The Selarón Staircase [1] is an architectural work located between the Santa Teresa and Lapa districts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, decorated by the long-time Brazilian artist living in Brazil, Jorge Selarón, who declared it a "homage to the Brazilian people".

Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho, better known as Maracanã, the popular Maraca ("akin to a rattle" in Tupi-Guarani, due to the sound of birds that lived there).

The Sambadrome of the Marquês de Sapucaí, also known as Sambódromo of Rio de Janeiro and officially denominated as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro, is a sambódromo located in Avenida Marquês de Sapucaí, in the central zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Inaugurated in the year 1984, the venue is the stage of the most famous popular festival in Brazil, the Rio de Janeiro Samba School Parade, which is held annually during the Carnival holiday.

The Arcos da Lapa is located in the region of Lapa, in the district of Lapa, in the Central Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Considered as the largest architectural work undertaken in Brazil during the colonial period, it is today one of the city's postcards, the most representative symbol of ancient Rio de Janeiro preserved in the Bohemian region of Lapa.

the Cathedral of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro or Catedral Metropolitana, as it is best known, is located in the centre of the city. The project is authored by the modernist architect Edgar Oliveira da Fonseca, coordinated by Monsignor Ivo Antônio Calliari.

Pão de Açúcar is a hill complex located in the area of Urca, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is composed by the Morro do Pão de Açúcar (which gives its name to the complex), Morro da Urca and Morro da Babilônia. Along with the statue of Christ the Redeemer, it is the largest postcard of the city of Rio de Janeiro and one of the most famous in Brazil. Due to the unique characteristics, bordered by the waters of Guanabara Bay, it is an international tourist reference for the city.