Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Population: 7 million
Language: Portuguese and English
Weather: the entire year is sunny with blue sky. It is never cold .

Mansions on the cliffs

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Golf courses and swimming pools around the residential towers, facing the beach

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Residential complexes, served with swimming pools and tennis courts

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Suburbs

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More golf courses , this time around the mansions

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The highrises of Barra Beach, in Rio´s west areas. Mostly luxurious residentials.

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Road along the rocks

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Residential buildings along the shore. Each apartment occupies an entire floor, having 5 bedrooms and 3 living rooms. The left building is all covered in white marble, and the building in the right is in brown granite.

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Sheraton Rio , Barra Beach

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Barra Beach

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Reserve Beach

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Playing volleyball in the beach

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Mountains , tropical rainforest, beaches and the city

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Saint Conrad Beach

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The Copacabana Palace Hotel

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A bridge

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Ipanema Beach . Remember that song, " the girl from Ipanema" ? Was made here.

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Simonsen Corporate Park

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Downtown

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Hope you like! :)