Rio de Janeiro

What you need to know before you go

    Three million people visit Rio de Janeiro each year for mountains that offer panoramic views, botanical gardens filled with tropical flowers, white-sand beaches featured in pop songs, the largest urban forest in the world, architecture evident in such masterpieces as the Catete Palace, and the infamous 98-foot-tall art deco statue on the 2,330-foot-tall mountain.

    If those don’t persuade you to reserve a flight to Brazil, maybe Carnival or some professional soccer will. Whatever you do, don’t go home without trying fresh, organic food and juices that restaurants such as Org Bistro have to offer.

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