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Photos of the places come from Wikimedia Commons and are used under their free licenses (Creative Commons or public domain). The terrace photo belongs to Mirante Laranjeiras.

Mirante’s terrace, with Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer in the backgroundPhoto: Mirante Laranjeiras
The Vista Chinesa in the early 20th centuryPhoto: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Corcovado and Sugarloaf seen from the heights of the Tijuca ForestPhoto: Matthias Bethke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A road through the Tijuca Forest, c. 1880–1890Photo: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Cascatinha Taunay waterfall, in the Tijuca ForestPhoto: Pierre André · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Vista Chinesa todayPhoto: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Late afternoon in Tijuca National Park, with Corcovado on the leftPhoto: Cesar Vieira · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The forest of Tijuca National Park and, in the distance, Guanabara BayPhoto: Cesar Vieira · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Guanabara Palace, seat of the Rio de Janeiro state governmentPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Paço Isabel, today Guanabara Palace, in 1870Photo: Acervo do Museu Paulista da USP · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Laranjeiras Palace and, behind it, Lúcio Costa’s buildings in Parque GuinlePhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Laranjeiras stadium in 1919, the year of Brazil’s first titlePhoto: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A tree-lined street by Parque GuinlePhoto: Rodrigo S. Maior · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Façade of Guanabara PalacePhoto: Ivokory · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Laranjeiras stadium todayPhoto: Paulo Cezar da Costa Martins Filho · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
The curve of Copacabana beachPhoto: Hank Leclair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Copacabana in 1890, before the tunnelPhoto: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Avenida Atlântica, at Leme, in 1921Photo: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Copacabana’s wave-patterned promenadePhoto: Marinelson Almeida · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Copacabana Palace in 1923, the year it openedPhoto: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Copacabana Fort, at the southern tip of the beachPhoto: Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The beach and Avenida Atlântica from abovePhoto: Rodrigo Gomes da Paixão · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Copacabana on a postcard by Werner HaberkornPhoto: Werner Haberkorn / Acervo do Museu Paulista da USP · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Copacabana Palace in 1979Photo: MBIHund · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado, above Rio’s South Zone and Guanabara BayPhoto: Rafael Rabello de Barros · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Corcovado around 1903, before the statuePhoto: Virgílio Cardoso de Oliveira, “A Pátria Brazileira” · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Corcovado train on the Silvestre viaduct, between 1924 and 1934Photo: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Christ the Redeemer under constructionPhoto: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students visiting Christ the Redeemer, in an early photoPhoto: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Christ the Redeemer: a 30-meter statue on an 8-meter pedestalPhoto: Arne Müseler / www.arne-mueseler.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · Wikimedia Commons
Christ above the clouds at dawnPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Corcovado Train todayPhoto: TMbux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The view from Corcovado: Botafogo and SugarloafPhoto: Balou46 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sugarloaf and Urca Hill seen from Botafogo beachPhoto: Márcia Regina Machado (Marcia Photography) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sugarloaf and the entrance to Guanabara Bay, in an 1835 engravingPhoto: J. Boelen, 1835 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Sugarloaf seen from the top of Corcovado, in an early photoPhoto: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
One of the first cable cars, in the 1910sPhoto: Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Cable cars between Urca Hill and SugarloafPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sugarloaf’s rock face in the late afternoonPhoto: Silvio Chiozini · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
From the top of Sugarloaf: Urca Hill and Guanabara BayPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A cable car arriving at the stationPhoto: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sugarloaf and Urca Hill seen from the waterPhoto: Barbara Palermo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Santa Teresa tram crossing the Lapa ArchesPhoto: Rodrigo Soldon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
View of the Santa Teresa Convent, painting by Henri Nicolas Vinet (1863)Photo: Henri Nicolas Vinet, 1863 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The Carioca Aqueduct photographed by Charles-Claude Bachelier, c. 1858–1861Photo: Charles-Claude Bachelier · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A tram on the Arches, between c. 1907 and 1915Photo: Acervo Instituto Moreira Salles · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Parque das Ruínas: old brick, glass and steelPhoto: Paulisson Miura · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Selarón StepsPhoto: Balou46 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Santa Teresa Convent todayPhoto: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Chácara do Céu MuseumPhoto: Fulviusbsas · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A Saturday-afternoon crowd at Pedra do SalPhoto: Teresacmatta · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The main hall of Confeitaria ColomboPhoto: Eugenio Hansen, OFS · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The tram leaving Largo do Curvelo, in Santa Teresa, on its way to Largo dos GuimarãesPhoto: Henrique Freire / GovRJ · CC BY 3.0 br · Wikimedia Commons
Sugarloaf and Guanabara Bay seen from Mirante Dona MartaPhoto: MKP27091961 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Colorful townhouses on Rua do Lavradio, home of Rio ScenariumPhoto: Rodrigo Soldon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Circo Voador tent, in LapaPhoto: Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The tram climbing Rua Almirante Alexandrino, in Santa TeresaPhoto: Rodrigo Soldon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The fountain in Praça São Salvador, LaranjeirasPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A choro circle on Rua General GlicérioPhoto: Rodrigo S. Maior · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Mureta da Urca promenade, with Christ the Redeemer beyondPhoto: Vani Ribeiro · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Arco do Teles, the gateway to Travessa do ComércioPhoto: Antonio Donioli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A stairway on Morro da Conceição, in the port districtPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Sapucaí during Carnival 2016, with the Praça da Apoteose arch in the distancePhoto: Hiroki Ogawa · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Portela’s eagle float at the 2015 parade on the SapucaíPhoto: Cristina Indio do Brasil/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 br · Wikimedia Commons
Cordão da Bola Preta in Downtown RioPhoto: OsvaldoROVE · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Late afternoon on the Arpoador rockPhoto: Deniltonlima · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ipanema beach and the Dois Irmãos hillsPhoto: Sandro Vox · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Leblon beachPhoto: Rodrigo Soldon · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Praia Vermelha, between Urca and Babilônia hillsPhoto: Zimbres · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
The imperial palms of the Botanical GardenPhoto: Marinelson Almeida · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Parque Lage courtyard, with Corcovado behindPhoto: Wilfredor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The view from Pedra Bonita, with Pedra da Gávea on the rightPhoto: Diego Baravelli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Leblon, Ipanema and the Lagoon seen from the top of Dois IrmãosPhoto: Wilfredor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon from abovePhoto: renatadihl · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Flamengo Park, between Glória and BotafogoPhoto: Alicia Nijdam · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Glória neighborhood from above, with the Outeiro church and Flamengo Park beyondPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Inside the Luiz Gonzaga Center of Northeastern TraditionsPhoto: Wilfredor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Bossa Nova Circuit plaque at the bar, formerly Bar VelosoPhoto: Adam Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A full feijoada, with rice, kale, farofa and orangePhoto: Bradleyzm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The reading room of the Royal Portuguese Reading RoomPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The façade of the Theatro Municipal, on Cinelândia squarePhoto: Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The façade of the National Library, on Avenida Rio BrancoPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Museum of Tomorrow, on Pier MauáPhoto: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
MAR and its wave-shaped roof, on Praça MauáPhoto: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The 1908 building of the National Museum of Fine ArtsPhoto: Dornicke · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The rotunda dome at CCBBPhoto: Bruna Prado/MTur · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
The IMS house in Gávea, with Burle Marx’s gardensPhoto: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Paço Imperial, on Praça XVPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Catete Palace and its eagles, now the Museum of the RepublicPhoto: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Valongo Wharf archaeological sitePhoto: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ilha Fiscal, in Guanabara BayPhoto: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The houses of Largo do Boticário, in Cosme VelhoPhoto: Fulviusbsas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
São João Fortress, in UrcaPhoto: Wilfredor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Cannon Courtyard of the National Historical MuseumPhoto: Boaventuravinicius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The gilded nave of the São Bento Monastery churchPhoto: Rjcastillo · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Glória do Outeiro church among flowering ipê treesPhoto: Romarj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The gilded woodwork of the São Francisco da Penitência churchPhoto: Filipo Tardim · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Candelária Church, at the head of Avenida Presidente VargasPhoto: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The concrete cone of the Metropolitan CathedralPhoto: Rjcastillo · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Penha church atop its rockPhoto: Wilfredor · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
The Maracanã from abovePhoto: Arthur Boppré · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
São Januário stadium from abovePhoto: Diego Baravelli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons