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Rio's major competitive samba parades use this purpose-built avenue and grandstands.

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Your new ahaSambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí

Oscar Niemeyer designed the complex. Source: Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí ↗

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  1. 20This demonym names a person from the city of Rio de Janeiro.RECALL
    Carioca

    The word has Indigenous linguistic roots.

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  2. 01Cariocas use this regional name for Rio's southern districts including Copacabana and Ipanema.RECALL
    Zona Sul

    The area combines beaches with dense urban neighborhoods.

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  3. 02On Rio beaches, numbered lifeguard stations used as meeting points are called this.RECALL
    Posto

    The numbered points help orient people along the shore.

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