BrazilRio-de-janeiro
Discover routes, attractions, and guides in Rio-de-janeiro.
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Rio Carnival — Sambódromo, Samba Schools & the World's Greatest Party
Rio Carnival (Carnaval do Rio de Janeiro — the annual pre-Lent celebration held in Rio de Janeiro in February or March, the largest carnival in the world by attendance (approximately 2 million people per day for 5 days, total of approximately 5 million participants) and by international reputation): the centrepiece of Rio Carnival is the Sambódromo Marquês de Sapucaí (the 700-metre parade avenue designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer, built 1984, seating 90,000 spectators) where the samba school parade competitions take place over two nights.
Niterói, Oscar Niemeyer's MAC & the View Back Across Guanabara Bay
Niterói (the city of 500,000 inhabitants directly across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro, accessible by ferry from the Praça XV terminal in 20 minutes — the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro until 1975) is the location of the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói (MAC Niterói, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, completed 1996 — one of the most celebrated buildings of the late 20th century and Niemeyer's own favourite among his works): a flying-saucer-shaped white structure cantilevered from a single 9-metre concrete column on the edge of a cliff above the bay.
Christ the Redeemer, Corcovado Mountain & the Tijuca Forest
Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor — the Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ on the 710-metre summit of Corcovado mountain, overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, completed October 12, 1931, designed by sculptor Paul Landowski and engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, 38 metres tall including the 8-metre pedestal, 28 metres wide at the outstretched arms, weighing 635 tonnes, clad in 6 million soapstone tiles — one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World and the most recognizable monument in South America) stands at the heart of Tijuca National Park — the largest urban rainforest in the world.