Grande Rio Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Grande Rio
Grande Riois an informal way of referring to theRegião Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro(Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro). It is an extremely populous area, with high demographic density, the second most populous metropolitan area in Brazil, and is also among the 20 most populous metro areas in the world. The area of Greater Rio is in a lowlands region, bathed to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and surrounded by the stretch of the mountain range calledSerra do Marthat begins in the west of Itaguaí, continues through the northwest of Paracambi and Japeri and the north of Nova Iguaçu, Duque de Caxias, Magé, Guapimirim and Cachoeiras de Macacu, and ends between the northeast of Itaboraí and Tanguá and the north of Rio Bonito; along the stretch of Serra do Mar that surrounds the metropoli
Grande Rio Travel Guide Sections
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