Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

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Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Drinks & Nightlife

Very cozy and fun! :)
183 locals recommend
Shenanigan’s
112 A R. Visc. de Pirajá
183 locals recommend
Very cozy and fun! :)
Banana beer. Seriously, that's curious.
142 locals recommend
Banana Jack
6 R. Jangadeiros
142 locals recommend
Banana beer. Seriously, that's curious.
A little bit of Britain in Rio. Just a little. Still awesome.
47 locals recommend
Lord Jim
44 R. Paul Redfern
47 locals recommend
A little bit of Britain in Rio. Just a little. Still awesome.
Drinks and snacks.
40 locals recommend
Bar do Beto
51 R. Farme de Amoedo
40 locals recommend
Drinks and snacks.
Live music, good food and nice drinks.
27 locals recommend
Restaurante Vinícius e Bossa Nova Bar
39 Rua Vinícius de Moraes
27 locals recommend
Live music, good food and nice drinks.

Food Scene

Good food and service.
165 locals recommend
Fazendola
14 R. Jangadeiros
165 locals recommend
Good food and service.
Yummy brazilian cuisine.
102 locals recommend
Casa da Feijoada
10B R. Prudente de Morais
102 locals recommend
Yummy brazilian cuisine.
Mediterranean cuisine
84 locals recommend
Terzetto Café
28 Rua Jangadeiros
84 locals recommend
Mediterranean cuisine
The best italian gelatto in town!
155 locals recommend
Felice Ipanema
30 Rua Gomes Carneiro
155 locals recommend
The best italian gelatto in town!
Highly recommended seafood restaurant.
140 locals recommend
Satyricon
192 R. Barão da Torre
140 locals recommend
Highly recommended seafood restaurant.
Amazonian Bistro, very nice. Incredible food. :)
36 locals recommend
Amazônia Soul
37 R. Teixeira de Melo
36 locals recommend
Amazonian Bistro, very nice. Incredible food. :)
Brazilian Barbecue.
190 locals recommend
Carretão Ipanema Classic Grill
112 R. Visc. de Pirajá
190 locals recommend
Brazilian Barbecue.
Brazilian Barbecue, the most famous in town.
114 locals recommend
Porcao
218 Rua Barão da Torre
114 locals recommend
Brazilian Barbecue, the most famous in town.
The best pizza in town. (And an awesome brownie too.)
105 locals recommend
Capricciosa - Ipanema
134 R. Vinícius de Moraes
105 locals recommend
The best pizza in town. (And an awesome brownie too.)
Really nice pizzas and a very good buffet.
191 locals recommend
Frontera
128 R. Visc. de Pirajá
191 locals recommend
Really nice pizzas and a very good buffet.
A little far away from the apartment, but beautiful and good. (They have french macarons on the patisserie!)
66 locals recommend
Le Viu Bistrô
270 Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva
66 locals recommend
A little far away from the apartment, but beautiful and good. (They have french macarons on the patisserie!)
Temakis and a very young and fresh environment.
148 locals recommend
Koni
44 R. Constante Ramos
148 locals recommend
Temakis and a very young and fresh environment.
*THE* finest restaurant in town. Great view and awesome food.
7 locals recommend
Zozô
7 locals recommend
*THE* finest restaurant in town. Great view and awesome food.
A Libanese cuisine restaurant amongst the (chaotic) biggest popular market in town. The market is a great maze, works daytime only. Worth the popular experience.
7 locals recommend
Cedro do Líbano
231 R. Sr. dos Passos
7 locals recommend
A Libanese cuisine restaurant amongst the (chaotic) biggest popular market in town. The market is a great maze, works daytime only. Worth the popular experience.
Über traditional spot in town, spectacular patisserie and an awesome restaurant on the second floor.
1015 locals recommend
Confeitaria Colombo
01 Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco
1015 locals recommend
Über traditional spot in town, spectacular patisserie and an awesome restaurant on the second floor.
Famous pizzeria.
133 locals recommend
Guanabara Pizza Restaurant
101 Av. Ataulfo de Paiva
133 locals recommend
Famous pizzeria.
Your favorite coffee shop. :)
R. Visc. de Pirajá, 206
Your favorite coffee shop. :)

Arts & Culture

Cinema, theatre, art gallery and museum. In front of the beach. What is there not to love?
175 locals recommend
Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim
176 Av. Vieira Souto
175 locals recommend
Cinema, theatre, art gallery and museum. In front of the beach. What is there not to love?
Theatre.
12 locals recommend
Teatro Ipanema
12 locals recommend
Theatre.
Biggest Library in Latin America. Nice cultural spot.
127 locals recommend
Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
23 R. Debret
127 locals recommend
Biggest Library in Latin America. Nice cultural spot.
National Art Museum, excellent galleries.
239 locals recommend
Museu Nacional De Belas Artes
199 Av. Rio Branco
239 locals recommend
National Art Museum, excellent galleries.
Cinemas, theatre and art galleries. There's a nice library and a very fine restaurant. Try the focaccia.
719 locals recommend
Cultural Center Bank of Brazil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
66 R. Primeiro de Março
719 locals recommend
Cinemas, theatre and art galleries. There's a nice library and a very fine restaurant. Try the focaccia.
Hidden inside the downtown, there's an awesome library and reading room, all gothic. The first edition of Os Lusíadas is exposed there.
124 locals recommend
Royal Portuguese Reading Room
30 R. Luís de Camões
124 locals recommend
Hidden inside the downtown, there's an awesome library and reading room, all gothic. The first edition of Os Lusíadas is exposed there.
Be prepared: the finest theatre in town it's so beautiful it's gonna be hard for you to leave.
738 locals recommend
Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro
S/N Praça Floriano
738 locals recommend
Be prepared: the finest theatre in town it's so beautiful it's gonna be hard for you to leave.
Check the programme! :)
34 locals recommend
João Caetano Theater
s/n Praça Tiradentes
34 locals recommend
Check the programme! :)
Formerly the principal church of the town, its architecture is jaw-dropping.
95 locals recommend
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
s/n Praça Pio X
95 locals recommend
Formerly the principal church of the town, its architecture is jaw-dropping.
The shows and sky-watching are a special experience. :)
94 locals recommend
Fundação Planetário da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
100 Rua Vice-Governador Rúbens Berardo
94 locals recommend
The shows and sky-watching are a special experience. :)
Inspiring art and great views and grounds.
703 locals recommend
Museum of Modern Art
85 Av. Infante Dom Henrique
703 locals recommend
Inspiring art and great views and grounds.
Beautiful grounds and an incredible cultural center and art gallery.
440 locals recommend
Palacio do catete
153 Rua do Catete
440 locals recommend
Beautiful grounds and an incredible cultural center and art gallery.
Amazing shows and the hottest spot in Rio.
341 locals recommend
Circo Voador
s/n R. dos Arcos
341 locals recommend
Amazing shows and the hottest spot in Rio.
Rui Barbosa was one of the brightest writers of Brazil, his house is now an art centre and library.
76 locals recommend
Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
134 R. São Clemente
76 locals recommend
Rui Barbosa was one of the brightest writers of Brazil, his house is now an art centre and library.
Brazilian folk museum, incredible place to learn many things about the country. (And have lots of fun!)
Associação de Amigos do Museu Nacional do Folclore
Brazilian folk museum, incredible place to learn many things about the country. (And have lots of fun!)
The museum is a project of Oscar Niemeyer, great art gallery and beautiful sightseeing spot.
368 locals recommend
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
s/nº Mirante da Boa Viagem
368 locals recommend
The museum is a project of Oscar Niemeyer, great art gallery and beautiful sightseeing spot.
The National Museum stays where the emperor used to live and is an awesome art gallery.
80 locals recommend
National Museum of Brazil
Quinta da Boa Vista
80 locals recommend
The National Museum stays where the emperor used to live and is an awesome art gallery.
Story of the Brazilian Navy and tour to the Fiscal Island, where lies a palace - the last ball of the brazilian Empire happened there.
7 locals recommend
Museu Naval
7 locals recommend
Story of the Brazilian Navy and tour to the Fiscal Island, where lies a palace - the last ball of the brazilian Empire happened there.

Shopping

Mall with several famous shops.
916 locals recommend
Shopping Leblon
290 Av. Afrânio de Melo Franco
916 locals recommend
Mall with several famous shops.
Try the apples and nuts cake. Go for it. Try it. It's fantastic.
Letra Viva Livraria
2 R. Luís de Camões
Try the apples and nuts cake. Go for it. Try it. It's fantastic.
The biggest Marketplace in the city, all kinds - seriously, ALL kinds - of stores. Daytime only. Dress lightly - it's hot - and be prepared for the chaos. (Also, don't take your camera.) Cheap prices.
167 locals recommend
Saara
004 R. da Alfândega
167 locals recommend
The biggest Marketplace in the city, all kinds - seriously, ALL kinds - of stores. Daytime only. Dress lightly - it's hot - and be prepared for the chaos. (Also, don't take your camera.) Cheap prices.
Another nearby mall, big and full of nice shops.
1462 locals recommend
Shopping Rio Sul
116 Rua Lauro Müller
1462 locals recommend
Another nearby mall, big and full of nice shops.
Everything related to the northeastern brazilian culture in Rio you can find here: delicious foods (try cocada!), regional gifts, fantastic music and a fun place to be. :)
295 locals recommend
Feira de São Cristóvão
B47 Rua Paraíba
295 locals recommend
Everything related to the northeastern brazilian culture in Rio you can find here: delicious foods (try cocada!), regional gifts, fantastic music and a fun place to be. :)

Sightseeing

Good place for hiking. If you're not in the mood for hiking, there's some nice cafés inside.
1473 locals recommend
Lage Park
414 R. Jardim Botânico
1473 locals recommend
Good place for hiking. If you're not in the mood for hiking, there's some nice cafés inside.
The most beautiful place on Earth, hands down. Embrace the city. :)
1936 locals recommend
Christ the Redeemer
1936 locals recommend
The most beautiful place on Earth, hands down. Embrace the city. :)
The great carioca symbol, awesome. :)
544 locals recommend
Sugar Loaf cable car station
520 Av. Pasteur
544 locals recommend
The great carioca symbol, awesome. :)
The Rio's Zoo is inside one of the most beautiful parks in the city, former house of the emperor.
Zoológico
The Rio's Zoo is inside one of the most beautiful parks in the city, former house of the emperor.
The hikers will love this sightseeing spot!
434 locals recommend
Pedra da Gávea
434 locals recommend
The hikers will love this sightseeing spot!
The more hardcore type of people can do paraglide jumps from here.
296 locals recommend
Pedra Bonita
296 locals recommend
The more hardcore type of people can do paraglide jumps from here.

Everything Else

The King's botanical garden. We don't have kings anymore, but we have his charming garden.
1717 locals recommend
Jardim Botânico
1717 locals recommend
The King's botanical garden. We don't have kings anymore, but we have his charming garden.

Entertainment & Activities

This island seems time-suspended. Great place to relax.
58 locals recommend
Paquetá Island
58 locals recommend
This island seems time-suspended. Great place to relax.