Tell about Rio De Janeiro ?

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Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, Carnival, samba, bossa nova, and balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon.

Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese. A city in Brazil bears this name.

Means "river" in Spanish or Portuguese. A city in Brazil bears this name.

Its full name is Rio de Janeiro, which means "river of January", so named because the first explorers came to the harbour in January and mistakenly thought it was a river mouth.

According to tradition, the spot now called Rio de Janeiro was first visited in January 1502 by Portuguese explorers, who believed the bay they encountered (now called Guanabara Bay) was the mouth of a river. They named the area named Rio de Janeiro, “River of January.”

Rio de Janeiro is the city it is today because of its historical past. Portuguese rulers were the first ones to rule Rio as they landed on the soil of Guanabara Bay on the 1st January 1502.

The bay forms the opening of a river, hence the name 'Rio de Janeiro' which means 'River of January'.

Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, Carnival, samba, bossa nova, and balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon....

Rio is important for its art and culture scene......

Rio is important because many of Brazil's largest companies have their headquarters located there......

Rio de Janeiro might expect to get by with a basic knowledge of Spanish. While this is partially true (understanding Spanish may indeed help when moving to Rio de Janeiro), the official language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese......

Is Rio de Janeiro a poor city?

Rio de Janeiro is behind Sao Paulo and Brasilia in population but is only behind Brasilia in GDP at US$201 billion.

The name 'Rio de Janeiro' is Portuguese for 'River of January' and was given to the city by the captaincy of the Portuguese Empire in 1565, the date the city was established.

Christ the Redeemer landmark on the top of Corcovada Mountain is one of the most recognized features of Rio and has on several occasions been named one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

This I didn't know...Rio has a nickname...Cidade Maravilhosa or 'the marvelous city'.

Brazil's most famous dance - samba - has its origins from the African slaves that worked in the plantations in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

With over 50 kilometers of white and golden sand beaches, Rio is Brazil's tourism capital.

Brazilians are apt to say that if you have not visited Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue, Sugarloaf Mountain, Ipanema Beach, Copacabana Beach, Sambodromo, Maracana Stadium, and Tijuca National Park; then you have never been to Brazil.

Do you know Rio's most popular natives? Well, here is a list; Ronaldo (soccer player), The Gracie Martial Arts Family, Anderson Silva (MMA Fighter), Tom Jobin (Musician/”The Girl from Ipanema”), Vinicius de Moraes (Musician/”The Girl from Ipanema”), and Oscar Niemeyer (architect)...the list can be longer...you just have to type it yourself.

There are more than 200 samba schools in Rio. The city gets more than 3 million international tourists every year.

Rio's 'Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea' is the part which was named a World Heritage Center in 2012. Next time you are planning a South American visit; do not say that you were not well advised. If it is not in Rio, then it is not Brazilian...I daresay, it is not South American!

the first Portuguese arrived to Brazil more than 500 years ago, in 1500. The first excursion headed to the northern coast of Brazil, where today locates the state of Bahia. Rio’s de Janeiro history started two years later in January 1502 a Portuguese sailor called Gaspar de Lemos sailed past the Sugarloaf mountain, entering to the Guanabara Bay.

Rio de Janeiro got it’s name because of a misunderstanding as well! The Portuguese confused the Guanabara Bay with a river, and the month happened to be January. So, creative as they were, they started to call the new zone as “January River”, “Rio de Janeiro”