It won’t take you long to realize why locals refer to Rio de Janeiro as the Cidade Maravilhosa - the “Marvelous City.” The cultural capital of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro never fails to impress. Is it the beaches that lends Rio such cache? You won’t find lovelier stretches of sand anywhere. And the men on the sand — at Copacabana’s Bolsa Beach and Ipanema’s Farme de Amoedo (or “Farme Gay”) — are jaw-droppingly gorgeous. Both beaches are a great place to meet new friends or find out where the in-crowd is headed that evening. Rio’s gay nightlife, centered in Ipanema and Copacabana, is another draw for foreign travelers. You’ll find every kind of music imaginable,...