Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Ricardo
Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Sightseeing

Brand new museum on the port area. Beautiful architecture and great exhibitions (lovely restaurant on the terrace). Lots of construction going on for the Olympics nearby!
563 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art de Rio - MAR
5 Praça Mauá
563 residents recomanen
Brand new museum on the port area. Beautiful architecture and great exhibitions (lovely restaurant on the terrace). Lots of construction going on for the Olympics nearby!
The royal church when Rio was the capital of the Portuguese crown. It's very beautiful. There's an interesting guided tour.
7 residents recomanen
Church of the Order Terceira do Carmo
S/N R. Primeiro de Março
7 residents recomanen
The royal church when Rio was the capital of the Portuguese crown. It's very beautiful. There's an interesting guided tour.
One of Brazil's most lavish baroque churches. I think it's the third with the most gold.
82 residents recomanen
Nossa Senhora do Monserrate de Rio de Janeiro
68 R. Dom Gerardo
82 residents recomanen
One of Brazil's most lavish baroque churches. I think it's the third with the most gold.
Cidade do Samba, where all the samba schools prepare their costumes and everything else for the parade in February. There's a carnival museum as well.
Museu do Carnaval
60 R. Rivadávia Corrêa
Cidade do Samba, where all the samba schools prepare their costumes and everything else for the parade in February. There's a carnival museum as well.

Arts & Culture

Amazing cultural center, with exhibitions, theaters, cinemas, cafés and a lot more, in a former bank. All free (except the plays).
719 residents recomanen
Centre Cultural del Banc del Brasil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
66 R. Primeiro de Março
719 residents recomanen
Amazing cultural center, with exhibitions, theaters, cinemas, cafés and a lot more, in a former bank. All free (except the plays).
Great art space. Free. Worth checking it out.
47 residents recomanen
Casa França-Brasil
78 R. Visc. de Itaboraí
47 residents recomanen
Great art space. Free. Worth checking it out.
Another cultural space with some good art shows. Free.
59 residents recomanen
Centro Cultural Correios
20 R. Visc. de Itaboraí
59 residents recomanen
Another cultural space with some good art shows. Free.
Right near the apartment. A cultural center with some exhibitions. It also has a nice café at the entrance: a cute place to have a cup of coffee (or even breakfast).
25 residents recomanen
Centre Cultural de Justícia Federal
241 Av. Rio Branco
25 residents recomanen
Right near the apartment. A cultural center with some exhibitions. It also has a nice café at the entrance: a cute place to have a cup of coffee (or even breakfast).
Great museum with important exhibitions, incredible building. It also has a café and a design store in the back.
703 residents recomanen
Museu d'Art Modern
85 Av. Infante Dom Henrique
703 residents recomanen
Great museum with important exhibitions, incredible building. It also has a café and a design store in the back.

Drinks & Nightlife

Old-school bar and restaurant, where the composers of Girl of Ipanema first met (according to legend). A hangout for journalists. Worth checking it out at least for a draft beer ("chopp").
Casa Villarino
6 Av. Calógeras
Old-school bar and restaurant, where the composers of Girl of Ipanema first met (according to legend). A hangout for journalists. Worth checking it out at least for a draft beer ("chopp").
A cute bar with a Brazilian pop-kitsch decor. It has live music once in a while. If you're interested, let me know and I can help: the owner is a friend of mine. There's a cover charge.
7 residents recomanen
Barzinho
170 R. do Lavradio
7 residents recomanen
A cute bar with a Brazilian pop-kitsch decor. It has live music once in a while. If you're interested, let me know and I can help: the owner is a friend of mine. There's a cover charge.
Very famous samba place located in an antiques store. It's a reference for foreigners visiting Rio. It's beautiful and has top-notch entertainment, but it can be pricy and crowded.
694 residents recomanen
Rio Scenarium
20 R. do Lavradio
694 residents recomanen
Very famous samba place located in an antiques store. It's a reference for foreigners visiting Rio. It's beautiful and has top-notch entertainment, but it can be pricy and crowded.
Great place to eat crab and seafood in general. I recommend the "pastéis" (Brazilian-style empanadas). Good for some beer/caipirinhas and appetizers. Very casual.
16 residents recomanen
Cachaçaria Mangue Seco
23 R. do Lavradio
16 residents recomanen
Great place to eat crab and seafood in general. I recommend the "pastéis" (Brazilian-style empanadas). Good for some beer/caipirinhas and appetizers. Very casual.
Amazing place for a beer and some people-watching.
289 residents recomanen
Bar do Mineiro
99 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
289 residents recomanen
Amazing place for a beer and some people-watching.
AKA Bar do Gomes, a very traditional local bar. I love to have a beer or drink here after a stroll thru the area. Great "bolinhos de bacalhau" too (codfish fritters).
125 residents recomanen
Armazém São Thiago
26 R. Áurea
125 residents recomanen
AKA Bar do Gomes, a very traditional local bar. I love to have a beer or drink here after a stroll thru the area. Great "bolinhos de bacalhau" too (codfish fritters).
Traditional German bar/restaurant. A snapshot into Rio's past.
36 residents recomanen
Restaurante Bar Brasil
90 Av. Mem de Sá
36 residents recomanen
Traditional German bar/restaurant. A snapshot into Rio's past.
Come to Urca, wander around and end at this place. It's a dive bar, but the food is great. Just get a beer and all the appetizers you can carry and follow the crowd to the "wall". Awesome at sunset.
420 residents recomanen
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
420 residents recomanen
Come to Urca, wander around and end at this place. It's a dive bar, but the food is great. Just get a beer and all the appetizers you can carry and follow the crowd to the "wall". Awesome at sunset.
Great samba place, with very good live music all week long. A favorite for locals!
261 residents recomanen
Bar Carioca da Gema
79 Av. Mem de Sá
261 residents recomanen
Great samba place, with very good live music all week long. A favorite for locals!
A very traditional bar, open until very late. It would be a great place in the neighborhood to watch the games.
37 residents recomanen
Amarelinho da Cinelândia
55 Praça Floriano
37 residents recomanen
A very traditional bar, open until very late. It would be a great place in the neighborhood to watch the games.

Food Scene

Bookstore and coffee place. Nice space outdoors with tables. I'm quite sure it also has wi-fi.
Livraria Saraiva- IBMEC
118 Av. Pres. Wilson
Bookstore and coffee place. Nice space outdoors with tables. I'm quite sure it also has wi-fi.
Great restaurant specialized in food from the Amazon: fish and fruit you've never heard about. Very tasty. Great drinks. Nice terrace with views of Santa Teresa.
78 residents recomanen
Espírito Santa
264 R. Alm. Alexandrino
78 residents recomanen
Great restaurant specialized in food from the Amazon: fish and fruit you've never heard about. Very tasty. Great drinks. Nice terrace with views of Santa Teresa.
Bahian food at this best. Most dishes are for two people. Here you can try moquecas (Bahian stews, with fish, shrimp, lobster...). I'd recommend a fish moqueca with a shrimp sauce. Great drinks.
87 residents recomanen
Restaurante Sobrenatural
432 R. Alm. Alexandrino
87 residents recomanen
Bahian food at this best. Most dishes are for two people. Here you can try moquecas (Bahian stews, with fish, shrimp, lobster...). I'd recommend a fish moqueca with a shrimp sauce. Great drinks.
Rio's grand café and restaurant from 1894. Worth a visit, if only to have a coffee and "salgado" or "doce" (a fritter or sweets). Great for an afternoon break.
1015 residents recomanen
Confeitaria Colombo
01 Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco
1015 residents recomanen
Rio's grand café and restaurant from 1894. Worth a visit, if only to have a coffee and "salgado" or "doce" (a fritter or sweets). Great for an afternoon break.
Great restaurant Downtown. Creative Brazilian menu, great drinks. On the pricy side. Good for a late lunch or early dinner.
19 residents recomanen
Cais do Oriente
8 Rua Visconde de Itaboraí
19 residents recomanen
Great restaurant Downtown. Creative Brazilian menu, great drinks. On the pricy side. Good for a late lunch or early dinner.
Santa Teresa's most famous restaurant. It's beautiful, the food is great and it's quite expensive. A reservation is a must. Very popular for a late lunch on weekends.
293 residents recomanen
Aprazível
62 R. Aprazível
293 residents recomanen
Santa Teresa's most famous restaurant. It's beautiful, the food is great and it's quite expensive. A reservation is a must. Very popular for a late lunch on weekends.

Everything Else

American Consulate.
8 residents recomanen
Consulado Geral Estados Unidos da America
147 Av. Pres. Wilson
8 residents recomanen
American Consulate.
Russian Consulate.
Consulate General of Spain
116 Rua Lauro Müller
Russian Consulate.
Beautiful boutique-hotel. Worth checking out for a drink at their Bar dos Descasados. There's also a fancy restaurant.
18 residents recomanen
MGallery Santa Teresa Hotel
660 R. Alm. Alexandrino
18 residents recomanen
Beautiful boutique-hotel. Worth checking out for a drink at their Bar dos Descasados. There's also a fancy restaurant.
A military fort. You pay R$ 4 to get in. You can visit the fort (carved in the rock) and walk all around the peninsula, with fantastic views. There's a branch of Confeitaria Colombo here.
1284 residents recomanen
Fort Copacabana
1, Posto 6 Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco
1284 residents recomanen
A military fort. You pay R$ 4 to get in. You can visit the fort (carved in the rock) and walk all around the peninsula, with fantastic views. There's a branch of Confeitaria Colombo here.
A convenient place to rent a car, for example.
293 residents recomanen
Aeroport de Rio de Janeiro RJ Santos Dumont
s/n Praça Sen. Salgado Filho
293 residents recomanen
A convenient place to rent a car, for example.

Essentials

The grocery store I usually go to. It's right in front of the subway: three stops from Cinelândia.
53 residents recomanen
Extra Largo Do Machado - Estacionamento
19 Largo do Machado
53 residents recomanen
The grocery store I usually go to. It's right in front of the subway: three stops from Cinelândia.
More like a convenience store than a supermarket, but a good place to get stuff for breakfast, for example. It's not open on weekends (maybe Saturdays, but I'm not sure).
Millenium Supermercado
79 R. Debret
More like a convenience store than a supermarket, but a good place to get stuff for breakfast, for example. It's not open on weekends (maybe Saturdays, but I'm not sure).

Shopping

Wonderful old-school "pharmacy" that sells great soaps, lotions, sunscreen and so on, with lots of amazing and unusual scents from the Amazon. Great for gifts.
Casa Granado Laboratórios Farmácias
16 R. Primeiro de Março
Wonderful old-school "pharmacy" that sells great soaps, lotions, sunscreen and so on, with lots of amazing and unusual scents from the Amazon. Great for gifts.