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due to its size and complexity, the city of rio de janeiro is divided into several administrative regions, which are grouped into four distinct zones. the southern zone (zona sul) corresponds to the atlantic fringe, roughly extending from the western coast of the guanabara bay's entrance to the pedra da gávea. it presents one of the most iconic images of rio to the world, with its line of neighborhoods set between the forest-covered hills, and the beaches of white sand facing the atlantic ocean.
due to its size and complexity, the city of rio de janeiro is divided into several administrative regions, which are grouped into four distinct zones.
the southern zone (zona sul) corresponds to the atlantic fringe, roughly extending from the western coast of the guanabara bay's entrance to the pedra da gávea.
it presents one of the most iconic images of rio to the world, with its line of neighborhoods set between the forest-covered hills, and the beaches of white sand facing the atlantic ocean.