With a population of 192 million, it gets a little crowded, but Brazil is known for welcoming tourists with a big smile.

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil and the 26th largest in the world. Known for its natural beauty, beaches, and enormous statue of Christ, it's an amazing place visit, and will play host to the World Cup tournament in 2014.

 

Our friends at Airpano were kind enough to let us feature some of their panoramas of Rio: here's what it looks like from above.