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__Rio De Janeiro__ __Geography__  You might think of Rio as a small city right but its a whole lot bigger than that. Rio De Janeiro has a population of 10,894,156 people. Rio De Janeiro is located between forested mountains and the sparkling waters of Guanabara bay. Rio covers about 487 miles. The highest mountain in Rio De Janeiro is Corcovado mountain. One bridge in Rio is the Rio-Niteroi bridge. This bridge is about 8 miles long and connects the north zone of Rio and Niteroi a city east of Guanab ara bay. media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Rio+de+Janeiro,+Brazil&aq=1&sll=41.475922,-75.182119&sspn=0.030289,0.055189&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Rio+de+Janeiro,+Brazil&z=9&ll=-22.903539,-43.209587&output=embed" width="167" height="140" align="center"

__Landmarks__ Have you ever wondered about landmarks in Rio? Then come back in time and see how they all started. Rio De Janeiro's most famous landmark is Christ the Redeemer.This statue was built in 1931.It is located at Corcovado mountain and stands at 125 feet tall. Another landmark in Rio De Janeiro is the Monumento aos Pracinhas. This monument honers all the Brazilian soldiers that died in World War 2. Also behind the monument there is a museum filled with medals and uniforms from the Brazilian soldiers. One more landmark in Rio is Sugar Loaf mountain. This mountain is located on Guanabara bay.



History  It all started in 1500 BC with the Potuguese. Rio De Janeiro was found by the Portuguese in 1500 BC.Tupi indians lived near Guanabara bay when the Portuguese explorers arrived in 1500 BC. Today and forever people in Rio have been called Cariocas and the city itself has been nicknamed "Cidade Maravilhoso" which means "Marvoulous City". Culture Rio's culture has not changed much over the years. One of Rio De Janeiro's celebrations is Carnaval. This festival takes place the night before Lent. This festival is 4 nights long and features parades and dancing. Another celebration in Rio is Iemanja. It is celebrated on New Years Eve and gets celebrated on Copacabana beach. One of Rio's traditional foods is brigadeiro.Brigadeiro is a Brazilian chocolate bonbon. This was named for a Brazilian air force brigader named Eduardo Gomes. Also Rio is home to immagrants from Japan,China and Germany.I hope you had fun learning some more stuff about Rio De Janeiro.

__References__  1)[|Wikipedia.org]   2)[|Buzzle.com]   3)[|Ruefind.com]   4)[|Travel.nationalgeograpic.com]