The document summarizes several major tourist attractions in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It describes Christ the Redeemer, a large statue overlooking the city from Corcovado Mountain. It also mentions the Maracanã Stadium, known for hosting the 1950 World Cup, and the Sugarloaf Cable Car that connects Urca Hill to Rio's coastline. It provides details on the upscale neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon, as well as the popular beach activities of beach volleyball and soccer. New Year's Eve celebrations and local cuisine are highlighted as important events and attractions for visitors to experience.

1. Main tourist attractions

2. Cristo Redentor
Christ the Redeemer is a statue art deco depicting
Jesus Christ , located on top of Corcovado
Mountain , 709 meters above sea level , in the
Tijuca National Park, overlooking most of the city
of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . In 2007 he was elected
informally as one of the new seven wonders of the
world. In 2012 UNESCO considered the Christ
Redeemer as part of the landscape of Rio de
Janeiro included in the Humanity Heritage list. The
monument was designed by Brazilian engineer
Heitor da Silva Costa and built in collaboration
with the French sculptor Paul Landowski and the
French engineer Albert Caquot between 1922 and
1931. It was inaugurated on October 12, 1931 , the
day of Our Lady of Aparecida and it is in the
neighborhood of Santa Teresa

3. Maracanã
Stadium Journalist Mario Filho , better known
as Maracana , the popular Maraca ( "like a
rattle " in Tupi-Guarani , due to the sound of
birds that lived around there , is a football
stadium located in Rio de Janeiro and opened
in 1950 during the tenure of then General
Division and Mayor of the Federal District of
Rio de Janeiro Marshal Angelo Mendes de
Moraes, having been used in the World Cup of
Soccer that year.

4. Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar
The Sugarloaf Cable Car is a cable car located in
Urca , in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro , the
state Dorio de Janeiro , Brazil. Connects the
Red Beach to Urca Hill and Sugar Loaf. It is one
of the main tourist attractions . It was opened
(its first stretch , between the Red Beach and
the Morro da Urca ) on 27 October 1912 and
since then has carried about 37 million people ,
maintaining a current average of 2500 visitors
per day. Its name comes from the similarity of
lift cars with trams circulating in Rio de Janeiro
at the time of its inauguration .

5. Copacabana
•
• , of which about 1/3 ( about 43 000 in
2010) is composed of elderly aged over sixty
years of age . In fact , Copacabana is
sometimes touted as " the neighborhood
with the older population " of the country
Copacabana is an upscale neighborhood
located in the south of the city of Rio de
Janeiro , Brazil. It is considered one of
the most famous and prestigious
neighborhoods in Brazil and one of the
best known in the world. Is the Princess
of the Sea nickname and Heart of the
South Zone . It borders with also noble
neighborhoods of Lagoa , Ipanema ,
Botafogo, Leme and Humaita . In terms
of population , is more populous obairro
the South Zone of Rio's capital, more
than 140 000 inhabitants in 2010

6. Ipanema
•Ipanema is a
neighborhood of the
South Zone of the
Brazilian city of Rio de
Janeiro , founded in
1894 by José Antonio
Moreira , Ipanema
count. It borders the
neighborhoods of
Copacabana, Leblon and
Lagoa .

7. Leblon
Leblon is an upscale neighborhood of the southern
city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located between the
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, the Atlantic Ocean, Hill
Brothers and the Canal Garden of Allah. [3] The
neighborhood is bordered by Gávea, Lagoa, Ipanema
and Vidigal [4]. Its inhabitants belong, mainly, to the
upper class, including some of the names of the
cultural elite, economic and political carioca.
However, there are also middle-class residents,
especially those living in the neighborhood for many
years, in addition to community residents Crusade
San Sebastian. Some of its most traditional streets
are Delfim Moreira Avenue, Avenida Ataulfo de​​
Paiva, Queen Wilhelmina Street, Bartolomé Mitre
Avenue and Avenue Afrânio de Mello Franco. This
neighborhood, according to the state project, will
have a metro station to be called Antero de Quental
Station. The day of Leblon is celebrated on 26 July,
because at that time of the year 1919 [5] has
defined the current configuration of most of its
streets.

8. Sports

9. Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a sport practiced on the
sand or a sand court divided into two
halves by a net. It is played by two teams ,
but each composed of two players. Just like
in volleyball, the objective of the game is to
throw the ball over the net to make it fall
into the opponent's court, and prevent the
opponent can do the same. Each team can
touch the ball three times before throwing
it to the other side . The ball is put in play
with a service (or service) - a blow given by
the server from behind the line that
delineates the end of his court. He should
throw it to the other side over the net , and
so begins the race of each of the points .
Disputes continue until the ball hits the
ground or is not handled properly by the
players.

10. soccer
Football ( English association football or
simply football) is a sport played
between two teams team of 11 players
each and an arbitrator dealing with the
correct application of the rules . It is
considered the most popular sport in
the world, for about 270 million people
participate in their various
competições.É played on a rectangular
grass field with a goal at each end of the
field . The objective of the game is to
move a ball through the field and put it
into the opposing goal , action is called
goal (or goal The team that scores the
most goals at the end of the match is
the winner.

11. main events

12. Reveillon
New Year or year - good is
the moment when a new
calendar year begins and
when a new calendar year
starts. In many cultures
around the world , the
event is celebrated in
some way , especially on
the eve of date.

13. CULINARIA
FOGO DE CHÃO (BOTAFOGO) AND ONE OF THE MAIN RIO DE JANEIRO
RESTAURANTS which is located in rio de janeiro in the neighborhood Avenue
Reporter Nestor Moreira , s / n ° - Botafogo

14. Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
The Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro ( MAM ) and one of the major cultural
institutions in Brazil. If located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, the Flamengo Park,
Near to the Santos Dumont Airport. Its building - headquarters , a work More
known carioca architect Affonso Reidy , follows the rationalist architecture of the
Guidance, highlighting If castings hair structures and Employment for the
Integration with the surroundings.

15. Equipe Perfect