Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is a major coastal city in Brazil, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery, Copacabana beach, and the towering Christ the Redeemer statue.
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Founded by Portuguese colonists in 1565, Rio served as the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries before Brasília was built and became the capital in 1960.
The city is world-renowned for its annual Carnival celebration, vibrant samba culture, and stunning geography, with granite mountains like Sugarloaf and Corcovado rising directly from the coastline.
Rio hosted the FIFA World Cup final in 2014 and the Summer Olympics in 2016, and remains one of Brazil's key cultural and economic centers.