Rio Flat Service
Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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Rio hills are world famous:
The all-known, 400 m high Sugar loaf is erect next to the 704 m high Corcovado
where, at its very top, the statue of Jesus -weighing 1,200 tons - overlooks the land
and as if hugs with its two stretched hands the Tijuca-Park. The tropical forest
covering the hills is spread over 120 square kilometers. On the other side of the city
it reaches the 1000m high Pico da Tijuca.
Rio hills are world famous:
The all-known, 400 m high Sugar loaf is erect next to
the 704 m high Corcovado where, at its very top, the
statue of Jesus -weighing 1,200 tons - overlooks the
land and as if hugs with its two stretched hands the
Tijuca-Park. The tropical forest covering the hills is
spread over 120 square kilometers. On the other side of
the city it reaches the 1000m high Pico da Tijuca.
 Rio is Energy! An undercurrent of throbbing, pulsing vitality runs through the city,
like a ceaseless underground train. It is Carnival! And not just the last feverish days
before the penitence of Lent, but all 365 days of the year, as the Cariocas work on
their costumes and music and dance routines, trying to outdo each other and top
even the last year's zenith. It is that spirit of Carnival which permeates the life of the
city, which bids you to don your mask, become your fantasy, and party away night
and day.
The Brazilian Carnaval (Portuguese: Carnaval) is an annual festival in Brazil held 4
days before Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent. During Lent, Roman
Catholics are supposed to abstain from all bodily pleasures, including the
consumption of meat. The carnival, celebrated as a profane event and believed to
have its origins in the pagan Saturnalia, can thus be considered an act of farewell
to the pleasures of the flesh.Brazilian Carnival as a whole exhibits some differences
with its counterparts in Europe and other parts of the world, and within Brazil it
has distinct regional manifestations. Brazilian citizens used to riot until the Carnival
was accepted by the government as an expression of culture. That was because the
Brazilian carnival had its origin in a Portuguese festivity called "entrudo".
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