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Macaé (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, 180 km northeast of the state capital. It is the birthplace of the 13th president of Brazil , Washington Luís .
The Macaé River is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at the town of Macaé. The upper part of the Macaé River basin is protected by the 35,038 hectares (86,580 acres) Macaé de Cima Environmental Protection Area , created in 2001. [ 1 ]
The Sugarloaf Cable Car (Portuguese: Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar) is a cableway system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at 220 metres or 722 feet), from where the second rises to the summit of the 396-metre (1,299 ft) Sugarloaf Mountain.
Rio de Janeiro, Recife, and Salvador on the coast have warm climates, with average temperatures ranging from 23 to 27 °C (73.4 to 80.6 °F), but enjoy constant trade winds. [1] The southern cities of Porto Alegre and Curitiba have a subtropical climate similar to that in parts of the United States and Europe, and temperatures can fall below ...
Paraty is connected by road to Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo (via road BR-101). Air-conditioned buses leave to go back and forth from Rio to Paraty and Paraty to Rio. Distance from other Brazilian cities
A viral video captured in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, Nov. 5, demonstrated the power of the ocean when a massive wave crashed ashore with little warning, sending dozens of people scrambling for dry ...
Rio de Janeiro: Pico das Agulhas Negras [1] [4] Serra da Mantiqueira: 2,792 9,160 5 Roraima: Monte Roraima [1] Guiana Highlands: 2,734 8,970 6 Bahia: Pico do Barbado [1] Chapada Diamantina: 2,033 6,670 7 Paraná: Pico Paraná [1] Serra do Mar: 1,877 6,158 8 Santa Catarina: Morro da Boa Vista [1] Serra Geral: 1,827 5,994 9 Goiás: Unnamed ...
The city has parks and ecological reserves such as the Tijuca National Park, the world's first urban forest and UNESCO Environmental Heritage and Biosphere Reserve; Pedra Branca State Park, which houses the highest point of Rio de Janeiro, the peak of Pedra Branca; the Quinta da Boa Vista complex; the Botanical Garden; [5] Rio's Zoo; Parque Lage; and the Passeio Público, the first public park ...