Although it's neither the largest city in Brazil nor its capital, Rio de Janeiro is probably the most famous and easily recognizable city in Brazil. Rio was the capital of Brazil from 1822 until 1960 when it was moved to the newly created city of Brasília. São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil with a population of about 11 million; Rio has a little over 6.5 million inhabitants. Rio de Janeiro is definitely a cultural hub and was arguably the most famous of all of Brazil's cities in the 1960s[...]