Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Christ the Redeemer, Carnaval, and the world's most dramatic city skyline
About Rio de Janeiro
Why travelers love it here
Rio is the rare city where the geography is the spectacle — sugarloaf peaks rising from the bay, the jungle tumbling to the beach, and the urban grid wedged dramatically between mountain and sea. Ipanema and Copacabana live up to the myth, but so does the samba in a hillside bar at midnight, the açaí at dawn, and the viewpoint from Cristo Redentor above the clouds.
Best timeDecember–March (Carnaval) or May–September
CurrencyBRL (R$)
LanguagePortuguese
TimezoneAmerica/Sao_Paulo (UTC-3)
Christ the Redeemer at sunrise
Sugarloaf Mountain cable car
Ipanema and Copacabana beach days
Samba show in Lapa district
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