If you'll be in town during the next long weekend, there will be plenty of attractions: exhibits, parties, festivals, Brazilian music concerts and samba, of course.

There is much more to do in the city than going to the beach or enjoy the outdoors. Here you go some tips.

Rio is a city with plenty of angles for you to admire its beautiful shorlines and mountains. We listed just some of the vista points you can go while visting.

Get to know some events that take place all around Brazil along the year for those devoted to the thrills and emotions that only Carnival can offer.

We selected five tracks – from the easy to the most challenging for you to go up some of the many hills of Rio de Janeiro and be wondered by the views from above.

The recording in vinyl of the song Pelo Telefone in 1917 is considered the first time samba was registered as music in Brazil. This is a brief story of how it began.

In order to increase the chances of success, showrunners create originl themes that fill the Sambadrome with original images. That's the Carnival magic

Only when Carnival is over we can figure which imagens remained stronger in our minds. These floats helped to tell stories with art and technology.

In Rio you can attend to traditional samba shows, go to theme bars and parties around town; even samba schools are open all year long with their "feijoadas".

Famous, romantic, pitoresque, ideal for surfing: the Marvelous City has beaches for almost any taste. Take a look at these landscapes we recommend for you.