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Which luxury hotel opened on Rio's coast in 1923?
French architect Joseph Gire modeled the Copacabana Palace after grand French Riviera resorts like the Negresco in Nice and the Carlton in Cannes.
Which major Brazilian city is home to the famous Copacabana beach?
Rio de Janeiro translates to River of January, a name given by Portuguese explorers who mistook Guanabara Bay for a river mouth when they arrived in 1502.
The famous Copacabana sidewalk features which 2 colors in its wavy pattern?
The black basalt and white limestone are hand-set in a pattern inspired by Lisbon's Rossio Square and later modernized by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.
Copacabana beach borders which large body of water?
Copacabana beach stretches for four kilometers along the Atlantic coast. Its iconic wave-patterned promenade was inspired by traditional Portuguese pavement.
Which 1978 Barry Manilow hit shares its name with a famous beach in Rio?
The song is set in the New York City nightclub of the same name, which was named after the Rio beach and earned Barry Manilow his only Grammy Award.