Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro (/ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛəroʊ, -deɪ ʒə-, -də dʒə-/; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u dʒi ʒɐˈnejɾu]; lit. River of January), or simply Rio, is the second most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth most populous in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, the second most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and seventh most populous in the Americas. Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's third most populous state. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on July 1, 2012 as a Cultural Landscape.
== Asphalt 8: Airborne==
=== Overview ===
Rio de Janeiro was added to Asphalt 8: Airborne as part of the July 2016 update of the same name. It is the only track added in 2016.
Similar to Tenerife, each track for Rio has a different starting point from their reverse counterpart. The tracks also feature multiple alternate routes, long straights, and big jumps rushing through the mountains of Rio, the city, and its oceanside beaches. Racers are greeted by flocks of parrots and birds native to Rio de Janeiro. Similar to Dubai, there are two tracks with ramps and jumps (Oceanview Derby and Highland View), and two with a huge lack of ramps (Ipanema Showdown and Rapido Park). There are also trams that act as traffic, meaning it is possible to perform a Near Miss, Traffic Control, or Traffic Down on them. Trams appear on the rail roads in the inland Rio de Janeiro.
Many landmarks can be spotted, including Christ the Redeemer, Ipanema, and Sugarloaf Mountain.
Rio de Janeiro has four tracks:
Ipanema Showdown		This track is set on a sunny day and lacks ramps.
Rapido Park 		The reverse variant of Ipanema Showdown.
Oceanview Derby 		This track is set at sunset and features ramps. It has a different starting point from Ipanema Showdown.
Highland View 		The reverse variant of Oceanview Derby.
At the festival part of Ipanema Showdown and Rapido Park, there are always traffic buses even in Multiplayer League. These are also the only Rio tracks selectable in Gate Drift, but the race is now set during sunset in Ipanema Showdown's case, in the same fashion as Oceanview Derby and Highland View.
The following cars have their banners depicted in Rio:
*Lotus Elise Cup 260
*Donkervoort D8 GTO
*Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe
*Cadillac ATS-V Coupe
*Nissan 370Z Special Edition
*McLaren MP4/8
*BXR Bailey Blade GT1
*BMW M4 GTS
*Exotic Rides W70
*Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
*Zenvo ST1
*2015 GTA Spano
*Lotus Evija
*W Motors Fenyr SuperSport
*McLaren MP4-31
The only way to play them is either through Exclusive Metal Events, World Series/Multiplayer League, Enduro Double Down, Research & Development, Championships, Quick Solo Race, Season 9, or Car Mastery. In the latter two cases, the new cars introduced from the Rio Update onwards must be used.
When its namesake update was first launched, Ipanema Showdown was the only selectable track in World Series. As of October 5, 2016, all 4 layouts are now available.
In the Multiplayer League Update, the Rio de Janeiro tracks were revamped to have better lighting and visibility, as well as new nitro power-up locations.
=== Recommendations ===
As a combination of Azure Coast and Alps, vehicles with a high nitro efficiency, top speed and/or acceleration (e.g. Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS, TRION NEMESIS, etc.) are recommended as nitro pickups on the track are few and far in between, and both Ipanema Showdown and Rapido Park lack ramps. All four tracks have similar lengths to Dubai and San Diego Harbor. Near the waterfall, the road is cluttered with puddles, which can be problematic to drifts.
=== Trivia ===
* Rio de Janeiro is the only track to be added into the game in 2016.
* Rio de Janeiro is the only track in the game to feature artwork from a real-world artist. Gameloft hinted at this as a teaser for the Rio Update.
* A wall mural in Rio de Janeiro also appears as a decal design for certain cars (e.g. Felino cB7, Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic).
* Coincidentally, the 2016 Summer Olympics was held in Rio de Janeiro and may have been the inspiration for the Rio de Janeiro Update.
* Rio de Janeiro is the first location to have all three radio stations (Bass, Rock, and Electronic) as default radio stations.
* Rio de Janeiro reuses the background sound effects of French Guiana (jungle/waterfall), Barcelona (beach/cruise ship), London (inland/beach), and Azure Coast (beach).
** Ipanema Showdown's intro reuses the background sound effects of Barcelona and French Guiana.
** Rapido Park's intro reuses the background sound effects of London and Azure Coast.
** Oceanview Derby's intro reuses the background sound effects of London.
** Highland View's intro reuses background sound effects, but they are different:
*** If in Multiplayer races or the race has less than 8 racers, the intro reuses French Guiana's background sound effects.
*** If in single player races and the race has 8~23 racers, the intro reuses London's background sound effects.
*** If in single player races and the race has 24+ racers, the intro reuses Azure Coast's background sound effects.
* The W Motors Fenyr Supersport's Research & Development event starts and ends at Oceanview Derby; Rio de Janeiro was introduced in the Fenyr's debut Rio Update.
** This may be a reference to the Lamborghini Egoista's R&D event, which similarly starts and ends at Area 51's Test Site: Omega track as well; Area 51 was introduced in the Egoista's debut Santa's Gift Update.
* Since the Rio de Janeiro Update, some tests in the Alfa Romeo 4C's R&D event also take place here.
* Ironically, in the Traditional Chinese version before the Championship Update, Oceanview Derby was simply called 里約熱內盧, which somehow translates into "Rio de Janeiro".
** This marked the first time for a language where a track simply uses its name since Tenerife.
** Since the Championship Update, it is now called 海景大道, which translates into "Oceanview Avenue".
* Rio de Janeiro is the first track since Tokyo to have permanent traffic.
* Rio de Janeiro, Patagonia, Area 51, Munich Subway and Transylvania were not selectable in Quick Solo Race until the Sixth Anniversary Update.
** Rio de Janeiro has been unselectable for 7 updates.
** All three tracks lack reverse track designations on their reverse tracks' banners.
*** This has been fixed with the Munich Update.
** As of the Sixth Anniversary Update, all of the 5 tracks mentioned are now selectable in Quick Solo Race.
* Billboards advertising the game and Asphalt Xtreme can be found in Rio de Janeiro.
* From August 3 to August 30, 2018, an advertising campaign for Asphalt 9: Legends was featured in the form of billboards in various locations across both versions of the track.
** These billboards re-appeared on December 13, 2018, however the extra pre-race cinematics featuring said billboards are no longer present.
** Rio de Janeiro, Munich and San Diego Harbor are the only Time-Released Tracks to feature the aforementioned billboards.
=== Gallery ===
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20190823_163718.jpg|The red high-speed train
Screenshot_20200119-120217_Asphalt 8.jpg|The yellow tram
Old Spice x Asphalt 8 Airborne Rio de Janeiro a8.jpg|Social media promo image of the Old Spice x Asphalt 8: Airborne marketing campaign set in Rio de Janeiro
|-| Ipanema Showdown = 
Ipanema Showdown banner a8.png|Banner
Ipanema Showdown pre-race.png |Pre-race screen
Ipanema Showdown post-race.png |An ED Design Torq and Felino cB7 after a race in Ipanema Showdown.
Screenshot_2016-12-24-01-44-36.jpg|A post-race McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 with a billboard featuring the splash screen for Asphalt Xtreme in the background.
|-| Rapido Park = 
Rapido Park banner a8.png|Banner
Rapido Park pre-race.png |Pre-race screen
Rapido Park post-race.png |A W Motors Fenyr Supersport after a race in Rapido Park.
Screenshot_2017-05-14-16-51-32.png|A pre-race shot featuring Corcovado Christ the Redeemer that overlooks the city.
|-| Oceanview Derby = 
Oceanview Derby banner a8.png|Banner
Oceanview Derby pre-race.png | Pre-race screen
Oceanview Derby post-race.png | A Peugeot SR1 after a race in Oceanview Derby.
Oceanview Derby post-race (2).png | A post-race shot of Oceanview Derby, with a McLaren P1™ in the in-game version of the Rio 450 tunnel.
|-| Highland View =
Highland View banner a8.png|Banner
Highland View pre-race.png | Pre-race screen
Highland View post-race.png | A McLaren P1™ GTR after a race in Highland View.
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== Asphalt 7: Heat==
Shortened to just Rio, Rio De Janeiro has the same layout as its Asphalt 6 rendition but with an additional shortcut in front of the starting line and now starts at the crosswalk area.
== Asphalt Injection==
== Asphalt 3D==
== Asphalt 6: Adrenaline==
Rio de Janeiro was available on the Android version of the game until its removal in the 2011 World Cyber Games Update.
Rio De Janeiro reuses the layout from its rendition in the 2011 video game Fast Five The Movie: Official Game. The player drives around light curves before a medium 60-degree turn. The player then drives for a few miles before reaching the shipping yard area. However, unlike Fast Five, a part of a crane does not explode and then fall to block the pathway. Instead, the crane stands erect, providing much more space to drive before driving through the dock, past the crosswalk area, and finally towards the finish.
== Asphalt 5==
== Asphalt Urban GT 2==
The track here starts at the front of the hairpin. Then a short straightaway with a shortcut located at the downtown area. Afterwards a smooth corner with a long narrow straightaway connects another hairpin that lends to the harbour section. At the harbour was a long straightaway with puddles. Cross the tunnel with a mid size curve and pass through a straightaway the third time to reach the finish line.
=== Gallery ===
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File:AUGT2 Rio-Race9.png|Shortcut
File:AUGT2 Java RioBG.png|Java BG
==See also==
*Patagonia, French Guiana, Bogota Airport and Buenos Aires - Other tracks set in South America.
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