Cultural Masterpiece Rio De Janeiro Becomes a World Heritage Site

These photos depict Rio De Janeiro, a place so beautiful that a part of it was chosen to be designated honorably as a World Heritage site. This coveted title is reserved exclusively for locations of exceptional value to humanity. This city has flourished over the past century and is, in a word, amazing. 

What makes this title even more unique is that the city is the first and only urban cultural landscape named a World Heritage by UNESCO. As you can see in the photos, Rio De Janeiro combines a beautiful landscape and natural elements with urban settings – where culture and urbanization meet nature without ruining it.