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Experience Rio de Janeiro

When to Go to Rio de Janeiro

Rio is a year-round destination, but Carnival (usually in February) is the best time to soak up the city's...

Spend Day 1 at Copacabana Beach and/or Ipanema Beach for an introduction to Rio's "beautiful people"...

Top Reasons to Go

Rio's beaches define its culture: vibrant, joyful, beautiful. From infants to senior citizens, and from...

What's Your Beach Style?

Rio's circuit of praias (beaches) begins with Flamengo, on Guanabara Bay, but the best strands are in...

Sweet Temptations

Rio has a fine selection of irresistible dessert parlors perfect for a day-time outing or a post-dinner...

Why Rio's Carnival Rules

Many people tout the virtues of Carnival in Salvador and other cities in Brazil, but Rio's Carnival is...

New Year's Eve in Rio

Although Rio's annual Carnival is an amazing spectacle, there is perhaps no stranger sight than that...

The Beautiful Game

Brazilians are mad about futebol (soccer), and players here are fast and skillful. The best possess...

Capoeira: The Fight Dance

Dance and martial arts in one, capoeira is purely Brazilian. The early days of slavery often saw fights...

Rio Safety Tips

Despite Rio's reputation, crime is no more likely than in any large city, and many cariocas feel that...

The Neighborhoods

Architectural gems left behind from the days of Portuguese colonialism share space with modern high-rises...

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