By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Arguably the oldest and quaintest neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Urca is considerably smaller and more secluded than nearby Botafogo or Copacabana. With three military academies situated within its confines, the neighborhood is also famed for its almost incomparable levels of safety.
Urca’s architecture dates mainly from the 1920s, though parts of it are much older. It is thought to be the site of the first Portuguese landing . . .
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