[UserSince2005]

For me in terms of cities it doesn't get better than Rio.
Does any city have better beaches inside the city?

You could argue Cape Town or Sydney, but Cape Towns beaches are kind of small, although the white sand of Clifton beach in stunning and Sydney's beaches always feel like they take forever to get to and the water is too cold all year round to enjoy.
Then you have the nature, you can do so many hikes into the mountains direct from the city and see all sorts of exotic animals such as marmoset in the trees even just walking down the street.

Obviously there is a party vibe, people dance to any music they hear and just generally seem to have a positive view towards life.
And then you have historical centres, which are often hard to find in the americas.

When the city becomes to much you can easily get to amazing places in Rio state such as;
The boujie upmarket Buzios

The Caribbean-esk Arrial Do Cabo

Or if you want to feel transported to Thailand head south to Ilhe Grande

And if you need to just chill out in a beautiful historic small town then there is Paraty