26.07.19
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Society
The highest Ferris wheel in Latin America will be built in Brazil
Construction of the highest ferris wheel in Latin America began in Rio de Janeiro. Its height will be 88 meters, a correspondent for tvbrics.com website reports with reference to the Globo newspaper.
The Brazilian place of interest will be called RioStar. The project was based on the design of the London Eye - the largest in Europe, one of the largest Ferris wheels in the world, located in the capital of Great Britain.
A ferris wheel will be built in the port area of the city, next to the oceanarium opened in 2016. For 50 reais (about 800 rubles), it will be possible to explore Guanabara Bay and the 13-km bridge named after the President of Costa-Silva, connecting Rio de Janeiro with the city of Niteroi, located on the other side of the bay. The view on the old port will open from the amusement ride.
It is planned that the new place of interest will begin to receive visitors by November 2019. It is expected that the amusement ride will be visited daily by about 20 thousand people. According to the Globo newspaper, the wheel will not only attract tourists, but also create 70 additional jobs.
Recall, to date, the largest Ferris wheel with a height of 167 m is located in Las Vegas. It is followed by Singapore Flyer in Singapore (165 m), Chinese amusement ride Star of Nanchang (160 m) and London Eye (135 m).