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Here’s everything you need to know before visiting Rio de Janeiro. Pop culture is filled with images of Rio de Janeiro, and while the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City) certainly lives up to its name ...

Rio de Janeiro has a soft, saccharine buzz. Life is sweet here, but slower. Cariocas, as Rio’s residents are known, aren’t as hurried as their Paulista counterparts. You’ll feel it in yourself too, ...

The Theatro Municipal was restored to its full glory in 2010 to mark its 100th birthday, and so grand pillars and delicate golden details once again dominate the main square in Centro’s Cinelândia.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Panoramic view of Rio de Janeiro. Gonzalo Azumendi/Getty Images In Rio de Janeiro, every day is a party. Rio, as it's usually ...

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