RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil

In my honest opinion, Riot is the most beautiful city in the world. It is perfect, surrounded by mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. Its design is perfect, the people are beautiful and friendly. You can take the bondinho (cable car) to visit the Cristo Redentor statue, and the famous Pão de Açucar (Sugarbread) mountain, and enjoy the wonderful view of the city and the bay. There are incredible restaurants near the ocean, where you can appreciate seafood and international dishes. All over the shore you’ll find typical bars where you can drink a delicious caipirinha (usually firewater mixed with lime and sugar, but has variants) or chopp – a kind of light beer. And do not forget to eat bolinho de mandioca (small fried manioc balls) and camarão frito (fried shrimp).

Rio has many wonderful beaches, my favorite is Barra. To get there you need to pass by the Barra tunnel, and the vision is fantastic:  you get out of the dark tunnel and face the intense blue of the ocean.

Carnaval isthe largest festivity of the planet. It does not have a precise date, but it hapens in Brazil in the february month, for four days. Rio’s carnaval is the most famous in the world.

In Rio you must be careful: do not use jewels or anything expensive in the streets.