Throughout Latin America, gift-giving etiquette differs, varying depending on customs, cultures, traditions and climates. Presenting an item to someone without expectation or payment; or exchanging with the expectation of reciprocity isn't specific to the holiday season or Latin Americans, but the mutual exchange of money, goods, gifts and kindness is something that is shared in the Latin American community, and it speaks to the tradition of Spanish culture and nonverbal communication.
Rio de Janiero, the second largest city in Brazil and the third largest metro area in South America, is home to a number of attractions. Rio and its tropical savannah climate offer world-class hotels, 80 kilometers of beach land, and the Sugarloaf and Corvado mountains. Rio also supplies visitors with glimpses of the Christ the Redeemer monument, Botafogo's cove, Rio Downtown, Rio-Niteroi bridge, Maracana Stadium, Barra de Tijuca, and this holiday season, the sixth largest cities in the Americas will also have the tallest floating Christmas tree in the world.
