Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

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Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Drinks & Nightlife

One of Rio's most famous bars/restaurants, serving great tapas style snacks
Rua Siqueira Campos, 138
One of Rio's most famous bars/restaurants, serving great tapas style snacks
Rio's best alternative night club, mainly for a young and/or LBG crowd
Rua Siqueira Campos, 134
Rio's best alternative night club, mainly for a young and/or LBG crowd
The bar on the corner. A friendly place with a great atmosphere. Very popular with our neighbours!
Rua Siqueira Campos, 118
118 Rua Siqueira Campos
The bar on the corner. A friendly place with a great atmosphere. Very popular with our neighbours!
Decent pub food, especially the soups
13 locals recommend
Boteco Cevada
27 Praça Serzedelo Corrêa
13 locals recommend
Decent pub food, especially the soups
A very popular bar, especially on Sundays. It's on both corners of the street
Rua Hilário de Gouvêia, 71
A very popular bar, especially on Sundays. It's on both corners of the street
On the beach side, the Très kiosk is French-owned and managed and is a nice place for an afternoon drink
Avenida Atlântica, 2300
On the beach side, the Très kiosk is French-owned and managed and is a nice place for an afternoon drink
Iconic hotel with a good bar by the swimming pool
204 locals recommend
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
1702 Av. Atlântica
204 locals recommend
Iconic hotel with a good bar by the swimming pool
Popular place for a beer, surrounded by other bars
160 locals recommend
Bottle's Pub
27 R. Bolívar
160 locals recommend
Popular place for a beer, surrounded by other bars
Always busy, good for beer and food, right in the heart of Copacabana's bar district
1062 locals recommend
Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
1062 locals recommend
Always busy, good for beer and food, right in the heart of Copacabana's bar district
Legendary rock bar, the action gets going after 0100
83 locals recommend
Empório 37
37 R. Maria Quitéria
83 locals recommend
Legendary rock bar, the action gets going after 0100
One of the highlights of the bar scene in Ipanema, lots of space and good food too
62 locals recommend
Barthodomeu
46 R. Maria Quitéria
62 locals recommend
One of the highlights of the bar scene in Ipanema, lots of space and good food too
A small, traditional bar. Draught beer and snacks in a great Leblon atmosphere
304 locals recommend
Jobi
1166 Av. Ataulfo de Paiva
304 locals recommend
A small, traditional bar. Draught beer and snacks in a great Leblon atmosphere
Famous for its views over the bay, very popular for a beer on weekend afternoons
420 locals recommend
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
420 locals recommend
Famous for its views over the bay, very popular for a beer on weekend afternoons

Essentials

The cheapest and busiest supermarket in the neighbourhood, never a dull moment in Mundial
264 locals recommend
Mundial
71 Rua Siqueira Campos
264 locals recommend
The cheapest and busiest supermarket in the neighbourhood, never a dull moment in Mundial
A more upscale supermarket. Close to home, but pricey
436 locals recommend
Pão de Açúcar
493 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
436 locals recommend
A more upscale supermarket. Close to home, but pricey
There is a fruit and vegetable market here on Sundays
9 locals recommend
Praça Serzedelo Corrêa
Praça Serzedelo Corrêa
9 locals recommend
There is a fruit and vegetable market here on Sundays
Excellent fruit, vegetable and fish market on Wednesday mornings
21 locals recommend
Praça Edmundo Bitencourt
Praça Edmundo Bitencourt
21 locals recommend
Excellent fruit, vegetable and fish market on Wednesday mornings
Rio's most expensive supermarket. Good selection of cachaças
429 locals recommend
Supermercado Zona Sul - Copacabana, Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
1369 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
429 locals recommend
Rio's most expensive supermarket. Good selection of cachaças
This is where you can order more drinking water - they deliver it to the apartment in a couple of hours.
Águas Peixoto
615 Rua Figueiredo de Magalhães
This is where you can order more drinking water - they deliver it to the apartment in a couple of hours.
The best supermarket, for fruit, vegetables and meat. The service is great, compared to the others.
454 locals recommend
Hortifruti
281 Av. Prado Júnior
454 locals recommend
The best supermarket, for fruit, vegetables and meat. The service is great, compared to the others.

Arts & Culture

Second hand bookshop and record shop with a decent selection of foreign language books
7 locals recommend
Baratos da Ribeiro
90 R. Dezenove de Fevereiro
7 locals recommend
Second hand bookshop and record shop with a decent selection of foreign language books
The famous Roxy Cinema is about a 20 minute walk
355 locals recommend
Kinoplex Roxy
355 locals recommend
The famous Roxy Cinema is about a 20 minute walk
Fun nightclub, often with live bands followed by a DJ
Studio Rj Arpoador
451 Avenida Rainha Elisabeth
Fun nightclub, often with live bands followed by a DJ
Amazing views in this club at the top of Vidigal favela. Take a taxi to Vidigal and then a minivan or mototaxi up. Surprisingly expensive to get in.
12 locals recommend
Bar 180° Alto Vidigal
2 R. Armando Almeida Lima
12 locals recommend
Amazing views in this club at the top of Vidigal favela. Take a taxi to Vidigal and then a minivan or mototaxi up. Surprisingly expensive to get in.
A recently opened bar/club. Popular with Rio's small but growing hipster set
200 locals recommend
Comuna
9 Rua Visconde de Maranguape
200 locals recommend
A recently opened bar/club. Popular with Rio's small but growing hipster set

Food Scene

Turn right out of the building and go up the hill for some great value eats in the favela - see http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/may/14/top-10-budget-restaurants-rio-de-janeiro
Rua Euclides da Rocha, 546
Turn right out of the building and go up the hill for some great value eats in the favela - see http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/may/14/top-10-budget-restaurants-rio-de-janeiro
Another award-winning restaurant in the favela
Rua Euclides da Rocha, 48
Another award-winning restaurant in the favela
A reasonably priced churrascaria, an all you can eat meat restaurant
123 locals recommend
Carretão
23 Rua Siqueira Campos
123 locals recommend
A reasonably priced churrascaria, an all you can eat meat restaurant
A highly rated kilo restaurant - stack food on to your plate at the buffet and then pay by weight
102 locals recommend
Siqueira Grill
16 Rua Siqueira Campos
102 locals recommend
A highly rated kilo restaurant - stack food on to your plate at the buffet and then pay by weight
Decent pay-by-weight restaurant
Kitutes da Deusa
402 R. Barata Ribeiro
Decent pay-by-weight restaurant
Small restaurant serving fantastic Arab food, great value for lunch
Rua Siqueira Campos, 137
Small restaurant serving fantastic Arab food, great value for lunch
A more upscale pay-by-weight restaurant
39 locals recommend
Biscui Restaurante
60 R. Anita Garibaldi
39 locals recommend
A more upscale pay-by-weight restaurant
Great cakes and coffee
12 locals recommend
Catarina Doces e Salgados
50 Rua Siqueira Campos
12 locals recommend
Great cakes and coffee
Another reasonable pay-by-weight place
8 locals recommend
Papo de Anjo
349 R. Barata Ribeiro
8 locals recommend
Another reasonable pay-by-weight place
For those of you who need a fast food fix - or an ice cream
30 locals recommend
Mc Donalds
74 Rua Hilário de Gouvêia
30 locals recommend
For those of you who need a fast food fix - or an ice cream
Maybe Rio's finest - and priciest - Japanese restaurant
151 locals recommend
Azumi Restaurante Japonês
127 R. Min. Viveiros de Castro
151 locals recommend
Maybe Rio's finest - and priciest - Japanese restaurant
Well known Lebanese restaurant, deservedly popular with locals and tourists
220 locals recommend
Amir
55 R. Ronald de Carvalho
220 locals recommend
Well known Lebanese restaurant, deservedly popular with locals and tourists
A popular Japanese restaurant, reasonable value for Rio
36 locals recommend
Botekim do Japa
15 R. Xavier da Silveira
36 locals recommend
A popular Japanese restaurant, reasonable value for Rio
Popular Spanish restaurant, good for seafood
138 locals recommend
Shirley
610 R. Gustavo Sampaio
138 locals recommend
Popular Spanish restaurant, good for seafood
Family-owned and run Italian restaurant, great homemade pasta
Rua Domingos Ferreira, 63
Family-owned and run Italian restaurant, great homemade pasta
A recently opened Tapas bar, run by a Chilean chef who used to work in Spain. Live music.
22 locals recommend
Mais Que Nada
34 Rua Xavier da Silveira
22 locals recommend
A recently opened Tapas bar, run by a Chilean chef who used to work in Spain. Live music.
Try the premium açai - it's worth it!
21 locals recommend
Casa do Açaí
143 - 11 Rua Siqueira Campos
21 locals recommend
Try the premium açai - it's worth it!

Everything Else

One of many banks nearby
Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 583
583 Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
One of many banks nearby
Copacabana's best hospital, just in case...
Rua Figueiredo de Magalhães, 875
Copacabana's best hospital, just in case...
Bus stop to Leblon, numbers 433 and 124 (address is approximate)
Rua Tonelero próximo ao 236-240
Bus stop to Leblon, numbers 433 and 124 (address is approximate)
Another bus stop to Ipanema and Leblon (address is approximate)
Rua Barata Ribeiro, 456
Another bus stop to Ipanema and Leblon (address is approximate)
Open around the clock, opposite Shopping Leblon
Avenida Afrânio de Melo Franco, 159
Open around the clock, opposite Shopping Leblon
Giant screen on the beach will show all the games. Also with live music acts
16 locals recommend
Posto 2
S/N Av. Atlântica
16 locals recommend
Giant screen on the beach will show all the games. Also with live music acts

Sightseeing

From the bus stop on the square, take bus 583 to Corcovado (Christ the Redeemer) and bus 511 to Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf) (address is approximate)
Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 530
From the bus stop on the square, take bus 583 to Corcovado (Christ the Redeemer) and bus 511 to Pão de Açucar (Sugarloaf) (address is approximate)
We really recommend the 30 minute walk up this hill. It's nevrr crowded and there's a great view at the top
Praça Almirante Júlio de Noronha
Praça Almirante Júlio de Noronha
We really recommend the 30 minute walk up this hill. It's nevrr crowded and there's a great view at the top

Shopping

Directly opposite the apartment is the Shopping dos Antiquários, Brazil's biggest collection of antique shops and art galleries. Also contains beauty salons, stationery shops, Internet cafés, etc.
6 locals recommend
Rua Siqueira Campos próximo ao 32-121
6 locals recommend
Directly opposite the apartment is the Shopping dos Antiquários, Brazil's biggest collection of antique shops and art galleries. Also contains beauty salons, stationery shops, Internet cafés, etc.
A 24-hour pharmacy
15 locals recommend
Drogaria Peixoto 24 horas
615 Rua Figueiredo de Magalhães
15 locals recommend
A 24-hour pharmacy
A well stocked department store
12 locals recommend
Local Americanas
619 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
12 locals recommend
A well stocked department store
If you ever need batteries, string, scissors, cables, or sealing wax, this unique store on the other side of the shopping centre is the place to go! Lots of other electrical goods stores also here
BAZAR CAMELO
598 Rua Figueiredo de Magalhães
If you ever need batteries, string, scissors, cables, or sealing wax, this unique store on the other side of the shopping centre is the place to go! Lots of other electrical goods stores also here
This market in the square is a great place to browse and buy souvenirs on Sundays
517 locals recommend
Hippie Fair Crafts Market
517 locals recommend
This market in the square is a great place to browse and buy souvenirs on Sundays