleneksel brazilya kokteyli at kiosks kulübe,favela Brezilya'da büyük kentlerin çevresini saran gecekondulara verilen ad kids showing off their soccer skills, beach vendors satıcı shouting out their wares mal among the beached and tanned bodies.
Ipanema Beach
Although the beaches of Ipanema and Leblon are one long beach, the postos(posts) along them subdivide the beach into areas as diverse farklı as the city itself. Posto 9, right off Rua Vinícius de Moraes, is Garota de Ipanema, which is where Rio's most lithe kıvrak and tanned bodies tend to migrate. The area is also known as the Cemetério dos Elefantes because of the handful of old leftists, hippies and artists who sometimes hang out takılmak there.
Cristo Redentor
One of Rio's most identifiable landmarks işaret, the magnificent 38m-high Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer)looms uzakta belirmek large atop üstünde Corcovado. From here, the statue - all 1145 tons of him - has stunning hayret verici views over Rio (which explains the contented expression on his face). Corcovado, which means 'hunchback kambur,' rises straight up from the city to a height of 710m, and at night, the brightly lit statue is visible görülebilir from nearly every part of the city.
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