24-Hour Layover: Rio de Janeiro- msnbc.com

Bathers crowd the beach at Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec. 23, 1997.

Rio! Just the name gets the pulse racing. Famed for its party spirit, its unusually beautiful people, and its eye-candy setting, wedged between jagged mountains and a deep blue ocean, Rio is a life-list destination, one of those places that you simply have to see before you die. FULL STORY

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The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in Rio de Janeiro, marking the first time a South American destination will host the Games. Take a visual tour of the Brazilian city's beautiful beaches, landscapes and people.

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