Guidebook for Rio
Food Scene
They bake very good bread and cake here. Nice place to have a snack or breakfast.
69 locals recommend
Apetite
37 Rua Sousa LimaThey bake very good bread and cake here. Nice place to have a snack or breakfast.
Perfect place to try the world famous brazilian barbecue (churrasco rodízio).
190 locals recommend
Carretão Ipanema Classic Grill
112 R. Visc. de PirajáPerfect place to try the world famous brazilian barbecue (churrasco rodízio).
Plesant restaurant, traditional brazilian food served. Portions are big, prices are medium. Great caipirinhas.
Av. Atlântica, 3564
Plesant restaurant, traditional brazilian food served. Portions are big, prices are medium. Great caipirinhas.
Drinks & Nightlife
Beefbar Escondido, CA
98 R. Aires SaldanhaA nice Pub for beer lovers. Many options!
Here you can try one of the brazilian beloved tapas: the "pastel"! Many flavours to be enjoyed with a nice "chopp" (draft beer).
100 locals recommend
Bar do Adão
Here you can try one of the brazilian beloved tapas: the "pastel"! Many flavours to be enjoyed with a nice "chopp" (draft beer).
This is a bar in the "carioca" spirit: tables on the sidewalk, a big selection of finger food includding steak pieces, and of course, chopps (draft beer)!
42 locals recommend
Manoel & Juaquim
3806 Av. AtlânticaThis is a bar in the "carioca" spirit: tables on the sidewalk, a big selection of finger food includding steak pieces, and of course, chopps (draft beer)!
Everything Else
This small bar ("boteco" for the brazilians) is a very traditional place. There is live brazilian music almost every evening, for no charge. It has a very informal atmosphere.
114 locals recommend
Bip Bip
50 R. Alm. GonçalvesThis small bar ("boteco" for the brazilians) is a very traditional place. There is live brazilian music almost every evening, for no charge. It has a very informal atmosphere.
There is a small but very nice ice cream parlor just at the outside stores of this shopping, in Nossa Senhora de Copacabana street. They have delicious brazilian fruits ice cream.
63 locals recommend
Shopping Cassino Atlantico
4240 Av. AtlânticaThere is a small but very nice ice cream parlor just at the outside stores of this shopping, in Nossa Senhora de Copacabana street. They have delicious brazilian fruits ice cream.
Around this area there are plenty bus lines in the direction to the city center. This is the place to take a bus (or a taxi) to the sugar loaf. A must see!
BRS 2 - Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana próximo ao 1144-1146
Around this area there are plenty bus lines in the direction to the city center. This is the place to take a bus (or a taxi) to the sugar loaf. A must see!
Closest SubwayStation (General Osorio). Subway is the best way to get to the city center and also, to make half the way to get to the Corcovado.
R. Sá Ferreira, 215
Closest SubwayStation (General Osorio). Subway is the best way to get to the city center and also, to make half the way to get to the Corcovado.
Sightseeing
This cafeteria is inside the old militare fortification in Copacabana. The view is awesome, the place is pleasant and the lunch offers are fair. Worth a visit!
1015 locals recommend
Confeitaria Colombo
01 Praça Cel. Eugênio FrancoThis cafeteria is inside the old militare fortification in Copacabana. The view is awesome, the place is pleasant and the lunch offers are fair. Worth a visit!
Arpoador
Lovely small beach to chill out any time of the day. Walking distance.
The lovely and famous Copacabana beach. Good for sun bathing, swimming, stand up paddling, body boarding, having a coconut water, a beer... basically good for everything.
32 locals recommend
Posto 5
S/N Av. AtlânticaThe lovely and famous Copacabana beach. Good for sun bathing, swimming, stand up paddling, body boarding, having a coconut water, a beer... basically good for everything.
The second most famous beach in Rio. A place where all locals love to go both for enjoying the beach but also to enjoy the atmosphere and the beautiful people around.
40 locals recommend
Position 8
S/N Av. Vieira SoutoThe second most famous beach in Rio. A place where all locals love to go both for enjoying the beach but also to enjoy the atmosphere and the beautiful people around.
Here is the place to take the cable car to the sugar loaf. The view is beautiful, and the way up is very pleasant. A must see if you come to Rio. Taxi is the best way to go. Bus 511 (BRS2) also works.
2563 locals recommend
Sugarloaf Mountain
Here is the place to take the cable car to the sugar loaf. The view is beautiful, and the way up is very pleasant. A must see if you come to Rio. Taxi is the best way to go. Bus 511 (BRS2) also works.
Drummond was a great brazilian poet and writer. A statue from him in natural size can be seen at a bench by Copacabana beach, the same bench were he used to seat to watch the end of the afternoon sun.
52 locals recommend
Carlos Drummond de Andrade Statue
S/N Av. AtlânticaDrummond was a great brazilian poet and writer. A statue from him in natural size can be seen at a bench by Copacabana beach, the same bench were he used to seat to watch the end of the afternoon sun.
Dorival Caymmi was one of the most important brazilian composers. He was born in Bahia but lived the last years of his life in Rio, close to the place where this statue can be seen.
Estátua de Dorival Caymmi
Dorival Caymmi was one of the most important brazilian composers. He was born in Bahia but lived the last years of his life in Rio, close to the place where this statue can be seen.
Shopping
This artcrafts open air market is very traditional in Rio. Good and exclusive stuff can be bought here, from tshirts to jewelry. Credit cards mostly accepted, special offers mainly for cash payments.
517 locals recommend
Hippie Fair Crafts Market
This artcrafts open air market is very traditional in Rio. Good and exclusive stuff can be bought here, from tshirts to jewelry. Credit cards mostly accepted, special offers mainly for cash payments.
Famous shopp street in Rio. Lovely stores, cool clothes and shoes can be found here.
60 locals recommend
Rua Visconde de Pirajá
Rua Visconde de PirajáFamous shopp street in Rio. Lovely stores, cool clothes and shoes can be found here.
This is a very famous female clothing shop. The pure carioca summer style.
45 locals recommend
FARM IPANEMA
1210 Av. Epitácio PessoaThis is a very famous female clothing shop. The pure carioca summer style.
A traditional shopping street. Cool shops for clothing, shoes and much more. Prices are mainly OK. A couple of shops are posh and expensive, others are not so posh and not so expensive...
R. Visc. de Pirajá, 121
A traditional shopping street. Cool shops for clothing, shoes and much more. Prices are mainly OK. A couple of shops are posh and expensive, others are not so posh and not so expensive...