rio de janeiro is home to about 6 million people, while about 11 million people live within the greater rio.

this can be felt the very moment one arrives in rio, as the streets overflow with pedestrians and the traffic is fast and incessant.

founded in 1565, rio de janeiro has since evolved into the cultural capital of brazil, and a thriving center of economic activities for industries spanning from television to oil extraction.  

in 2012 rio de janeiro was declared world heritage site (cultural landscape)  by the united nations educational scientific, and cultural organization (unesco),  in recognition of the exceptional natural and man-made landscapes of a city between the ocean and the mountains.