{"id":53745,"date":"2019-12-07T15:22:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T07:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=53745"},"modified":"2019-12-07T15:22:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T07:22:33","slug":"brazil-rio-opens-largest-ferris-wheel-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=53745","title":{"rendered":"Brazil: Rio opens largest ferris wheel in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>ere are some of the top images of the day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/th.thgim.com\/news\/bzkrey\/article30229178.ece\/alternates\/FREE_660\/THNAKAPTOPIXBRAZILFERRISWHEEL\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">The &#8220;Rio Star&#8221; ferris wheel stands at dusk after its inauguration in Rio de Janeiro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 7 (NNN-Xinhua) &#8212; The largest ferris wheel in Latin America was opened here on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 88-meter-tall Rio Star is located near the city&#8217;s aquarium and two new museums, in a port district neighborhood renovated for the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rio Star has attracted a lot of tourists despite rain on the opening day, and over 5,000 tickets have already been sold for the attraction, organizers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the top of the Rio Star, tourists can enjoy views of most of the city&#8217;s famous landmarks, including the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, Sugarloaf Mountain, the Sambadrome and the Maracana stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 54 cabins on the ferris wheel, each with a capacity for six people. The ride takes 18-20 minutes, and all cabins are fitted with air conditioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With tickets selling at 12 U.S. dollars to Rio residents and 17 dollars for tourists, the Rio Star is expected to become a major tourist attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers are considering the possibility of offering combo tickets for both the Rio Star and the nearby aquarium to attract even more visitors. &#8212; NNN-XINHUA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ere are some of the top images of the day The &#8220;Rio Star&#8221; ferris wheel stands at dusk after its inauguration in Rio de Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 7 (NNN-Xinhua) &#8212; The largest ferris wheel in Latin America was opened here on Friday. The 88-meter-tall Rio Star is located near the city&#8217;s aquarium and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53745"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53745\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}