Samba city is a recent supplement to Rio de Janeiro’s structure and consumes a space of about 114.000 square meters. Built by the City Hall, it’s perfectly located at the adjacent area of Gamboa. The reason for creating the city in Gambo was that the city is known as holy, considering that was the homeland of Carioca samba. The city’s structural design is geometric in form and consists of the districts of Saude, Santo Cristo and Gamboa. The thought behind the architecture is of accepting and acknowledging the ancestral dance of Samba which actually originated from Africa.

Buzios Peninsula which had been once a fishing town has currently transformed into a huge tourism destination. In earlier times, it was occupied by European pirates and slaves however in time, the uniqueness in its splendor caught the tourist’s fancy and grew to become a significant tourist getaway with exclusive hotels, deluxe homes, rio de janeiro penthouse apartments and a buzzing night life as well as a range of eco-friendly life.

In Buzios, you can find close to twenty beaches which surround the peninsula and plenty of locations that offer amenities for aquatic adventures including windsurfing, scuba diving, snorkeling plus sportfishing. An 18 hole golf course, art galleries and night clubs accentuate the enticing peninsula. Buzios can be reached by road from Rio de Janeiro Brazil through the Rio-Niteroi toll bridge or by bus via the Novo Rio Bus Station.

Fiscal Isle, part of the Guanabara Bay, is a small isle which keeps a smallish green fortress which had been once an important venue for the Brazilian empire. The citadel on the Fiscal Island has been said to have hosted the last Imperial ball in 1889. Its architecture was created by Adolfo del Vecchio and his creativity can be seen in the form of carved stone work, outstanding mosaic work and ten various kinds of hard wood utilized for mosaics. This neo gothic castle can be visited 3x per week from Thursday to Sunday.

Located nearby the Parque de Cidade, Moreira Salles is a cultural centre. It holds old photographs of Rio de Janeiro along with the remainder of Brazil exhibiting how the cities have transformed and developed progressively. This interesting center in addition demonstrates work from popular artists and lures in a number of tourists which are enthusiastic about learning about Rio de Janeiro and Brazil’s past.

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