Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Lianne & Fabio
Lianne & Fabio
Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Essentials

nearest grocery store
429 locals recommend
Supermercado Zona Sul - Copacabana, Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
1369 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
429 locals recommend
nearest grocery store
www.museudoindio.gov.br
54 locals recommend
Museu do Indio
55 Rua das Palmeiras
54 locals recommend
www.museudoindio.gov.br

Food Scene

Cute cafe for breakfast / cafe da manha. There really isn't a lot of places for breakfast. We like this one because its tastey and has a good deal. Fruit, eggs, fresh baked bread, and espresso.
69 locals recommend
Apetite
37 Rua Sousa Lima
69 locals recommend
Cute cafe for breakfast / cafe da manha. There really isn't a lot of places for breakfast. We like this one because its tastey and has a good deal. Fruit, eggs, fresh baked bread, and espresso.
Tastey cafe. Good for breakfast and lunch.
46 locals recommend
Terzetto Café
28 Rua Jangadeiros
46 locals recommend
Tastey cafe. Good for breakfast and lunch.
Lots of food options. the picanha burger is delicious
145 locals recommend
Eclipse Bar Restaurante Pizzaria 24 Horas
1309 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
145 locals recommend
Lots of food options. the picanha burger is delicious
pizza by the slice
43 locals recommend
Vezpa Pizzas - Ipanema
75 R. Farme de Amoedo
43 locals recommend
pizza by the slice
good place for sandwiches and açai. we love having our açais with granola and banana, all mixed together - "tudo junto"
42 locals recommend
Copanema Mix
3 A R. Visc. de Pirajá
42 locals recommend
good place for sandwiches and açai. we love having our açais with granola and banana, all mixed together - "tudo junto"
great kilo spot
13 locals recommend
Broth Restaurante
480 Av. Rainha Elisabeth
13 locals recommend
great kilo spot
love this cafe. has great food, drinks, and amazing ice cream
155 locals recommend
Felice Ipanema
30 Rua Gomes Carneiro
155 locals recommend
love this cafe. has great food, drinks, and amazing ice cream
great sushi
84 locals recommend
Manekineko Ipanema
472 R. Barão da Torre
84 locals recommend
great sushi
great food, chiquey restaurant
93 locals recommend
ViaSete
125 Rua Garcia d'Avila
93 locals recommend
great food, chiquey restaurant
Delicious ice cream. Be sure to taste the ones you can't pronounce. there is a lot of Amazon fruit ice cream, and salty/sweet mixed ones. Expensive but so good.
38 locals recommend
Mil Frutas Café
134 Rua Garcia d'Avila
38 locals recommend
Delicious ice cream. Be sure to taste the ones you can't pronounce. there is a lot of Amazon fruit ice cream, and salty/sweet mixed ones. Expensive but so good.
Classic Brazilian boteco. Good food. Strong Caipirinhas.
1062 locals recommend
Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
1062 locals recommend
Classic Brazilian boteco. Good food. Strong Caipirinhas.
great ambience, drinks and food. asian fusion
9 locals recommend
Mekong
188 R. Gen. Urquiza
9 locals recommend
great ambience, drinks and food. asian fusion
Delicious. Chiquey
101 locals recommend
Zuka
233B Rua Dias Ferreira
101 locals recommend
Delicious. Chiquey
quaint bistro. delicious. higher end.
33 locals recommend
Lorenzo Bistrô
2 R. Visc. de Carandaí
33 locals recommend
quaint bistro. delicious. higher end.
Great lunch spot to explore the neighborhood of Jardim Botanico. its a 5-10 min walk to the Jardim too. Walk thru the little shop. Cafe in back.
41 locals recommend
Casa Carandaí
165 R. Lopes Quintas
41 locals recommend
Great lunch spot to explore the neighborhood of Jardim Botanico. its a 5-10 min walk to the Jardim too. Walk thru the little shop. Cafe in back.
One of our favorite sushi restaurants! Ask to sit in the back with the coi fish.
42 locals recommend
Yumê
758 Rua Pacheco Leão
42 locals recommend
One of our favorite sushi restaurants! Ask to sit in the back with the coi fish.
Cute restaurant!
14 locals recommend
Do Horto - Bar e Restaurante
780 Rua Pacheco Leão
14 locals recommend
Cute restaurant!
Food from the North! delicious cocktails too!
78 locals recommend
Espírito Santa
264 R. Alm. Alexandrino
78 locals recommend
Food from the North! delicious cocktails too!
Rotisserie chicken, black beans and rice. yum.
26 locals recommend
Galetos Copa Rio
33 R. Júlio de Castilhos
26 locals recommend
Rotisserie chicken, black beans and rice. yum.
Good traditional food! Close to apartment and beach. Very large portions for 2 ppl.
19 locals recommend
Brasinha Ipanema
112 A R. Gomes Carneiro
19 locals recommend
Good traditional food! Close to apartment and beach. Very large portions for 2 ppl.
Try to make the weekend brunch. My favorite breakfast spot in all of Rio! Serves comida nordestina, food from the Northeast. :0)
88 locals recommend
Café do Alto
143 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
88 locals recommend
Try to make the weekend brunch. My favorite breakfast spot in all of Rio! Serves comida nordestina, food from the Northeast. :0)
Delicious Portuguese food in quaint restaurant. Extensive wine list and desserts. $$$. Portions can be quite large. Ask if you can share single dish for two ppl.
28 locals recommend
Rancho Português
136 R. Maria Quitéria
28 locals recommend
Delicious Portuguese food in quaint restaurant. Extensive wine list and desserts. $$$. Portions can be quite large. Ask if you can share single dish for two ppl.
Hipster bar with best burgers in town!
200 locals recommend
Comuna
9 Rua Visconde de Maranguape
200 locals recommend
Hipster bar with best burgers in town!
Great food!
55 locals recommend
Aconchego Carioca
245 R. Barão de Iguatemi
55 locals recommend
Great food!
Lively place for happy hour! Also check out Antigamente. Samba on weekends.
38 locals recommend
Arco do Teles
34 A Praça Quinze de Novembro
38 locals recommend
Lively place for happy hour! Also check out Antigamente. Samba on weekends.
In Arco do Teles area. Serves the best pastels (fried dough with cheese or meat) in Rio...good with cold choppe!
Antigamente Restaurante
43 R. do Ouvidor
In Arco do Teles area. Serves the best pastels (fried dough with cheese or meat) in Rio...good with cold choppe!
Great pizza for Brazil :0). Rustico is our favorite. Weekdays offer 2 for 1. Off Praça General Osorio
21 locals recommend
Papa Gui
53 R. Teixeira de Melo
21 locals recommend
Great pizza for Brazil :0). Rustico is our favorite. Weekdays offer 2 for 1. Off Praça General Osorio
Our local sushi spot.
47 locals recommend
Umê Sushi
121 Rua Sousa Lima
47 locals recommend
Our local sushi spot.
Hip happening restaurant at the Ipanema/Leblon border
VIA SETE
1240 Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva
Hip happening restaurant at the Ipanema/Leblon border
Tastey restaurant with delicious, non-traditional caipirinhas!
9 locals recommend
Botero
51b Praia do Flamengo
9 locals recommend
Tastey restaurant with delicious, non-traditional caipirinhas!
Snacks, beer and views! Inside, upstairs is a full restaurant.
420 locals recommend
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
420 locals recommend
Snacks, beer and views! Inside, upstairs is a full restaurant.
Best organic pão de queijo ever. Also order bowl of açail with banana and granola.
64 locals recommend
Cultivar
124 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
64 locals recommend
Best organic pão de queijo ever. Also order bowl of açail with banana and granola.
Spanish tapas, great ambiance.
84 locals recommend
Venga Chiringuito
3880 Av. Atlântica
84 locals recommend
Spanish tapas, great ambiance.
Our favorite newest restaurant. Its a Portuguese restuarant and you can't go wrong. The sandwiches are huge. The bacalhau dishes are so good. The desserts are yummy. The wines are yummy. Everything about it is yummy. Try the salad of bacalhau & white beans with bread. My favorite dessert is toucinho do ceu.
60 locals recommend
Mercearia da Praça
28 R. Jangadeiros
60 locals recommend
Our favorite newest restaurant. Its a Portuguese restuarant and you can't go wrong. The sandwiches are huge. The bacalhau dishes are so good. The desserts are yummy. The wines are yummy. Everything about it is yummy. Try the salad of bacalhau & white beans with bread. My favorite dessert is toucinho do ceu.

Drinks & Nightlife

cute restaurant, tastey food.
301 locals recommend
Zazá Bistrô Tropical
40 R. Joana Angélica
301 locals recommend
cute restaurant, tastey food.
popular spot for beer, drinks, and classic brazilian bar food
62 locals recommend
Barthodomeu
46 R. Maria Quitéria
62 locals recommend
popular spot for beer, drinks, and classic brazilian bar food
Great rooftop bar!!
9 locals recommend
Paxeco Bar
724d Rua Pacheco Leão
9 locals recommend
Great rooftop bar!!
Really good food, and delicious caipirinhas. check to see if they have feijoada and samba music on Saturdays.
9 locals recommend
Botero
51b Praia do Flamengo
9 locals recommend
Really good food, and delicious caipirinhas. check to see if they have feijoada and samba music on Saturdays.
French boteco. Local spot. Good snacks, wine. :0)
180 locals recommend
Canastra Bar
42 R. Jangadeiros
180 locals recommend
French boteco. Local spot. Good snacks, wine. :0)
Great beer! Its down the street from Aconchego Carioca which has delicious Brazilian food.
21 locals recommend
Botto Bar
205 R. Barão de Iguatemi
21 locals recommend
Great beer! Its down the street from Aconchego Carioca which has delicious Brazilian food.
BYOB. At night, the praça turns into a big social hang out. This is a place where its mostly Brazilians and little tourists.
357 locals recommend
Praça São Salvador
Praça São Salvador
357 locals recommend
BYOB. At night, the praça turns into a big social hang out. This is a place where its mostly Brazilians and little tourists.
Weekend roda de samba and feijoada
21 locals recommend
Portella
139 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
21 locals recommend
Weekend roda de samba and feijoada

Sightseeing

take a motorbike up to "Alto Vidigal" and go have a delicious tapioca at Casa da Tapioca. Follow the stairs all the way down the morro. When you get to the main street, go left....back to the entrance
12 locals recommend
Bar 180° Alto Vidigal
2 R. Armando Almeida Lima
12 locals recommend
take a motorbike up to "Alto Vidigal" and go have a delicious tapioca at Casa da Tapioca. Follow the stairs all the way down the morro. When you get to the main street, go left....back to the entrance
Beautiful park. Cafe may still be open in the old mansion. Explore the grounds
1473 locals recommend
Lage Park
414 R. Jardim Botânico
1473 locals recommend
Beautiful park. Cafe may still be open in the old mansion. Explore the grounds
escape the city!
1717 locals recommend
Jardim Botânico
1717 locals recommend
escape the city!
Hop on the surfbus for 5R to Prainha, and check out this gem of a beach -- great way to escape the city and enjoy the sun, sea, and yummy seafood.
17 locals recommend
Mirante da Prainha
17 locals recommend
Hop on the surfbus for 5R to Prainha, and check out this gem of a beach -- great way to escape the city and enjoy the sun, sea, and yummy seafood.
Sunset and caipis at the point!
1009 locals recommend
Arpoador
1009 locals recommend
Sunset and caipis at the point!
Head up Dois Irmãoes to see amazing views of Zona Sul. At entrance of Vidigal ask motorbike to take you to the "trilho de Dois Irmãos" near the soccer field. Trail begins at left corner of field.
48 locals recommend
Vidigal
48 locals recommend
Head up Dois Irmãoes to see amazing views of Zona Sul. At entrance of Vidigal ask motorbike to take you to the "trilho de Dois Irmãos" near the soccer field. Trail begins at left corner of field.
Interesting fort to explore. Get an espresso or lunch at Confeitaria Colombo.
1284 locals recommend
Copacabana Fort
1, Posto 6 Praça Cel. Eugênio Franco
1284 locals recommend
Interesting fort to explore. Get an espresso or lunch at Confeitaria Colombo.

Shopping

Chiquey shopping. Be sure to have an espresso and check out the cafe upstairs.
7 locals recommend
DONA COISA MULTIMARCAS
153 R. Lopes Quintas
7 locals recommend
Chiquey shopping. Be sure to have an espresso and check out the cafe upstairs.
Can rent surfboards, bikes, etc...
105 locals recommend
Galeria River
67 R. Francisco Otaviano
105 locals recommend
Can rent surfboards, bikes, etc...
Bikini shopping! I haven't been here yet but a friend suggested it. It's a mall of bikinis. Try the 11th flr or start from the top and work your way down!
15 locals recommend
Rua Santa Clara, 33
33 Rua Santa Clara
15 locals recommend
Bikini shopping! I haven't been here yet but a friend suggested it. It's a mall of bikinis. Try the 11th flr or start from the top and work your way down!
I love this store. They work with indigenous artisans who make beautifully crafted and all natural arts and crafts, including jewelry. Located in Santa Teresa. http://loja.tucumbrasil.com/
10 locals recommend
Tucum
12.535 Rodovia Dr. Rogério Moura Estevão
10 locals recommend
I love this store. They work with indigenous artisans who make beautifully crafted and all natural arts and crafts, including jewelry. Located in Santa Teresa. http://loja.tucumbrasil.com/
24 hour pharmacy
74 locals recommend
Drogarias Pacheco
819 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
74 locals recommend
24 hour pharmacy

Arts & Culture

Interesting place to explore. Has everything about the Northeast of Brazil: food, music, culture. Open on weekends only.
295 locals recommend
Feira de São Cristóvão
B47 Rua Paraíba
295 locals recommend
Interesting place to explore. Has everything about the Northeast of Brazil: food, music, culture. Open on weekends only.
Great place for traditional roda de samba! We prefer this place over Rio Scenarium.
39 locals recommend
Trapiche Gamboa
155 Praça Mauá
39 locals recommend
Great place for traditional roda de samba! We prefer this place over Rio Scenarium.
Interesting exhibits near Museu da Amanha and Praca Maua. Also near Morro do Conceiçao and Valongo Wharf, historical neighborhood and former slave trade wharf.
563 locals recommend
Museu de Arte do Rio - MAR
5 Praça Mauá
563 locals recommend
Interesting exhibits near Museu da Amanha and Praca Maua. Also near Morro do Conceiçao and Valongo Wharf, historical neighborhood and former slave trade wharf.
Monday and Friday roda de samba nights. Also check out Largo de Sao Francisco a block away which may also have live music. The oldest area of Rio de Janeiro in the neighborhood of Saude.
176 locals recommend
Pedra do Sal
Rua Tia Ciata
176 locals recommend
Monday and Friday roda de samba nights. Also check out Largo de Sao Francisco a block away which may also have live music. The oldest area of Rio de Janeiro in the neighborhood of Saude.
Private arts institution home to galleries and lectures. Lovely grounds to enjoy a lunch or coffee too.
216 locals recommend
Instituto Moreira Salles - IMS Rio
476 R. Marquês de São Vicente
216 locals recommend
Private arts institution home to galleries and lectures. Lovely grounds to enjoy a lunch or coffee too.
Restored art institute that houses na extensive collection of contemporary Latin American art
25 locals recommend
Casa Daros
159 Rua General Severiano
25 locals recommend
Restored art institute that houses na extensive collection of contemporary Latin American art

Everything Else

For exhibtions
719 locals recommend
Cultural Center Bank of Brazil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
66 R. Primeiro de Março
719 locals recommend
For exhibtions