Blog Post #2 - Rio de Janeiro

If I could go anywhere in the world, I would go to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.



Background Information:

Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil. Brazil is a country located in South America. Rio de Janeiro has a
population of about 6.32 million people. The city is located on the southeastern part of Brazil. Also, it is right above the Tropic of Capricorn.

Popular Places/Things to do in Rio de Janeiro:

 The Carnival is the biggest carnival in the world. The Carnival is a four day event that is held every year, right before the lent season in Rio de Janeiro. The Carnival is celebrated by big street parades of people dancing and singing, and masquerade balls. The biggest event is the Samba Parade (below). The Samba Parade is a fierce competition between Rio's Samba schools.

Samba Parade

Rio de Janeiro is the host of the 2016 Summer Olympic games. The city has done many renovations to the city to prepare for the games. They have build new hotels and restaurant, and have improved old hotels and restaurants to try and have the city clean and prepared for the 2016 games.

Another big attraction in Rio is the Christ the Redeemer statue. The Christ the Redeemer is a 125 feet tall statue of Jesus Christ. It took nine years to finish construction.The best way to tour the Christ the Redeemer statue is to take a helicopter ride to the top of the statue.

Christ the Redeemer Statue

Places to stay in Rio de Janeriro:

Since many hotels are under renovation for the 2016 games, there are limited places to stay. The top three places to stay are the Hotel Rio Othon Palace (5 Star hotel), JW Marriott Hotel Rio de Janeiro (4 Star hotel), and The Copacabana Rio Hotel (3 Star hotel). Below is a map of all the main hotels in Rio de Janeiro.

Thanks for reading!
-Megan