Welcome! In the early sixteenth century the Tupi tribe occupied most of Rio de Janeiro. On January 1st, 1502, the Portuguese discovered the Guanabara Bay and then Rio de Janeiro.
Sugar Loaf View
Sugar Loaf View
Christ The Redeemer
Christ The Redeemer
The origin of the name of the city comes from the month of discovery and for believing that it was the mouth of a great river, when in fact it was a bay, but at that time there was no distinction between river, sacks and bays. 1st of March of 1565 the city of São Sebastião of Rio de Janeiro was founded.
In 1763 the capital of Brazil was transferred from Salvador to Rio. It lasted until 1960 when it was transferred to Brasilia. In 1822 the independence of Brazil occurred and in 1888 slavery was abolished through the Lei Áurea. One of the main tourist attractions, the Sugar Loaf opened in 1912.
Botafogo Cove and Sugar Loaf
Botafogo Cove and Sugar Loaf
Ipanema
Ipanema
On October 12, 1931, the inauguration of Christ the Redeemer statue took place and was elected in 2007 as one of the 7 wonders of the world. The Christ is 709 meters above sea level, has 8 meters of pedestal and 30 meters of height and its arms stretch by 28 meters of width.
In 1950 the stadium Jornalista Mario Filho, Maracanã, the stage of great games, was inaugurated. We also had the Pan games in 2007, World Cup in 2014 and Olympics / Paralympics in 2016 !! Come and visit Rio de Janeiro! Rio Experts is waiting for you with open arms!
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