Rio =Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro
City in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro is a huge seaside city in Brazil, famed for its Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mt. Corcovado and Sugarloaf, a granite monolith with cable cars to its summit. The city is also known for its sprawling favelas (shanty towns). Its raucous Carnival festival, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes and samba, is considered the world’s largest.
Area: 1,255 km²
Founded: March 1, 1565
Weather: 25°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 65% Humidity
Local time: Tuesday 11:00 AM
Getting there: 25 h 45 min flight. View flights
Population: 6.32 million (2010) UNdata

Rio organisers have been forced to slash the Olympic budget by 30% - perhaps they should have avoided hosting to begin with

Just say no

Sarajevo, September 19th 2013. Abandoned ski jump on Mount Igman. Most of the Olympic venues in Sarajevo have been reduced to rubble by neglect and the 1990s...

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