the beautiful brazil

The Beautiful Brazil

11. FLORIANOPOLIS
Brazilian publications have named it as the best place to live in Brazil. The New York Times termed the city as the party destination of the year in 2009. With 42 beaches, the city is also known as the surfing destination in Brazil.
12. SUGAR LOAF MOUNTAIN
For a breathtaking panoramic view of the city of Rio, take a cable car ride to the top of the mountain. With steep slopes and over 270 routes, it s considered to be one of the largest urbanclimbing areas in the world.
13. SAMBADROME
The purposebuilt area in downtown Rio de Janeiro features the annual samba school parade competitions. Built in 1984, the Sambadrome consists of 700m stretch of Marqu?s de Sapuca? Street, with beaches on both sides, and a capacity to hold a massive crowd of 90,000 people.
14. AMAZON RIVER
The river cover a distance of 4,225 miles (6,800 km) and can spread across a width of 1,725 miles (2,780 km) from north to south. It is also the world s largest river by volume and transports nearly 20 percent of the fresh water on Earth.
15. INDIGENOUS TRIBES
The Amazon River basin is home to more than a million indigenous Americans, divided into 400 different, each enjoying its own culture, language and lifestyle.
16. OLHO D AGUA RIVER
The crystalclear water houses 50 different variety of fish. The river is also home to alligators, otters and anacondas.
17. FAVELAS
In the last few years, the government has taken several steps to improve favela s security paving way for slum tourism, especially in Sao Paulo and Brazil.
18. PORCO S BAY
Located in the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, the islands are a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Hot water currents travel all the way from Africa towards the shores of Porcos Bay, which makes it a perfect diving place.
19. LARGO DE PELOURINHO
Listed as UNESCOs World Heritage, the street is located in the heart of the oldest part of the city of Salvador, Bahia. It is believed that the steep paths of the city were once the center for slave auction. The city itself offers a vivid mixture of architectural styles of European, African and Amerindian cultures.
20. MULTIMEDIA FOUNTAIN
The Multimedia Fountain, located inside the Ibirapuera Park, is the biggest multimedia fountain in Latin America. The park spread over an area of 1.6 million square feet houses Municipal School of Astrophysics, School of Gardening, one auditorium, museums, and several event and exhibition pavilions: Afro Brazil Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Japanese Pavilion, Bienal Pavilion, the Ibirapuera Auditorium, and Oca.