NYC has the Statue of Liberty
Rio has Cristo Redentor
NYC has the Met and MoMA,
Rio had Ipanema and Copacabana
NYC has a cable car to Roosevelt Island (meh)
Rio has a cable car to Sugarloaf Mountain (wow)
NYC average winter temp 38
Rio average winter temp 75
NYC has 8M residents
Rio has 6M residents who are better looking and have better tans