Discover why rio de janeiro is widely known as the marvelous city †a culture-filled town with surprises around every corner. Set between the mountains and the sea in a unique pattern, rio is home to … Popularized by the song the girl from ipanema, this world-famous beach gives foreign visitors a sense of life in rio, displaying a cross-section of different lifestyles, chic boutiques and eateries…

It is the second-most-populous city in brazil after são paulo and the sixth-most-populous city in the americas. Founded in 1565, the city was initially the seat of the captaincy of rio de janeiro, a …