Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil, on the South Atlantic coast. Rio is famous for its breathtaking landscape, its laid-back beach culture and its annual carnival. Wikivoyage
Population 6,211,223 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Brazil
Getting there
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Through the year
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Hollywood Rock
January
Hollywood Rock was a music festival which took place in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, from 1988 to 1996, featuring both Brazilian and international acts.
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Rio Festival Gay de Cinema
July
Rio LGBTQIA+ Festival Internacional de Cinema is a major annual film festival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, dedicated to the screening of a wide range of contemporary LGBTQIA+ films. It was established in 2011, and is screened in July each year.
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Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October
The Festival do Rio (Portuguese: Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival) is an international film festival in Rio de Janeiro.
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