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São Paulo
The largest city in the Southern Hemisphere and Brazil's economic heartbeat, grown from a small Jesuit mission school.
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Notable Arab, Islamic, and world cities
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Rio de Janeiro
A stunning Brazilian city overlooked by the Christ the Redeemer statue, famed for its beaches and vibrant Carnival.
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Mexico City
Mexico's capital, built atop the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world.
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San Francisco
An American Pacific coast city that grew from a Spanish mission into a global metropolis crowned by the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Miami
A tropical American city on the Florida coast, the gateway to Latin America and home to colorful Art Deco neighborhoods.
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Chicago
An American city that rose from the ashes of a devastating 1871 fire to become the birthplace of the modern skyscraper on Lake Michigan.
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Los Angeles
The American City of Angels, founded by Spanish settlers in 1781, which grew into the world's film industry capital.
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Copenhagen
Denmark's capital, which began as a small merchants' harbor, famed for its Little Mermaid statue and colorful Nyhavn waterfront.
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Budapest
Hungary's capital, born from the union of three towns on the banks of the Danube, famed for its historic thermal baths.
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Warsaw
Poland's capital, nearly leveled in World War II and later rebuilt stone by stone, brick by brick.
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Dublin
Ireland's capital, founded by Vikings by a «black pool» on the River Liffey, and home to some of the English language's greatest writers.
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Stockholm
Sweden's capital, spread across 14 islands linked by bridges, and the annual stage for the Nobel Prize ceremony.