On the afternoon, waiting for Sunset Atop Sugar Loaf mountain (pão de açúcar) is another opportunity for great pictures - As light descends, the sparkling lights of the city's main neighborhoods and favelas populate the settling darkness, investing the city with unparalleled twilight splendor.

The sun makes its descent across the sky and a beautiful spectrum of colors fill the night sky, bathing the diverse, tumultuous landscape of the unique city in a magnificent glow - this is absolutely something to experience while in rio, as the changing of the lighting is truly an unforgettable spectacle.

After sunset, pedra do sal comes to life - it is the birth place of samba, and the very traditional music takes place every monday and friday night, starting at 7pm - there is no cover charge and this is an outdoor party, for that reason if rain is forecasted, the event will be cancelled.