Rio de Janeiro is the most happening place to spend your New Year's Eve. It looks picturesque, with long stretches of white sands, sun-kissed beaches and cobbled old streets. Many romantic places in and around Rio de Janeiro exude passion through its natural settings and environment. Here's our top pick. Check it out!

December is a great time to visit Rio de Janeiro. The weather is slightly warm, and the month is packed with exciting things to do and see. With Christmas around the corner, the city makes an ideal vacation destination to end the year with fun and festivity. Here are some top December experiences for your next trip to Rio in December.

It's easy to fall in love with the gorgeous Rio de Janeiro city! The city is packed with beautiful beaches, adrenaline-pumping outdoor activities, and vibrant rhythms of samba and bossa, making it exciting for visitors to discover the city. Those who love touring around must take out time to visit a small paradise called Sitio Roberto Burle Marx near Rio. Here's a quick peek of this paradisiacal place.

Among football fans in Europe, there is a kind of in-joke – or perhaps even conspiracy theory – about Brazilian players. It surmises that many of the Brazilians who play for Europe’s best teams tend to get ‘injured’ in and around the beginning of Lent each year. Some even point to a propensity for Brazilian players to pick up suspensions around this time of year. Some of the world’s best players, including Neymar Jnr, have been tagged with this joke-come-conspiracy. In Neymar’s case, the forward was either injured or suspended for six years running around the beginning of Lent.