With all the recent buzz and excitement over 2014 FIFA World Cup, host city Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is the hottest place to be right now.

Photograph World Cup 2014 by Kláudio Kasper on 500px

World Cup 2014 by Kláudio Kasper on 500px

And in 2016, all eyes will be on this city again when it hosts the Summer Olympics. If these aren’t enough reasons for you to pack your bags and hop on a plane soon, then maybe these 40+ breathtaking Rio de Janeiro photos will.

Scroll down and enjoy Rio de Janeiro — from stunning views atop Sugarloaf Mountain to the dreamy shores of Ipanema to the color-soaked streets of Santa Teresa.

Photograph Amazing Rio by Juan Carlos Ruiz on 500px

Amazing Rio by Juan Carlos Ruiz on 500px

Photograph Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Joe Routon on 500px

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Joe Routon on 500px

Photograph Arpoador by Paulo Chostakovis Filho on 500px

Arpoador by Paulo Chostakovis Filho on 500px

Photograph Arpoador by Melvin Quaresma on 500px

Arpoador by Melvin Quaresma on 500px

Photograph Rio 40° by Gustavo Rampini on 500px

Rio 40° by Gustavo Rampini on 500px

Photograph OIR2012 #01 by Ricardo Mavigno on 500px

OIR2012 #01 by Ricardo Mavigno on 500px

Photograph Jardim Botânico...Rio de Janeiro...Brasil... by Manoel Reis on 500px

Jardim Botânico…Rio de Janeiro…Brasil… by Manoel Reis on 500px

Photograph Green Rain by HUGO VIANA on 500px

Green Rain by HUGO VIANA on 500px

Photograph Santa Teresa street artists by Ricardo Mavigno on 500px

Santa Teresa street artists by Ricardo Mavigno on 500px

Photograph Rio Cathedral by Richard Silver on 500px

Rio Cathedral by Richard Silver on 500px

Photograph Garota by Juan Maya on 500px

Garota by Juan Maya on 500px

Photograph Ipanema Beach Pano by Giorgi Shermazanashvili on 500px

Ipanema Beach Pano by Giorgi Shermazanashvili on 500px

Photograph Museum of Contemporary Art by Priscila de Lyra on 500px

Museum of Contemporary Art by Priscila de Lyra on 500px

Photograph Sagui! by Pedro Simeão on 500px

Sagui! by Pedro Simeão on 500px

Photograph Rio de Janeiro Favela by Felipe Rebelo on 500px

Rio de Janeiro Favela by Felipe Rebelo on 500px

Photograph Favelas Part II by Lukas Grumet on 500px

Favelas Part II by Lukas Grumet on 500px

Photograph Vitória-régia by Paulo Capiotti on 500px

Vitória-régia by Paulo Capiotti on 500px

Photograph Selling Caipirinha by Dante Laurini on 500px

Selling Caipirinha by Dante Laurini on 500px

Photograph Rio de Janeiro - Summer by Marcus Magalhães on 500px

Rio de Janeiro – Summer by Marcus Magalhães on 500px

Photograph Love in the Time of Cholera by Marcelo Vieira on 500px

Love in the Time of Cholera by Marcelo Vieira on 500px

Photograph Guanabara Bay - Rio de Janeiro by Célia Rodrigues on 500px

Guanabara Bay – Rio de Janeiro by Célia Rodrigues on 500px

Photograph Ipanema by Vitor Holz on 500px

Ipanema by Vitor Holz on 500px

Photograph superman by David C Baker on 500px

superman by David C Baker on 500px

Photograph The Library by Pedro Simeão on 500px

The Library by Pedro Simeão on 500px

Photograph Real Gabinete Português de Leitura by jsl fotografia on 500px

Real Gabinete Português de Leitura by jsl fotografia on 500px

Photograph Theatro Municipal @ Rio de Janeiro by Mauricio Melo Star Pictures Project on 500px

Theatro Municipal @ Rio de Janeiro by Mauricio Melo Star Pictures Project on 500px

Photograph Reflections of Rio by Ade Russell on 500px

Reflections of Rio by Ade Russell on 500px

Photograph In Rio de Janeiro by Luiz Guillon on 500px

In Rio de Janeiro by Luiz Guillon on 500px

Photograph Escadaria Selaron by PajaritaFrenetica on 500px

Escadaria Selaron by PajaritaFrenetica on 500px

Photograph Escadaria Selarón by Andre Pinto on 500px

Escadaria Selarón by Andre Pinto on 500px

Photograph Salt Makers by Renato Serra Fonseca on 500px

Salt Makers by Renato Serra Fonseca on 500px

Photograph Pão de Açucar by Bruno Ottati on 500px

Pão de Açucar by Bruno Ottati on 500px

Photograph More beatiful from the sky by Pedro Perim on 500px

More beatiful from the sky by Pedro Perim on 500px

Photograph An Artists Inspiration by Chris Taylor on 500px

An Artists Inspiration by Chris Taylor on 500px

Photograph Arpoador Stone - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil by Jose Roberto Santos on 500px

Arpoador Stone – Rio de Janeiro, Brasil by Jose Roberto Santos on 500px

Photograph Reno over Gaby by Andre Magarao on 500px

Reno over Gaby by Andre Magarao on 500px

Photograph Museu de Arte Contemporanea by Lisa Carignani on 500px

Museu de Arte Contemporanea by Lisa Carignani on 500px

Photograph O Rio de Janeiro Continua Lindo... by Danilo Faria on 500px

O Rio de Janeiro Continua Lindo… by Danilo Faria on 500px

Photograph Mar de favela by Marcelo Freire on 500px

Mar de favela by Marcelo Freire on 500px

Photograph Rio at Night by Isac Goulart on 500px

Rio at Night by Isac Goulart on 500px

World Cup - Brazil by Emir Terovic on 500px.com

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