Rio De Janeiro Guide to Rio De Janeiro Tourist Information
An extensive Guide to Rio De Janeiro with unbiased tourist information, travel reviews, helpful hints and tips! Here at Get-Packing.com we give a detailed summary of tourist information in Rio De Janeiro on key facts, maps, pictures, weather information, attractions, events, shopping, restaurants, travel and much more.
The second city of Brazil is the one that draws millions of tourists every year keen to experience the myriad attractions on offer. Located on the Atlantic Coast of Brazil around 300KM from Sao Paolo, the Marvellous City as Rio de Janeiro is often known has legendary beaches, every glitzy shop you can imagine, the huge statue of Christ the Redeemer, and a Carnaval that is probably the world's biggest party and has to be seen to be believed.
There are also museums, parks and galleries that house excellent collections of art from around the world.
Rio is divided into two cities by the Sierra da Carioca- a mountain range that are contained within the area of tropical rainforest that makes up the National Park of Tijuca. Zona Sul to the south is where the beaches and many of the attractions are. Zona Norte to the north is the poorer industrial area with less to offer to the Tourist although it does house some of the best museums, notably the Museo Nacional and also the cone shaped landmark building the Catedral Metropolitana, both of which are huge tourist draws.
It is possible to get great deals on flights to Rio throughout the year, with many airlines offering tickets from the UK, and once there, the accommodation is good value too. There are busy periods of course, notably over the Rio Carnival period in February, and also over Christmas and New Year, and during these periods, the cheap tickets to Rio tend to be sold out months in advance.
Rio De Janeiro is a unique destination, a city that remains unlike any other in the world, where the landscape and people combine to make a place that is unforgettable.
Facts for the Traveller:
Name: Republia Federativa do Brasil
Capital: Brasilia
Area: 8.51 million sq km
Population: 170 million
Language: Portuguese
Flight Time: 11 Hours from London
Currency: Real
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