Category: Latin America

Rio de Janeiro Brazil: In Rio de Janeiro, every day is a party. Rio, as it’s usually called, is a place like absolutely no other in the world. The jet set and glitterati descend here year-round for the white-sand beaches, bass-forward nightlife, and five heady days of Carnival bacchanal celebrations in February or March. But you don’t have to be a thong-clad party seeker to appreciate the literal highs of mountainous Rio.