Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Weather: Partly cloudy, 75/87F.

Route: From Ouro Preto 399 km south on BR-040.

Population: 6,747,815

Places to visit: Sugarloaf Mountain, Parque da Cidade, Corcovado, Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Amparo, Botanical Garden, Casa Quissama Museum, Museu do Amanha, Capela Magdalena, Copacabana Beach, Parque Lage, Forte de Copacabana, Museu Historico Nacional, Sao Bento Monastery, Museu Nacional De Belas Artes, Museu de Arte do Rio.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado mountain (from whc.unesco.org)

Aerial view of city center with Sugarloaf mountain in the background (from whc.unesco.org)