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Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's primary tourist attraction and resort. It receives the most visitors per year of any city in South America with 2.82 million international tourists a year. [217] Attractions in the city include approximately 80 kilometers of beaches, Corcovado and Sugarloaf mountains, and the Maracanã Stadium. While the city had in ...
The South Zone (Zona Sul) of the city, reaching the beaches fringing the open sea, is cut off from the center and from the North Zone by coastal mountains. These mountains and hills are offshoots of the Serra do Mar to the northwest, the ancient gneiss-granite mountain chain that forms the southern slopes of the Brazilian Highlands. The large ...
Rio de Janeiro is the largest coastal city in Brazil. The coastline of Brazil measures 7,491 km, [1] [a] making it the 16th longest national coastline in the world. The coastline touches exclusively the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil's coastline has many geographical features such as islands, reefs, bays, and its 2,095 beaches. [2] [3] [4]
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Guanabara Bay (Portuguese: baía de Guanabara, baía da Guanabara, [1] [ɡwɐ̃nɐˈbaɾɐ]) is an oceanic bay located in Southeast Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro.On its western shore lie the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Duque de Caxias, and on its eastern shore are the cities of Niterói and São Gonçalo.
Praia do Encanto, south of Tinharé Island and Morro de São Paulo [5] [6] Espírito Santo. Barra Seca, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Linhares; Paraíba. Tambaba; Rio de Janeiro. Jurubá, Paraty; Olho de Boi (Bull's Eye Beach), Búzios [b] Praia Brava, Cabo Frio, north of Rio [7] Praia Brava, Trindade, south of Rio [8] Praia do Abricó ...
Copacabana (/ ˌ k oʊ p ə k ə ˈ b æ n ə / KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also /-ˈ b ɑː n ə /- BAH-nə, Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous ...
The country of Brazil occupies roughly half of South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil covers a total area of 8,514,215 km 2 (3,287,357 sq mi) which includes 8,456,510 km 2 (3,265,080 sq mi) of land and 55,455 km 2 (21,411 sq mi) of water. The highest point in Brazil is Pico da Neblina at 2,994 m (9,823 ft