Sights to See and Things to do in Rio de Janeiro | Tourist Attractions 

Rio de Janeiro is known as "The Wonderful City" due to its unique and breathtaking nature beauties, for its history and cultural life, and for the hospitality of its gentle people. In this private website you can read personal views and pictures about its attractions, things to do and sights to see in Rio.

From its most famous icons of  Corcovado and Christy The Reedmeer Statue to Sugar Loaf Mountain, the City takes pride in its unrivaled attractions such us the magnificient Maracana Stadium and Its Carnival Feast and beautiful beachs.

Rio Carnival is the biggest feast in the world. In the year of 2009 around 700000 people came to Rio for Carnival.

Another official event that attracts thousands of people to the City It is the Rio New Year´s Eve Fireworks which takes place on the sands of Copacabana Beach. Rio Fireworks is amongst the largest fireworks in the world, lasting more than 15-minutes

Rio has a rich cultural life and a large variety of sites, shops, and restaurants that reflect the City's cultural diversity.  

Famous throughout the world, Copacabana Beach is a melting pot and has not only the beach as its main attraction, but other  sites to visit, such as historic forts and its 6 kilometers sidewalk where there is always something going on and you can see people jogging, drinking and hanging out at kiosks.

Amongst Its unique attractions, there is a entire tropical forrest among Rio the Janeiro City with lots of wild and some historic attractions. Tijuca National Park or Floresta da Tijuca is the world's largest urban forest. 

Rio has unique neighborhoods which are treasures of its own such us Jardim Botânico and Its Botanical Garden which is considered an ecological sanctuary and one of the the most important in the World. Right in front the Botanic Garden there is the Jockey Club do Brasil with its beautiful archtecture and beautiful track with a great view of the mountains and Corcovado.

The picturesque Santa Tereza Distric stands on a high part of the city and has a streetcar to get there crossing an historic viaduct namd Arcos da Lapa. This viaduct is a kind of "gate" to Lapa Distric, another old Distiric which has became very lively in the night and where bohemian people go for its lively scene in the bars, some bars with live music and restaurants around. 

Lagoa Distric is a nighbourhood around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. The lagoon is surrounded by upscaled buildings along the avenues that circle about lagoon banks. Alongside the banks there are lazer areas with great views where the locals goes for a jogging, biking or just to walk around. 

Dowtown/City Center has lots of historic buildings from the colonial times integrated with modern architecture and skycrappers. The Cinelândia Square is the most popular square in Rio with its lively bars. Praça XV (or 15 Square) has some historic builings and some narrow alleys from the colonial times such as Arco do Teles.  

Rio has some distinguishing musems because they are integrated with nature and situated in places where you can get fantastic views of the sea cost or the mountains or the woods and gardens that surrounds them. 
It is impossible to mention everthing, so It is listed here only some such as  Fiscal Island or Castelinho da Ilha Fiscal which was the place where the Monarchy took its last bow.  Quinta da Boa Vista Park and Gardens is a huge park with beautiful landscapes and a neoclassic building, The Old Imperial Palace of São Cristovão, that used to be the residence of the royal family before the Republic was proclaimed. The old building houses the National Museum of Natural History (Museu Nacional). Rio Zoo is also part of the huge park.

The Rio Moderm Art Museum, at Flamengo Park has a view to Guanabara Bay and on the other side of the same bay there is Niteroi Art Museum which has great views to the sea. Rui Barbosa´s House Museum and Catete Palace Museum has beautiful gardens with lawn and trees.