Splash on Copacabana Beach with a piña colada or an ice-cold lemonade, catch the rack rail up the mountain to Corcovado and stand beside Christ the Redeemer for a grand view of Botafogo Bay, or traipse through the colorful and atmospheric favelas for a slice of the real Rio. Or, hey, just come in late Feb and let your hair down at the biggest, baddest, loudest, most boisterous street bash on the planet, the Rio Carnaval.