Rio de Janeiro: places not to miss

Euronews.com…..With the Rio Carnival taking place from February 8 to 16, expert on international tourism marketing Martine Ainsworth-Wells offers a look at some of the developments taking place in the city and the hottest up-and-coming areas.

On July, 2012, UNESCO granted the city of Rio World Heritage status as an urban and cultural landscape. Rio was the first in the history of the award to receive the status as a city. The organization commended the key features that have shaped and inspired the city’s development, such as Guanabara Bay and the Tijuca National Park – a sprawling urban forest that cloaks the Corcovado Mountain down to the sea. Other highlights were the Corcovado, the Christ statue and the city’s 200-year-old botanical gardens. The waterfront spaces of Copacabana, home to Rio ́s most famous were honored for contributing to the culture of outdoor living that is a defining characteristic of the city. But Rio is also a city that is changing and evolving. Below is a summary of some of the up and coming places that are helping Rio build on its well deserved World Heritage status. Read Article