rio de janeiro

     

The night sky on Brazil's flag represents the one seen from this city

Trivia about rio de janeiro

  • This port city of over 5.5 million people is called Rio for short
  • Rio de Janeiro,Buenos Aires,Asuncion
  • If you're tall & tan & young & lovely, head to Ipanema Beach in this city
  • If you're in Barra da Tijuca, you can head right along the coast to Ipanema
  • You... me... Carnival in this city! We party with its nearly 11 million Cariocas & of course I'll wear my Speedo
  • Today it's Brasilia, but a map from 1950 would have shown this city as its nation's capital
  • Gold & diamond strikes & a great natural harbor made this Brazilian city a center of trade
  • Jornal do Brasil
  • Sol Ipanema,Plaza Copacabana,Copacabana Palace
  • The name of this South American city is Portuguese for "River of January"
  • This Brazilian city's name means "river of January" in Portuguese; its site was discovered on New Year's Day
  • From 1822 to 1960 this city served as Brazil's capital
  • A huge statue called "Christ the Redeemer" overlooks this city from atop Corcovado Mountain
  • After Sao Paulo this city is Brazil's largest
  • Stops on this city's Line 1 include Carioca, Flamengo & Botafogo
  • This South American city's name comes from early explorers who thought the bay was a river
  • A large statue of Christ The Redeemer looks down on this city on Guanabara Bay
  • Hope & Crosby traveled the "road" to this South American resort city by stowing away on an ocean liner
  • The name of this city is Portuguese for "River of January"
  • On Jan. 1, 1502 Portuguese sailors arrived at this present-day city & thought the bay was a river
  • Excelsior Copacabana Hotel,Ipanema Plaza
  • 2 of this South American city's most popular beaches are Copacabana & Ipanema
  • In 1763 Portugal's South American colonies were unified with the capital set in this city
  • The International Olympic Committee gave the 11 million people of this Brazilian city yet another reason to celebrate in 2009
  • A moat protects players from fans at Maracana Municipal Stadium in this Brazilian port
  • A granite cone called Sugar Loaf Mountain rises on a peninsula in Guanabara Bay in this cosmopolitan city
  • People in this South American city were upset by a "Simpsons" episode showing street kids & monkeys there
  • To do the wave in the world's biggest stadium, head south to the Maracana in this city
  • City in which you can see the following view:[Sugarloaf Mountain]
  • To keep fans off the field, a deep moat surrounds the playing area of this South American city's Maracana Stadium