Teatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro

Advantages: Peaceful, marvellous, relatively cheap & friendly people
Disadvantages: Amenities, transport

...It is a marvellous spot, full of small beaches and very close to Rio de Janeiro city. Bridget Bardo launched it to glamour. Beatiful night with beatiful people. A must if you are visiting Rio de Janeiro city. Just 2 hours from the capital.... Read review

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Advantages: Rio
Disadvantages: Violence

...Rio de Janeiro "River of January" is the second major city of Brazil, behind only São Paulo. Its 8 million inhabitants occupy an area of 485 square miles. There are three main city districts: Centre, South, and North. The city centre is the financial and business district of Rio. After the transfer of the capital to Brasília, in 1960, the process of economic transfer to São Paulo was increased. The summer months officially begin around November and end in March. Rio has a Tropical climate.The temperature can occasionally reach 40°C in inland areas of the city, The official song of Rio de Janeiro is "Cidade Maravilhosa", which means "marvelous city". The song is considered the "civic anthem" of Rio, and is the favourite song during Rio's Carnival in February.... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful women
Disadvantages: Some assalts here and there

...Rio de Janeiro is probably the most famous city in Brazil, and it deserves it. It has it everything, mountains, long beaches, sea you can swim in, luxury and shantytowns literally one 5 steps far away from the other. Favelas, the Portuguese name for shantytowns are a characteristic of Rio, perched on the hills, some of them come down every year with the rain season, and so do some favelados. However, there are not only favelas in Rio, there are the most beautiful women you can dream off, and Cariocas, the name for the inhabitants of Rio, really know how to party and have fun. I had a girlfriend from RIO, and she was hot stuff, unfortunately when she came back to Rio she forgot me and went to live with a local lawyer she had met in London. This guy is a lawyer in Brazil, but in London was working as a waiter.... Read review

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