Can be more efficient, clean, safe, proud, and its transportation system can improve, but the landscape and the fundamental habits Rio will not change.

In a place full of charms thousand, prepare a list of 12 key attractions. These are experiences and pleasures that are present in seven years. These are places and habits that defy the fads and reaffirm the traditions of the Marvelous City.

Below are some of the points that make the city of Rio de Janeiro a beautiful city.

Carnival
In addition to the parades in the Sambadrome, which in 2010 will be held on 14 and 15 February, the party is vitamins for more than 200 blocks of street.

New Year’s Eve
The epicenter is the turn of the Copacabana Beach. This year, the 2016 Games will be a theme of fireworks, which lasts 15 minutes.

Pier Maua
Became a space for parties and events and should be the symbol of the revitalization of the waterfront. In 2009, the pier, located on Avenida Rodrigues Alves, 10, was the scene of Fashion Rio and Hi Cariocas.

Maracanã
Reforms to the 2014 World Cup starts in December and will last three years. Born from a modern stadium and functional.

Surf Bus
The bus leaves the Largo do Machado, Flamengo, and covers the entire rim of the steering Prainha, in 1:30. It is an economic transport (U.S. $ 5) and comfortable.

Trails in the forest
The Tijuca National Park is the largest urban forest in the world. Their tracks are excellent. The Visitors Center organizes walks in the weekend.

Sugarloaf
Who has not walked in the new cable cars between the hills of Urca and Sugar Loaf does not know what you’re missing. They are stable and spacious. And the transparency of the vehicle makes the trip dizzying and exciting.

The troubadour
Who sings the best today is the Rio samba Teresa Cristina. It is presented in the bar Carioca da Gema (Avenida Mem de Sá 69, Lapa, 2221-0043), accompanied by the group Seed. His repertoire covers the history of music in Rio, de Noel Rosa Paulinho da Viola.

The muse
Every day is born a candidate to muse in Rio They are beautiful and full of grace and are in the streets, bars, beaches and novels. Some are already permanent muses. Is the case of actress Taís Araújo, Helena novel to live life.

The inventor of racquetball
In these times of Olympic enthusiasm, the writer Millor Fernandes should be celebrated for the invention of one of sports most beach which are: the frescobol. Millôr was part of the group that invented the sport in 1946, on Copacabana Beach.

Parque Lage
Arose in the first half of the 19th century as a romantic garden in English style, at the foot of the Corcovado Mountain. His palace is home to the School of Visual Arts and the Café du Lage, serving a delicious breakfast.

Botanical Garden
Created by Dom Joao VI, 200 years ago, the Botanical Garden brought together 9 thousand specimens plants and is considered by UNESCO as an area of Biosphere Reserve. Among its highlights are the avenue of imperial palms and the lake with water lilies.

Sheila Carvalho

Happily with Giulia’s pregnancy, which is expected to be born in July, Scheila Carvalho still following your exercise routine. Lattice every day, although it decreased the load on some exercises. During Carnival, shone as the godmother of the battery of the samba school Vila Maria São Paulo, using a frequency counter to control the heartbeat. In 2008, Scheila suffered a setback with the loss of his first son, Brian, who died at two months of kidney failure.

Adriane Galisteu

New mother, Adriane Galisteu is only happiness with the pregnancy of Vittorio. The child, the fruit of union with Alexandre Iódice, must be born in August. “The greatest happiness of the world is this: a school parade champion and a child in her belly,” said the blonde muse of Unidos da Tijuca, in the carnival. Adriane also said that Vittorio will be born by cesarean section, because in 2007 held a surgery in the rectum.

Miryan Martin

Another famous paraded his belly was on Avenida Miryan Martin. Six months pregnant, she should give birth in May. The actress says it’s a boy, but does not know whether to baptize him Rodrigo, as he had previously thought. Miryan is already the mother of Henry, aged 10.

Vanessa Giacomo

Married to Daniel de Oliveira, Vanessa Giacomo should give birth to Moses in April or May. The couple, who already have the small Raul, two years, decided this week to store stem cells from the baby. The last appearance of Vanessa with the belly was in Sapucaí, where she enjoyed the carnival with her husband.

Vanessa Lóes

There is less to the actress Vanessa Lóes giving birth to her second child. The woman Thiago Lacerda is entering the ninth month of pregnancy and showed his belly in this carnival in Sapucaí. The actors, who are already parents to Gael, 3 years, have not yet decided the name of the girl who are waiting. “We have several options, but do not hit the hammer,” said Vanessa.

Flavia Fonseca

The birth of the twins Isabella and Helena, daughter of singer Luciano and Flavia Fonseca, was scheduled for March 5, the Pro-Matre, in Sao Paulo. But the girls were in a hurry and were born on Wednesday, 24. The first to come into the world was Isabella, at 3 hours and 41 minutes, with 1.815 kilograms. The youngest, Helen, was born a minute later, with 1.755 kilograms. They leave the maternity clothes by using a gift given by Hebe Camargo. “I had my first child at age 15. Today I am a grown man, but it seems to be the first time, “said Luciano, moved, in an interview.

Bia Antony

Ronaldo’s wife became pregnant a few months after giving birth to Mary Sophia, now a year. The couple’s second child is also a girl, and must be born in April. The player is also the father of Ronald, the son of the marriage to Milene Domingues.

Juliana Knust

The confirmation of pregnancy Juliana Knust came this week, after much speculation and the actress herself has denied. Juliana, who is dating a year ago the designer Gustavo Machado, is two months of pregnancy.

Roberta Cipriani

Former paquita Roberta Cipriani must give birth at any time. She is nine months pregnant Nicole, her daughter with former Australian swimming champion Raphael Thuin. The child must be born vaginally.

Cátia Paganote

Known in his time at paquita by Miuxa, Paganote Cátia celebrates her first pregnancy. She is almost six months pregnant and has already chosen the girl’s name: Valentina. As Scheila Carvalho, Cátia is a gym rat and has not stopped working out because of the pregnancy.

Tânia Mara

The singer Tânia Mara’s wife, Jayme Monjardim, is also pregnant. It will be her first son and fourth of the director of “Living Life”. Jayme has two heirs of the first marriage and a marriage to actress Daniela Escobar.

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Lavínia Vlasak - Actress

Cláudia Abreu - Actress

Species of animals and plants in the Pantanal
In the Pantanal, there are at least 3,500 species of plants, 463 birds, 124 mammals, 177 reptiles, 41 amphibians and 325 species of freshwater fish. These numbers reflect only an overview of biodiversity still little studied in the region.

Floods in the Pantanal
The annual flooding and low soil fertility are the main reasons why the Pantanal is still largely intact. These natural features have prevented human occupation, the expansion of agriculture and intensive soil.

The climate in the Pantanal
The weather is kind of hot in summer, with average temperature around 32 ° C and cold and dry in winter, averaging around 21 ° C, occurring occasionally frosts in July and August. The combination of factors such as topography, climate and hydrological regime of the region favored the development of numerous plant and animal species that inhabit abundantly throughout.

The types of the Pantanal
Pantanal however is not one. There are 10 (ten) types of wetlands in the region with different characteristics of soil, vegetation and drainage, they are: - Nabileque - 9.4% - Miranda, 4.6% - Aquidauana, 4.9% - Abobral — 1.6% - Nhecolândia - 17.8% - Paiaguás - 18.3% - Paraguay - 5.3% - Baron Melgaço - 13.3% - Poconé - 12.9% - Cáceres — 11.9%. The beauty provided by the Pantanal landscape fascinates people around the world making tourism to develop in several municipalities.

For its conservation status, its rich biodiversity and its peculiarities, the Pantanal is considered one of the last 37 Wild Places on Earth (wilderness), which have high biodiversity, large areas and low human population density.

In total 1141 people were heard in the Sambadrome, where there were the parades of samba schools and is one of the facilities provided to the Rio to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Were also interviewed tourists Terreirão Samba, near the place where they are made Sambadrome shows. Besides the parades, the Rio offers street carnival which this year featured more than 400.

The public transport service in the opinion of foreign tourists, had 8,5, and tourist information item, 8.4, scores higher than those recorded in the survey conducted in 2008, with 8.0 and 7.8 respectively. The safety, the note of Rio also improved, moving from 7.2 in 2008 to 7.7 in 2009.

According to the survey, the average age of visitors from other countries is quite diverse, with 53% of people between 29 and 39 years and trained in higher education (78%), being mostly stay in hotels. What influences the decision to visit the Sambadrome for the first time, as evidenced by the survey, 44% foreigners believe the information from friends and in their choice of destination. Still according to the survey, foreign visitors, except for summer months, give preference to the months of August and September - dates in Rio 2016 for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games - to visit the citizens

According to the book of Matthew (2, 1-12), the magi were wise men from the East, guided by a star to worship the divine Child in Bethlehem is speculated that they were not kings, and also do not know what exact number. There are paintings of the early centuries that exhibit between 2 and 12 wise men worship Jesus Christ. (The Bible does not refer to them as kings, or three in number).

The names of the magicians were also assigned, as the heterônimos of Fernando Pessoa, each with its own characteristics. Belchior (or Melchior) was white, was around 60 years old, white hair and a long beard, and was the one who offered gold to Jesus, symbolizing his kingship.Gaspar was Asian, was 40 years and took incense, representing the faith, such as prayer rising to heaven. Baltazar was black, was 20, and presented Jesus with myrrh, symbolizing the suffering that He would pass on earth. (According to legend, the Magi were descendants of three sons of Noah: Japheth, Shem and CAM). Adoration of the Magi to the Infant God symbolizes the honor of all the peoples of the earth to the King of Kings.

This festival has become a big celebration for the church. Across Europe, it is a holiday the Day of Kings, and in many places, the gifts are distributed only on day 6.

The Portuguese, who were celebrating the feast just for fun, brought her to Brazil in the nineteenth century, where it acquired a religious spirit, especially among communities in the interior, who celebrate this day with music, exchange visits, symbolizing the visit of the kingsMagi to Jesus, in his first appearance for men (Epiphany).

In the year 378, Pope Julius I determined the date of December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Currently in Brazil, the feast of Folia de Reis expressed the devotion of men through his characters, songs, clothes and customs, giving thanks to God, and praying protection for the storms of life.

Despite being an expression of religiosity, the party is considered as spontaneous activity, ie, independent of the official rules of the Catholic Church. The Holy Spirit is represented in the party by a dove.

There is a legend inside the legend of the Magi: Gaspar and Belchior, ashamed to walk beside Baltazar, who was black, decided to wake up early and go in search of the Child God without a partner. Upon awakening, Baltazar received instructions directly from the Heavenly Father to meet his friends, following the star, and came to the Infant Jesus before them.

Twelve people participating in the Folia de Reis, wearing brightly colored.

Master
The main element of the group has extensive knowledge of the party, and has full authority over the others. It is also responsible for singing, narrating the visit of the Magi to Jesus. (Also called é Ambassador)

Foreman

He is responsible for collecting donations for the party. é The first substitute teacher, and accompanies the singing.

Clown

Join the party in variable number. Its function is to protect the Child Jesus, confusing Herod’s soldiers. The clowns has the role to ask the owners of the houses visited, donations to the party. The host can, however, require that any service is done in exchange for donations.

Magi

There are three characters that represent the journey of hope, to meet the divine Child.

Ensign

It is a respected person in the community who leads the flag, and can not be surpassed by anyone. It represents the spiritual authority

Revelers

People from the community, participating in the party.

The songs that are sung by the group can be traditional or written by the Master himself.

The candidate for membership in a group of Folia de Reis, has obligations and responsibilities that start with the submission to the orders of the Master, and some groups even have a written code of ethics and accepted by members.

A Folia de Reis has served the newly freed slaves, as a strategy to move, without being bothered, and still had secured board and lodging.

In Brazil, the revelry is known mainly in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Parana and Espirito Santo, but there are records of its occurrence over Brazil on the outskirts of large cities.  

Usually the revelers are paying some promise, to participate actively in the party. One feature of the festival is the diversity, each culture, each city has different customs and traditions, according to the peculiarities of the region.

Folia de Reis in the World

January 6 in France, is an ancient custom to consume sweet pie and stuffed, the “Galette des Rois.” There are bakeries in the tradition of putting a bean or dry beans in the pie, and consumers to find the prize in its share, is elected king of the day. Currently, the bean was replaced by an image printed on porcelain.

The party is known in Italy as “Befana”, which means a good witch who gives gifts to children. In Spain, where the distribution of Christmas presents is January 5, the event is known as the Feast of Kings.

The party

Every year, several groups of revelers go on pilgrimage, following the guiding star to the meeting of the Child Jesus as King Herod to kill all children of the city. One of the partygoers convinced the troops not to obey the orders of the King, and instead, they collect the donations and gifts to the party.

During the visits, the revelers often pass the house flag of hosts to ask for blessings to the Holy Kings. When the troop arrives at a house where there crib, the revelers kneel before him and remain in that position until the singer get his verses.

Clowns entertain, while collect gifts for the party.

Typical foods

The food served during the pilgrimage, or even during the party respects the regionalism and the continental dimensions of our country (Rafale in Rio de Janeiro, Juh, Goias, Piaui Canjica).

Roadmap

In the first meeting of the group, the master distributes the tasks among the revelers, who will leave the streets.

Walk the Lieutenant makes his team, blessing the houses they visit is called the Giro. 

The route is such that, from house to house the company Santos Reis approach the site of the Landing, when Ensign team and spend the night with the flag at the home of a believer. When they leave home, spend it, repeating the gestures of arrival (Farewell).

At some point the party, is to pass the revelry for the new lieutenant.

The pilgrims visits the homes of the community, announcing the birth of Jesus, singing songs to the sound of guitars. Practice the gospel of the official Catholic Church, but from the perspective of popular culture. When visiting a home, are cause for celebration across the street.

Superstitions connected with the festival the past, people did not understand most of natural phenomena, and then used to assign causes to certain facts, and this custom has been passed down through generations without any scientific basis, and today, people know it but just in case ….

The beliefs listed below refer to the Feast of the Holy Kings.

The flag should not make a shape of a cross where it has gone: If that happens, someone dies of revelry.

If you must cross a wire fence, the instruments should not pass under the fence, lest they sound.

In Epiphany, some families tend to write the names of the three wise men in a white piece of paper and place it at the door of the house, so there throughout the year, plenty, health and happiness.

There is also a friendly, made with pomegranate, on 06 January when the family gathers to pray one Our Father and one Hail Mary, then each one takes three lumps of pomegranate, put in your mouth to suck the juice from the fruit, one by one, and then wrap in a piece of paper to keep the portfolio during the year, not to lack money. The wrapped each seed should be repeated “They Belchior, Gaspar and Baltazar St. .. Do not let the money missing. ” Each year, the ancient seeds should be played in running water.

The fun can not go the same place where it came

The walkers pass through low clothesline clothes.