What are the main attractions and sights of Rio de Janeiro? ?! Find out here!
September 19, 2009 by: admin
museums, theaters and performance halls. According to EMBRATUR, is the most popular destination for foreign tourists who visit Brazil for pleasure, and a second place for business tourism and events. It also houses the largest urban forest in the world, in the Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca . Christ the Redeemer, elected one of the seven wonders of the modern world, the hill of Sugar Loaf (with its famous cable car), the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, the beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema and Barra da Tijuca, the Forest Tijuca, Quinta da Boa Vista, the Municipal Theater, Largo do Boticario, the Botanical Garden and the Maracana Stadium are among the main places to visit.
Among the major calendar events in Rio, we highlight the Carnival, the International Film Festival, the Exhibition of Free Movie, the Book Biennial, Fashion Rio, Anima Mundi and New Year’s celebration in Copacabana. As for benchmarks of cultural tourism can be to list, among many, the National Historical Museum, the National Museum of Fine Arts, the MAM, the Royal Portuguese Reading, Catete Palace and the Municipal Theater.
In the southern state, the city of Paraty, with its colonial architecture, and Angra dos Reis, with its islands and the Big Island are the highlights. To the north of the state, are very popular beaches in the region of Lagos, with Buzios, Cabo Frio, Arraial do Cabo and Oyster River. The mountain region has Teresópolis, Petrópolis and the village of Visconde de Maua, in the municipality of Itatiaia, as refuges from winter to enjoy the cold.
The most visited cities are Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi, Paraty, Angra dos Reis, São Gonçalo, Cabo Frio, River Oysters and Búzios.
