Rio de Janeiro is the city with the biggest percentage of people living in shanty towns in Brazil - 22%. It's a population of 1,3 million, 70% of which are black. Worrying resurgence.
There are eight known species of the Brazilian wandering spider alone, one of the most formidable and sizeable tarantulas and the most venomous according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Still, black widow spiders, brown recluse spiders, and Goliath birdeaters, among others, are all venomous arachnids that can be found in Brazil.
Very good. 964 reviews. #80 of 303 hotels in Rio de Janeiro. Location 4.3. Cleanliness 4.4. Service 4.2. Value 4.0. Hotel Regina is in the Flamengo / RJ district, just 5 minutes by car from Santos Dumont Airport, 40 minutes from Galeão International Airport and 300 meters from Catete Subway Station. Located in front of the Aterro do Flamengo Police in Brazil say 19 people have been killed during a raid against a criminal gang that controls one of Rio de Janeiro's most violent favelas. Four hundred heavily-armed military police were .