Grande Rio

Rio de Janeiro


Located northwest of Ilha do Governador, Grande Rio has been crowned parade champions only once (in 1992) but has lots of devoted followers, especially in its home suburb of Duque de Caxias.


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1. Morro da Conceição

10.97 MILES

One of Rio's oldest neighborhoods, this pretty area feels like a tiny slice of Portugal, with its old shuttered houses, quiet cobblestone streets and…