Precious Journeys Brazil

•Savor the views from atop Rio's Corcovado Mountain on a private tour and visit the120-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer statue

•Discover Belo Horizonte, and its Pampulha District, famous for the works of three of Brazil's renowned artists, who helped create the neighborhoods around its manmade lake

•Explore Ouro Preto's well-preserved Portuguese colonial architecture, its 18th- and 19th-century churches decorated with gold and the sculptured works of Aleijadinho

•Visit other fascinating gold towns including Mariana and Sabará, founded in 1711, was one of the most productive gold mines at the time

•This year, Rio is once again the site of a sustainability conference, the Rio +20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, which builds upon the 1992 Rio Earth Summit where the pattern was set for the sustainable development of today.