rio de janeiro, brazil by: giselle fagundes draper
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
By: Giselle Fagundes Draper
Population
• Population: 6.323 Million people.
Aerial View of City
Skyline View of City
Pictures of Rio
A street in Rio The stadium in Rio
Map of the City
Pictures of Carnival
Facts on Rio
• Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second largest city. Sao Paulo is the first.
• Rio de Janeiro was the capital of Brazil for almost two centuries from 1763 to 1960 when it was moved to Brasilia.
• With roots in Africa, Brazil’s famous Samba music started in the neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro.
• Rio is host to Brazil’s largest holiday and party celebration in the country –(and world)…Carnival!
Culture
• Rio’s most spoken language is Portuguese
• Rio is the home and Samba and Capoeria
• Cristo Redentor is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Brazil, and the world.
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