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Jardim Zoológico
Covering over 120,000 sq meters, the zoo at Quinta da Boa Vista has a wide variety of reptiles, mammals and birds - mostly indigenous to Brazil. Special attractions include the large walk-through aviary and the night house, which features nocturnal animals. The monkey house is also a crowd favorite.
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Joquei Clube
One of the country's loveliest racetracks, with a great view of the mountains and Corcovado, the Joquei Clube (Jockey Club) seats 35,000 and lies on the Gávea side of the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas opposite Praça Santos Dumont. Local race fans are part of the attraction - it's a different slice of Rio life. Tourists are welcome in the members' area, which has a bar overlooking the track.
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Maracanã Football Stadium
Brazil's temple of soccer easily accommodates more than 100,000 crazed fans, but on certain occasions, such as the 1950 World Cup match, or Pelé's last game, it has squeezed in close to 200,000 (it has now been modified to hold fewer). If you like sports, if you want to understand Brazil, or if you just want an intense, quasi-psychedelic experience, then by all means go see a game of futebol , preferably a championship game or one between local rivals Flamengo, Vasco, Fluminense or Botafogo.
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Rio Water Planet
Rio Water Planet claims to be the biggest aquatic park in Latin America. Waterfalls, artificial beaches (a bit surprising in this part of the world) and lazy rafting rivers are some of the attractions. And there is also Rio Kart Planet (an open-air kart track), Rio Show Planet (an area for shows) and Rio Circus Planet.
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Terra Encantada
The Enchanted Land is a large amusement park in Barra. It includes Cabhum (a 64m, 100km/h free fall), Ressaca (a toboggan ride that goes over a waterfall) and many other rides.
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