42 - Cultural Properties - Rio de Janeiro, Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea (Brazil) 2003 27COM 8C.12 - Rio de Janeiro: Sugar Loaf, Tijuca Forest and the Botanical Gardens (Brazil) ...

The monument rests atop Corcovado Mountain in the Tijuca National Park and is the most famous attraction in Rio de Janeiro, visited by nearly 2 million people each year. Recent travelers recommend ...

The city of Rio de Janeiro, shaped by interaction with mountains and sea, lies in the narrow strip of alluvial plain between Guanabara Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Its exceptionally dramatic landscape ...

Sarah Brown Standing high above Rio's bustling metropolis at 1,296 feet, Pão de Açúcar, or the Sugarloaf Mountain, cascades over the picturesque Guanabara Bay. From Praia Vermelha (Red Beach ...

He’s all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, in Brazil ... Freya: No Rodge, he’s in Rio de Janeiro. This all used to be covered in forest but now it’s a big city. People come to live here ...