Rio de Janeiro is ranked as the second largest city in Brazil generally called as Rio, second to Sao Paulo, and has been the capital of Brazil until 1960. It’s pretty well known for its Carnival celebrations, samba and other music, and the country people are also known as Cariocas. The city with a tropical climate has the highest hills named the Pedra de Gavea which has an unbelievable height of 842 meters. The city of Rio de Janerio also has the world’s largest urban forest called the Floresta da Pedra Branca. As the country is popular for Football, so is the city featuring the Maracana Stadium, which is world's highest capacity football venue, having an outstanding crowd capacity of over 180,000 and the Fifa World Cup’s final match in the year 1950 was held in the same city! The International Airport of Rio de Janeiro is Galeao that obtained its nomenclature from the famous Brazilian musician Tom Jobim. The capital of Brazil is Brasilia but Rio has forever been the symbol of Brazil’s nationality and diverse social structure. Rio de Janeiro would also be proposing for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio is also prominent for its night life, and even owns most of the Brazilian entertainment organizations. So truly a excitable and happening place for the visitors featuring oodles of fun, music, soccer along with the traditional options like scenic splendor and museums! Rio de Janeiro, presently the capital of the state Rio de Janeiro was initially the capital of Brazil for nearly two centuries and currently this is recognized as the largest city after Sao Paulo. It’s pretty famous for its Carnival celebrations, samba and other music, and the country people are also known as Cariocas.