RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

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Rio de Janeiro

With six million people occupying an area of 1256 square kilometers (485 square miles), Rio is the second largest city in Brazil. The many districts of the city lie in three major areas: Center, South, and North (which includes the suburbs). The more affluent South comprises the area between the hills and the sea from the Center to the western limits of the city, while the North and the suburbs spread from the Center to the northern and eastern limits. The great majority of tourist attractions and trendy shopping districts are concentrated in the Center and the South. People from Rio de Janeiro are commonly called cariocas.

Centro

The city center is the financial and business district of Rio, where most historic buildings are located. Crowded and packed with skyscrapers, the Centre is the home of the Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial, the Teatro Municipal, the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (National Fine Arts Museum), the Museu de Arte Moderna (Museum of Modern Art) and the Sambódromo, where the Carnaval parades take place every year.

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