Rio de Janeiro is a leg located in Brazil. It made its debut in Race Around the World for Season 1, which released on December 1st, 2021.
Race Around the World
Rio de Janeiro makes its debut in this game. Rio de Janiero only has taxis and buses available and Funicular at the Checkpoint, and therefore there are no unique methods. It's the first country to be located in South America in Race Around the World.
Solo Challenge: Maracanã Stadium
The Maracanã Stadium (Portuguese: Estádio do Maracanã) is a Solo. One member from the team must hit five moving targets by kicking the soccer ball at them. Once all the targets are hit, teams will receive their next clue.
The Carnaval Street (Portuguese: Rua Carnaval) is a Team. Teams must dance samba by playing the rhythm game by pressing the WASD, FGHJ, or arrow keys at the right time when it overlaps the arrow below them. For solos, they must score ninety points, and for duos, they must score one-hundred and fifty points. Once the points are enough, teams will receive their next clue.
Checkpoint Challenge: Christ the Redeemer
Before checking-in at the Christ the Redeemer, teams must complete a Checkpoint Challenge first. Teams must climb on top of the wooden pole to complete this Checkpoint Challenge.
Checkpoint: Christ the Redeemer
Teams must check-in here, at Christ the Redeemer (Portugese: Cristo Redentor) , an Art Deco statue of Jesus, and is one of the new seven wonders of the world.
In the TV Series
Rio de Janeiro was visited in three seasons of the American version of The Amazing Race: Season 2 (episode title: The World Is Waiting: Go!), Season 18 (episode title: This Is Where It Ends), and Season 27 (episode title: A Little Too Much Beefcake).
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Trivia
- Rio de Janeiro is Portuguese for 'River of January'.
- Rio de Janeiro, alongside Seoul are the only legs so far to have a rhythm-based challenge.
- Carnaval Street is a fictional place, focusing on Brazil's famous Carnaval.
- The Samba comes from the Portuguese word 'Sambar' which means to dance in rhythm.
- This might be why the challenge is a rhythm game.
- Failing the soccer challenge too many times will make the targets bigger.
- This also happens again a second time.
- Taking the funicular, even if the cart has just left the station, is still much faster than walking. It will loop back one time.
- In the next leg, you'll have an option to take the funicular or walk the stairs down. This is the first map to have this, with the next one being Beijing and Seoul.
- If you take the funicular, you are still able to choose from any of the other modes of transportation.
- If you take the stairs, you can use any transportation mode afterwards.
- This leg contains one of two dance challenges, including Buenos Aires, Argentina
- The Maracanã Stadium entrance in game looks nothing alike in real life.
- The Checkpoint Challenge tends to take the inspiration from the Roadblock in São Paulo in The Amazing Race: Roblox.
See also
| North America |  Vancouver •  Anchorage (TAR:O) • Honolulu • Los Angeles • Las Vegas • Miami • New York •  Cancún •  Port of Spain
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| South America |  Caracas •  Cusco •  Buenos Aires •  São Paulo (TAR:R) • Rio de Janeiro
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| Europe |  London •  Paris •  Venice •  Rovaniemi •  Brașov •  Athens
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| Africa |  Giza •  Marrakesh •  Nairobi •  Johannesburg
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| Asia |  Agra •  Beijing •  Seoul •  Kyoto • Tokyo (TAR:R) •  Hanoi •  Istanbul •  Manila (TAR:R)• Baguio
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| Oceania |  Alice Springs • Sydney (TAR:R) •  Queenstown •  Pape'ete
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| Antarctica |  King George Island
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