Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro
Drinks & Nightlife
Mud Bug - Sport Bar
16 R. Rodolfo DantasGreat space, with live music!
Excellent Brazilian-style bar food (petiscos), good people and great beer! Right across the street from the apartment - you barely need your flip-flops.
Highly rated on Foursquare and other sites!
67 preporuka/e lokalaca
Os Imortais Bar
147 R. Ronald de CarvalhoExcellent Brazilian-style bar food (petiscos), good people and great beer! Right across the street from the apartment - you barely need your flip-flops.
Highly rated on Foursquare and other sites!
One of dozens of kiosk/bar/restaurants on Copacabana Beach, each with its own personality and specialties. This one showed up on the search, but there are closer ones. See: http://www.orlario.com.br/
17 preporuka/e lokalaca
Quiosque Chopp Brahma
2376 Av. AtlânticaOne of dozens of kiosk/bar/restaurants on Copacabana Beach, each with its own personality and specialties. This one showed up on the search, but there are closer ones. See: http://www.orlario.com.br/
A little expensive, and catering to tourists, but this place really is a MUST SEE for anyone that would like to see live Brazilian music of various styles in a beautiful setting. The club is in a historic building, several stories tall, with an incredible assortment of antiques for decoration.
694 preporuka/e lokalaca
Rio Scenarium
20 R. do LavradioA little expensive, and catering to tourists, but this place really is a MUST SEE for anyone that would like to see live Brazilian music of various styles in a beautiful setting. The club is in a historic building, several stories tall, with an incredible assortment of antiques for decoration.
Another historic building, like the Rio Scenarium, but much less touristy. Check their schedule, but they usually have great samba, chorinho and other styles of music native to Rio in a very traditional setting. The neighborhood isn't great for walking, so take a taxi or Uber.
39 preporuka/e lokalaca
Trapiche Gamboa
155 Praça MauáAnother historic building, like the Rio Scenarium, but much less touristy. Check their schedule, but they usually have great samba, chorinho and other styles of music native to Rio in a very traditional setting. The neighborhood isn't great for walking, so take a taxi or Uber.
Food Scene
Great coffee, baked goods, sandwiches and soups on the way to the metro from the apartment.
Classic, historic bar/restaurant. Try their famous ham and pineapple sandwich!
348 preporuka/e lokalaca
Restaurante Cervantes
335 Av. Prado JúniorClassic, historic bar/restaurant. Try their famous ham and pineapple sandwich!
Arguably the best churrascaria in Rio. Their all-you-can-eat seafood options are also mind-blowing.
9 preporuka/e lokalaca
Marius
Arguably the best churrascaria in Rio. Their all-you-can-eat seafood options are also mind-blowing.
Bar/restaurant specializing in roasted chicken. This is a place with a long history that just got a nice upgrade after a recent remodeling.
El Galetto Bar & Galeteria
91 R. Ronald de CarvalhoBar/restaurant specializing in roasted chicken. This is a place with a long history that just got a nice upgrade after a recent remodeling.
One of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Rio, right down the street.
220 preporuka/e lokalaca
Amir
55 R. Ronald de CarvalhoOne of the best Middle Eastern restaurants in Rio, right down the street.
Probably the best bang for your buck in terms of great Middle-Eastern food at a reasonable price, right around the corner from the apartment. Their lunchtime specials can go for about $8, and are very well-served.
15 preporuka/e lokalaca
Restaurante Basha
198 Av. Nossa Sra. de CopacabanaProbably the best bang for your buck in terms of great Middle-Eastern food at a reasonable price, right around the corner from the apartment. Their lunchtime specials can go for about $8, and are very well-served.
On the corner near the supermarket. In front, it looks like a simple bakery. Inside, in back, they serve food to order and by the kilo. Their breakfasts look just like the continental breakfasts you get at a nice hotel - highly recommended!
Padaria e Confeitaria Atlântica
1 R. BrasilOn the corner near the supermarket. In front, it looks like a simple bakery. Inside, in back, they serve food to order and by the kilo. Their breakfasts look just like the continental breakfasts you get at a nice hotel - highly recommended!
Bread and Company
102 R. Rodolfo DantasThis place has some of the best feijoada, the traditional Brazilian black bean and pork stew. They also have an enormous selection of cachaças, and make excellent caipirinhas and caipifrutas of all kinds.
143 preporuka/e lokalaca
Academia da Cachaca
26 Rua Conde de BernadotteThis place has some of the best feijoada, the traditional Brazilian black bean and pork stew. They also have an enormous selection of cachaças, and make excellent caipirinhas and caipifrutas of all kinds.
Everything Else
Local subway station. For some reason, it's showing the farthest entrance - the closes one is in the Praça Cardeal Arcoverde, just 4 blocks from the apartment.
322 preporuka/e lokalaca
Cardeal Arcoverde station
Rua Barata RibeiroLocal subway station. For some reason, it's showing the farthest entrance - the closes one is in the Praça Cardeal Arcoverde, just 4 blocks from the apartment.
Most people prefer to park on the street, but if you'd like to pay for guaranteed parking, this lot two blocks away has spaces, and can charge by the hour or by the day. Call ahead to check the latest rates.
9 preporuka/e lokalaca
Copa Park Estacionamento
157 R. Min. Viveiros de CastroMost people prefer to park on the street, but if you'd like to pay for guaranteed parking, this lot two blocks away has spaces, and can charge by the hour or by the day. Call ahead to check the latest rates.
One of many bike stations within walking distance of the apartment. Check out the map on their site to find all of them: https://bikeitau.com.br/bikerio/
Bike Rio - 20 Copacabana Palace Station
1588 Av. AtlânticaOne of many bike stations within walking distance of the apartment. Check out the map on their site to find all of them: https://bikeitau.com.br/bikerio/
There are several supermarkets within a couple of blocks of the apartment. This one is my favorite.
102 preporuka/e lokalaca
Supermercado Pão de Açúcar
38 R. Min. Viveiros de CastroThere are several supermarkets within a couple of blocks of the apartment. This one is my favorite.
Sightseeing
Everyone knows about the Cristo on Corcovado and the Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf). These are some additional favorites you might not have heard of.
The fancy-schmancy hotel where The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Justin Bieber and other foreign dignitaries stay. There are a lot of good bars and restaurants nearby (and inside).
204 preporuka/e lokalaca
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
1702 Av. AtlânticaThe fancy-schmancy hotel where The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Justin Bieber and other foreign dignitaries stay. There are a lot of good bars and restaurants nearby (and inside).
A military museum may not be top on the list for most travelers, but this one is very affordable, and offers some of the best sight-seeing in Copacabana! It is located on the far end, near Arpoador. Once inside, you can go out to the point where there is an old canon, and get a view of the entire bay. There is also the Confeitaria Colombo, where you can sit at a table up above the sea wall and have food and drinks and watch the whole Copacabana beach at sunset.
1284 preporuka/e lokalaca
Kopakabana Fort
1, Posto 6 Praça Cel. Eugênio FrancoA military museum may not be top on the list for most travelers, but this one is very affordable, and offers some of the best sight-seeing in Copacabana! It is located on the far end, near Arpoador. Once inside, you can go out to the point where there is an old canon, and get a view of the entire bay. There is also the Confeitaria Colombo, where you can sit at a table up above the sea wall and have food and drinks and watch the whole Copacabana beach at sunset.
Some of the best views in Rio, which is a place world-famous for its views. Go there to watch parachuters and hang gliders jump off the big ramp there, then find the trail that takes you out to a view of the Pedra da Gavea and Barra da Tijuca. It's good for a quick 1 or 2-hour visit if you're in a hurry, or you can spend more time if you wish. Take a taxi (not an Uber!) and make a deal for them to wait for you to take you back. The celular coverage there isn't great, so Uber may not be an option to get back down. Unless, of course, you plan to go down in a hang-glider - that's also an option!
296 preporuka/e lokalaca
Pedra Bonita
Some of the best views in Rio, which is a place world-famous for its views. Go there to watch parachuters and hang gliders jump off the big ramp there, then find the trail that takes you out to a view of the Pedra da Gavea and Barra da Tijuca. It's good for a quick 1 or 2-hour visit if you're in a hurry, or you can spend more time if you wish. Take a taxi (not an Uber!) and make a deal for them to wait for you to take you back. The celular coverage there isn't great, so Uber may not be an option to get back down. Unless, of course, you plan to go down in a hang-glider - that's also an option!
To get a view of the Lagoa, one of the favorites is the Parque dos Patins, on the Leblon side of the lagoon. This place is ideal for kids, since there are roller skates, bicycles, and other fun things to rent and do there. They have family-sides pedal bikes and paddle boats as well. For food, there are kiosks out near the water that server arab food, picanha on a hot plate, and others. Sometimes at night, they have beer festivals, especially around the weekend.
102 preporuka/e lokalaca
Park rola
s/n Av. Borges de MedeirosTo get a view of the Lagoa, one of the favorites is the Parque dos Patins, on the Leblon side of the lagoon. This place is ideal for kids, since there are roller skates, bicycles, and other fun things to rent and do there. They have family-sides pedal bikes and paddle boats as well. For food, there are kiosks out near the water that server arab food, picanha on a hot plate, and others. Sometimes at night, they have beer festivals, especially around the weekend.
This is a lesser-known park near the Copacabana side of the Lagoa. They have an unusual selection of sculptures with an Afro-Brazilian religious focus, and some adventure activities (ziplines and treetop obstacle courses). But this mostly-vertical park also offers a quick 30-minute hike up to the top of the local mountain to get a different view of the Lagoa and the Cristo from up high.
213 preporuka/e lokalaca
Gradski prirodni park Catacumba
3000 Av. Epitácio PessoaThis is a lesser-known park near the Copacabana side of the Lagoa. They have an unusual selection of sculptures with an Afro-Brazilian religious focus, and some adventure activities (ziplines and treetop obstacle courses). But this mostly-vertical park also offers a quick 30-minute hike up to the top of the local mountain to get a different view of the Lagoa and the Cristo from up high.