Rio de Janeiro- Points of Interest

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 Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro

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Ipanema is a neighborhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador.
Copacabana
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Copacabana is a bairro located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.
Christ The Redeemer
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Christ the Redeemer is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, considered the largest Art Deco statue in the world. It is 30 metres tall, not including its 8 metres pedestal, and its arms stretch 28 metres wide.
Sugarloaf Mountain
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Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean.
Tijuca Forest
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The Tijuca Forest is a mountainous hand-planted rainforest in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is claimed to be the world’s largest urban forest, covering some 32 km², although there are sources
Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro
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Arpoador is a region located on the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, in a small peninsula between Ipanema and Copacabana. It is not officially recognized as a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
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The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the “Zona Sul” of Rio de Janeiro. The Botanical Garden shows the diversity of Brazilian and foreign flora.

Escadaria Selarón
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Escadaria Selarón is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón who claimed it as “my tribute to the Brazilian people”.
Pedra da Gávea
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Pedra da Gávea is a mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres, making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean.
Parque Lage
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Parque Lage is a public park in the city of Rio De Janeiro, located in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood at the foot of the Corcovado. The land was formerly the residence of industrialist Enrique Lage and his wife, singer Gabriela Bezanzoni.

Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro
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Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
Recreio dos Bandeirantes is both the name of a beach and neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a recent development, with no skyscrapers, and the area also contains jungles atop rocky cliffs and hills
Paquetá Island
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Paquetá Island is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning “many pacas”. The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages.
National Museum of Brazil
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The National Museum of Brazil is a centenarian museum and research institution, located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ilhas Cagarras Island
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The Cagarras Islands make up an uninhabited archipelago located 5 km or 3 miles off Ipanema, a major beach of the southern coast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, outside Guanabara Bay, and occupy an area of 2 km². 

Governador Island
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Governador Island is the largest island in Guanabara Bay, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has a population of about 300,000 inhabitants, in a small area of 42 km².
Imperial Museum of Brazil
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The Museu Imperial de Petrópolis is a museum situated in the historic center of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is housed in the former summer palace of the emperor Dom Pedro II, built in 1845.

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