The animal carnival parade at Copacabana beach in Brazil rivals its human counterpart for colour
Published 2012-02-19
You can definitely see animals when visiting Rio de Janeiro. Bear in mind though that Rio is a 6.3 million people city, so human beings are by far the majority. Expect to come across lots of people, especially in Copacabana district, which has 150.000 inhabitants!
There are a few selected places where you can see animals in Rio. Lizards can easily be seen at Sugar Loaf. Birds can be seen in the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden. Capuchin monkeys can been seen at Urca Hill, the hill half way to Sugar Loaf.
Do you want to see more animals? Then, you can visit Rio de Janeiro’s zoo, which has a rather interesting collection of animals from Brazil and from around the world.