BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro and its carnival

Take a tour of Rio de Janeiro: its central part and favelas, its most popular football club and the city's beaches.

Let's now join travel bloggers Sam and Audrie and check out the city's top attractions, explore the different neighbouhoods, sample Brazilian cuisine trying everything from churrasco to brigadeiro, and squeeze in a little bit of beach time.

This video will showcase 25 things to do in Rio de Janeiro:

1) Christ Redeemer & Trem do Corcovado 

2) Ipanema Hippy Fair

3) Selarón Steps 

4) Museum of Tomorrow 

5) Bike Tour of Rio 

6) Favela Tour 

7) Nature Hike up to Chapéu Mangueira Hill  

8) Churrascaria: Buffet meat churrasco style 

9) Ipanema Beach 

10) Metropolitan Cathedral 

11) National Fine Arts Museum 

12) Municipal Theatre of Rio

13) Cafe Colombo and Brigadeiro 

14) Sugarloaf Mountain by Cable Car

15) Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

16) Sao Joao Batista Cemetery 

17) Copacabana Beach 

18) Drink coconut juice from a fresh coconut

19) Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

20) Brazilian cheese bread

21) Praça Mauá area for museums on the weekend

22) Ride a bike all over Rio

23) Ride the subway 

24) Feijoada (Brazilian stew with rice and beans) 

25) Nightlife in Rio drinking a Caipirinhas

Now let's get to it.

Never been to the Rio Carnival? Here's a part of the Samba Schools Parade.