Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro
Food Scene
Famous and fashionable destination for typical Brazilian food, the speciality here is Feijoada (black-beans stew). Also good for drinks and hanging out.
289 locals recommend
Bar do Mineiro
99 Rua Paschoal Carlos MagnoFamous and fashionable destination for typical Brazilian food, the speciality here is Feijoada (black-beans stew). Also good for drinks and hanging out.
Cafecito Café
121 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno Meals and snacks in a gorgeous garden setting.
Unquestionably the best place in Rio to eat meat – perfectly prepared and deliciously tender.
140 locals recommend
Majórica Steakhouse
11/15 Rua Senador VergueiroUnquestionably the best place in Rio to eat meat – perfectly prepared and deliciously tender.
Fresh regional Italian dishes from Sicily and Corsica, the best in town and very fairly priced. This old neighbourhood close to the city centre is off the beaten track but very characterful.
46 locals recommend
Casa do Sardo
405 R. São CristóvãoFresh regional Italian dishes from Sicily and Corsica, the best in town and very fairly priced. This old neighbourhood close to the city centre is off the beaten track but very characterful.
Drinks & Nightlife
Super-traditional and sympathetic corner bar, known to everyone locally as the 'Bar do Gomes', this is a great place to meet and hang-out, serving good bar-snacks and with an excellent selection of speciality cachaças.
125 locals recommend
Armazém São Thiago
26 R. ÁureaSuper-traditional and sympathetic corner bar, known to everyone locally as the 'Bar do Gomes', this is a great place to meet and hang-out, serving good bar-snacks and with an excellent selection of speciality cachaças.
In Lapa, 15-mins away by taxi, classy Old Rio venue for traditional Brazilian music in style.
694 locals recommend
Rio Scenarium
20 R. do LavradioIn Lapa, 15-mins away by taxi, classy Old Rio venue for traditional Brazilian music in style.
Arts & Culture
In the heart of the Tijuca Forest, travel as if back in time to experience the exotic tropical lifestyle represented by this beautiful period mansion set in lush vegetation so far as the eye can see – which has been transformed into a museum housing a collection of art.
16 locals recommend
Museu do Acude
764 Estr. do AçudeIn the heart of the Tijuca Forest, travel as if back in time to experience the exotic tropical lifestyle represented by this beautiful period mansion set in lush vegetation so far as the eye can see – which has been transformed into a museum housing a collection of art.
World-class photography gallery and archive, in a beautiful Brazilian modernist mansion set in spectacular grounds in the heights of Gávea.
216 locals recommend
Instituto Moreira Salles - IMS Rio
476 R. Marquês de São VicenteWorld-class photography gallery and archive, in a beautiful Brazilian modernist mansion set in spectacular grounds in the heights of Gávea.
Great local museum housed in a Brazilian modernist mansion set in spectacular grounds in Santa Teresa, and holding an excellent art collection including many historical paintings of Rio de Janeiro. Next-door is the Parque das Ruinas museum.
105 locals recommend
Museu da Chácara do Céu
93 R. Murtinho NobreGreat local museum housed in a Brazilian modernist mansion set in spectacular grounds in Santa Teresa, and holding an excellent art collection including many historical paintings of Rio de Janeiro. Next-door is the Parque das Ruinas museum.
A derelict mansion home transformed into a gallery and performance space, with panoramic views over the city.
512 locals recommend
Park of the Ruins
169 R. Murtinho NobreA derelict mansion home transformed into a gallery and performance space, with panoramic views over the city.
Another spectacular mansion set in magnificent grounds, at the foot of the Tijuca forest, Parque Lage is Rio's most important school for contemporary art and often hosts events.
1473 locals recommend
Parque Lage
414 R. Jardim BotânicoAnother spectacular mansion set in magnificent grounds, at the foot of the Tijuca forest, Parque Lage is Rio's most important school for contemporary art and often hosts events.