rio de janeiro is a city that extends through an area of roughly 1,759 square miles and has more than six million inhabitants - if an individual includes the greater metropolitan area the population increases to eleven million.

with endless sunny days, beaches, lagoons and gorgeous rock formations visitors are entranced by the beauty of rio de janeiro - these characteristics make it a great place to engage in sports and an assortment of activities.

biking is an extremely popular outdoor activity in rio de janeiro - the state has given tremendous efforts to make the city bike friendly and more than 360 km (approximately 200 miles) of bike paths have been built - these paths are located next to beautiful beaches and cross coveted views of the city.