 At the time of the Empire, the region’s economy expanded its port business potential and the cycles of sugarcane, gold and coffee through slave labour and in 1763 Rio de Janeiro became the capital of the Brazilian Empire.  The Carnival of Brzail (Portuguese: Carnaval, is an annual festival held during the Friday to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. On certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians traditionally abstained from the consumption of meat and poultry, hence the term "carnival," from carnelevare, "to remove (literally, "raise") meat.“Portuguese

 Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second largest city. Sao Paulo is the first.  Rio is Brazil’s biggest tourist destination.  2016 olmpics

 Eduardo da Costa Paes is a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of the city of Rio de janiero, having defeated Fernando Gabeira in the 2008 Elections  Successful staging back to back the world's two greatest sporting events and for becoming a leading

 The host city of the Games will be Rio de Janerio, Brazil, announced at the 121 st IOC Session held in Copenhagen, Denmark, on October 2, They are scheduled to be held from August 5 to 21, 2016.

 One famous local dish in Rio de Janeiro is feijoada, a tasty stew which consists of black beans and pork that is served with rice, kale, and manioc  It is said that a good caipirnha, Brazil’s national drink, aids digestion

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