Rio de Janeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 27: An arial view of the 'Christ the Redeemer' statue on top of Corcovado mountain on July 27, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 28: Men play football on Ipanema Beach ahead of the Preliminary Draw of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on July 28, 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

epa03724226 (FILE) A file photograph dated 15 May 2013 shows a general view of the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during an inspection by representatives from the FIFA. Reports on 30 May 2013 state that the international friendly soccer match between Brazil and England, due to be played on 02 June 2013, has been suspended following a court order over stadium safety concerns. EPA/MARCELO SAYAO *** Local Caption *** 50830339

Workers remove seats as they begin the renovation of the Maracana stadium ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 24. Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said preparations for the world cup could be jeopardized if government officials and businessmen fail to work together in the coming years.

Locals and tourists enjoy Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, on July 25, 2012. An unusual 32° C (89.6° F) winter temperature is hitting the city which, according to experts, is due to a warm Amazon mass that prevents the cold front from the south from arriving. AFP PHOTO/VANDERLEI ALMEIDAVANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/GettyImages

A body surfer rides a wave during high tide in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on may 22, 2012. AFP PHOTO / Christophe SimonCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages

A cable car travels to and from Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio de Janeiro, August 18, 2008. The cable car leads to one of Rio's most visited sites, with 800,000 tourist per year. REUTERS/Bruno Domingos (BRAZIL)

Homes crowd the Rocinha shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Local officials and human rights groups are working to give legal title to tens of thousands of residents of shantytowns like Rocinha, a process that increases their wealth and gives them greater access to credit, as well as peace of mind. The programs so far are just a start at tackling a widespread problem: A third of the people in Rio state, nearly 5 million people, don't have title to their homes, an uncertainty shared by most of the approximately 1 billion people who living in slums globally. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

A man walks with his bicycle through the Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro, July 29, 2012. The National Park of Tijuca is the world's biggest urban forest at 33 square kilometers (12.7 square miles). REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JAVIER TOVAR A fisherman boy walks amid herons in Mage, deep into the Bay of Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 3, 2012. Alexandre Anderson de Souza, 41 (not depicted), president of the fishermen association (Ahomar), has to remain permanently custodied by two policemen after denouncing the company risponsible for the pollution of the Bay of Guanabara, which resulted in him receiving death threats after two fellow fishermen were murdered last week. AFP PHOTO / Christophe SimonCHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages

Aerial picture taken at the \"City of Rock\" -- which is to be the site of the future Olympic Village when Rio hosts the 2016 Olympic Games -- on the opening day of the music festival Rock in Rio, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, on September 23, 2011. Rock in Rio, the world's biggest music festival, is to kick off today in the city of its birth, with Rihanna, Shakira, Coldplay and Lenny Kravitz sharing the billing. Tickets to the week-long event have been snapped up by 700,000 people who will crowd into a specially built \"City of Rock\". Other artists to belt out tunes at the festival include Elton John, Stevie Wonder, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jamiroquai, Metallica, Maroon 5, Guns N' Roses, and Brazil's top singers such as Ivete Sangalo. AFP PHOTO/VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)

General vue of the bridge of Knowledge designed by Alexandre Chan at the entrance to the 2016 Olympic city in Rio de Janeiro on March 20, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages)

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MAURICIO RABUFFETTI - Birds overfly the Cagarras Islands, five km away from Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 6, 2010. Several species of marine birds in risk of extinction inhabit the islands making them one of the most interesting spots for tourism in Rio de Janeiro. AFP PHOTO/VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)

A passer-by looks at a life-size body sculpture by British artist Antony Gormley, part of the Event Horizon installation, in Candelaria square in Rio de Janeiro's downtown, on August 8, 2012. Gormley's exhibition in the city includes works from Amazonian Field, Critical Mass, Event Horizon and Breathing Room among others. AFP PHOTO/Antonio SCORZA (Photo credit should read ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/GettyImages)

Artist Jorge Selaron poses while sitting on the staircase he created, the Escadaria Selarón, located between Lapa and Santa Teresa neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, July 27, 2010. Selaron began his project, which is a work in progress, in 1990 with some 2,000 tiles collected from over 60 countries. The Chilean-born artist calls the project a tribute to the Brazilian people. REUTERS/Clarissa Cavalheiro (BRAZIL - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Cable cars are seen in front of the Penha church after Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff opened the new transportation system in Rio de Janeiro July 7, 2011. The cable car system in the Alemao slum is part of the effort to crack down on crime and modernize infrastructure as the city prepares to host 2014 World Cup soccer matches and the 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)

FILE --- A man reads a newspaper at the Quinta da Boa Vista park, where Pope Francis is expected to lead a gathering on July 26 during his upcoming visit, is seen in Rio de Janeiro May 9, 2013. Pope Francis will travel to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in July. The main purpose of the trip is for him to preside at the Catholic Church's World Day of Youth, an international gathering sometimes dubbed a \"Catholic Woodstock\" that takes place in a different city every two years. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TRAVEL) - RTXZG7K

People dance the Jongo, an Afro-Brazilian dance where the samba derives some of its roots from, in Rio de Janeiro July 28, 2012. The Jongo ritual is a legacy of African slaves who worked in the Brazil's coffee plantations in the 19th century and is celebrated as a tradition mostly in slums and former slaves communities. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY)

FILE --- Rio de Janeiro's Arcos da Lapa square is pictured before lights were turned off for Earth Hour March 26, 2011. Lights started going off around the world on Saturday in a show of support for renewable energy, and was given added poignancy by Japan's nuclear disaster which raises doubts about nuclear power as a possible solution. Landmarks in thousands of cities, from Sydney Harbour Bridge to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, will turn off the power for Earth Hour, the fifth such event promoting a sustainable future for the planet. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL) - RTR2KGIG

A dancer of Mangueira samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Sugarloaf mountain is silhouetted against the early morning skies as the sun begins to rise in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the host city for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio, Monday, June 18, 2012. The Earth summit runs through June 22, with three final days of high-profile talks among some 130 top leaders from nations around the globe. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana