Founded in 1565 and nicknamed A
Cidade Maravilhosa meaning The Marvelous City , Rio de Janeiro is the second
largest city in the country of Brazil. From
1763 to 1960 Rio de Janeiro was the countries capital, now the capital has
moved to that of Sao Paolo which is to-date the country s largest city. Major attractions include one of the NEW Seven
Wonders of the World, the giant statue of Jesus (better known as Christ
the Redeemer) located at the top of Corcovado
mountain, the cable car to the top of sugarloaf mountain, Maracana Stadium (one
of the world s largest football stadiums) and the Sambodromo.