Separated from the rest of the country by mountains including the Serra da Mantiquiera, this city has the world's largest soccer stadium, Maracana. Squatter settlements, known as favelas, cover the sl
Separated from the rest of the country by mountains including the Serra da Mantiquiera, this city has the world's largest soccer stadium, Maracana. Squatter settlements, known as favelas, cover the slopes of those mountains, often encroaching on wealthy areas such as Gavea and Ipanema. Its most famous landmark lies atop Corcovado Mountain, and its most famous mountain, lying on a peninsula in Guanabara Bay, is the Sugar Loaf. FTP, name this city overlooked by a statue of Christ the Redeemer, the second-largest city in Brazil.
Separated from the rest of the country by mountains including the Serra da Mantiquiera, this city has the world's largest soccer stadium, Maracana.
Rio de Janeiro