there can't be much argument about that. Rio sits on the southern
shore of a landlocked harbour within the magnificent natural setting
of Guanabara Bay. Extending for twenty kilometres along an alluvial
strip, between an azure sea and jungle-clad mountains, the city's
streets and buildings have been moulded around the foothills of the
mountain range which provides its backdrop, while out in the bay
there are innumerable rocky islands fringed with white sand. The
panoramic view over Rio is breathtaking, and even the concrete
skyscrapers which dominate the city's. It's a setting enhanced by the
annual, frenetic sensuality of Carnaval, an explosive celebration which,
for many people, sums up Rio and her citizens, the cariocas.
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