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 ==== Bob's Burger ====
-You won't find any world-famous fast-food chains in Rio de Janeiro, but you will come across Bob's Burger at every turn. It is the first Brazilian fast-food chain founded by a tennis player and Wimbledon winner Bob Falkenburg. [([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob's|Wikipedia]])]
+You won't find any world-famous fast-food chains in Rio de Janeiro, but you will come across Bob's Burger at every turn. It is the first Brazilian fast-food chain founded by a tennis player and Wimbledon winner Bob Falkenburg. [([[https://seekingalpha.com/article/1082541-brazil-fast-food-is-substantially-undervalued-and-has-a-moat|Seeking Alpha]])]
 ==== Not A Capital ====
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 ==== Tijuca ====
 Tijuca is a 20 sq. miles forest located in the Rio de Janeiro area, making it the largest forest within the metropolitan area. Its name means, in the Tupi language, moor or swamp. Since the 1960s it has also been a National Park. [([[https://www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil/rio-de-janeiro/attractions/parque-nacional-da-tijuca/a/poi-sig/1269053/363153|Lonely Planet]])]
+==== King Momo ====
+For five days a year, the city is ruled by a mythical jester named King Momo. Rio explodes with energy and color during the five days before Ash Wednesday when millions of people take to the streets to participate in the world's largest carnival. The event begins on Friday when the mayor hands over the keys to the city to the man crowned King Momo, a mythical jester who acts as the head of the festivities. [([[https://travelwellflysafe.com/category/rio/|Travel Well, Fly Safe]])]
+==== Slums ====
+Rio is home to more than 1,000 slums, where nearly a quarter of the population lives. [([[https://catcomm.org/favela-facts/|Catcomm]])]
+==== Favelas ====
+The slums of Rio de Janeiro are called favelas. [([[https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-rio-summer-olympics/what-favela-five-things-know-about-rio-s-so-called-n622836|NBC News]])]
+==== Christ the Redeemer ====
+The Christ the Redeemer statue was chosen as one of the seven new wonders of the world. [([[https://world.new7wonders.com/wonders/christ-redeemer-1931-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/|New 7 Wonders]])]
+==== Beaches ====
+Rio, with its white and golden sandy beaches, is the Brazilian capital of tourism. [([[https://www.planetware.com/brazil/top-rated-beaches-in-brazil-bra-1-2.htm|Planet Ware]])]
+==== Most popular people ====
+The most famous people from Rio de Janeiro are Ronaldo (soccer player), Anderson Silva (MMA), Tom Jobin (musician), Vinicius de Moraes (musician/), Oscar Niemeyer (architect). [([[https://www.quora.com/Who-are-the-20-most-famous-people-in-Brazil|Quora]])]
+==== Villegagnon Island ====
+In 1555, French aristocrat Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon, sponsored by Henry IV, established a fort on an island in Guanabara Bay. [([[https://www.britannica.com/place/Villegagnon-Island|Britannica]])]
+==== Brazilian goldrush ====
+In the 1690s, prospectors discovered gold in Brazil, and decades later, diamonds. As the closest port to the mines, Rio boomed. [([[https://library.brown.edu/create/fivecenturiesofchange/chapters/chapter-1/gold-discovered/|Brown University]])]
+==== Biblioteca Nacional ====
+Rio is home to the seventh-largest library in the world. [([[https://worldtoptop.com/biblioteca-nacional-rio-de-janeiro/|World Top]])]
+==== Cidade Maravilhosa ====
+Rio has a nickname - Cidade Maravilhosa meaning 'wonderful city'. [([[https://medium.com/@aravind17/rio-de-janeiro-the-cidade-maravilhosa-9470af1649c1|Medium]])]
+==== Bus ride ====
+Rio residents are among the fastest to get on and off buses. [([[https://freewalkertours.com/public-transportation-in-rio-de-janeiro/|Free Walker Tours]])]
+{{tag>geography travel culture history}}

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