2. Rio De Janeiro
•Rio de Janeiro commonly referred to simply
as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de
Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the
third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in
South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million
people within the city proper, making it the
6th largest in the Americas, and 26th in the world.
•Rio de Janeiro has become a home of a World
Heritage Site named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca
Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", as
granted by UNESCO 1 July 2012 in the category
Cultural Landscape.
3. History
• The city was the capital of Brazil for nearly
two centuries, from 1763 to 1815 during
the Portuguese colonian era, 1815 to
1821 as the capital of the United
Kingdomof Portugal, Brazil andAlngarves,
and 1822 to 1960 as an independent
nation. Rio is nicknamed the Cidade
Maravilhosa or "Marvelous City".
4. Christ the Redeemer
• Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio,
Brazil; considered the largest Art Deco statue in the
world and the 5th largest statue of Jesus in the world. It
is 30.1 metres (99 ft) tall, not including its 6 metres (20 ft)
pedestal, and 19 metres (62 ft) wide.
• It weighs 635 tonnes (625 long,700 short tons), and is
located at the peak of the 700-metre (2,300 ft)
• Corcovado mountain in the Tiiuca Forest National Park
overlooking the city. A symbol of Brazilian Christianity,
the statue has become an icon for Rio de Janeiro and
Brazil. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone,
and was constructed between 1926 and 1931
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8. • This giant fish sculptures that are jumping out in
Rio de Janeiro beach are made entirely from
discarded soda bottles.
• The giant artwork was part of the UN
Conference on Sustainable Development, which
was held in Rio between between 19-22 June
2012. The sculptures serve as a reminder for
beach-goers to recycle plastic bottles in order to
reduce the amount of waste that ends up in our
oceans.
Giant Fish Sculpture Jumping out
of the beach in Rio de Janeiro
9. • The scales of the epic sculptures were
made by lining up hundreds of empty clear
plastic bottles, giving the fish a shimmer
day and night.
13. The biggest and greatest
carnival in the world takes
place in RIO
• A lot of people travel from all over the
world to see this huge event
• Many people present a show,
dressed provocatively, parading
• Lots of chariots take part in this
parade too
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16. Nightlife
Many shows take place every year in
RIO
• Shoes like matinee, sounds of IBIZA
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• Clubs bars pubs live music shoes and
street parties are full of people every
night
• Lots of artists visit RIO for live events
very often
