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RIO DE JANIERO
Calling Code: +55
With 8 million people occupying an area of 485 square miles, Rio is the second largest city
in Brazil. The many districts of the city lie in three major areas: Centre, South, and North
(which includes the suburbs). The more affluent South comprises the area between the hills and the sea
from the Centre to the western limits of the city, while the North and the suburbs spread from the
Centre to the northern and eastern limits. The great majority of tourist attractions and trendy shopping
districts are concentrated in the Centre and the South. People from Rio de Janeiro are commonly called
cariocas.
The city centre is the financial and business district of Rio, where most historic buildings are located.
Crowded and packed with skyscrapers, the Centre is the home of the Municipal Theatre, the Modern Arts
Museum, the National Arts Museum and the Samb�dromo, where the Carnival parades take place every year.
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