Rio de Janeiro
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Rio de Janeiro |
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1931 |
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Luftschiffbau Zeppelin |
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"Flying into Rio is exciting. Flying in along the coast you clearly see the escarpment, a 2000-metre wall rising sharply a few km from the coast. As the plane starts to come in for a landing you can make out the famous granite outcrops you've seen so often on travel posters: Pao de Acucar (Sugar Loaf) and Corcovado topped by Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) with his arms outstretched. You can almost touch the famous mosaic pavements of Copacabana as you pass its sweeping curve and enter Baia de Guanabara." Rio de Janeiro, Lonely Planet City Guide, 2004 |
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