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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Rio de Janeiro is home to some of the world’s friendliest people and most beautiful beaches. Brazil’s interracial history of Portuguese, Japanese, Indian, and German settlers has created a multicultural society, which has led to festivals and celebrations that are...
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