Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

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Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Drinks & Nightlife

Best feijoada (typical Brazilian dish) in Rio! great atmosphere. Gets busy. Better arrive early for lunch.
289 locals recommend
Bar do Mineiro
99 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
289 locals recommend
Best feijoada (typical Brazilian dish) in Rio! great atmosphere. Gets busy. Better arrive early for lunch.
Also perfect for a cold beer and a codfish ball- bolinho de bacalhau- They also have many different types of cachaca (the Brazilian spirit made from sugar cane)
125 locals recommend
Armazém São Thiago
26 R. Áurea
125 locals recommend
Also perfect for a cold beer and a codfish ball- bolinho de bacalhau- They also have many different types of cachaca (the Brazilian spirit made from sugar cane)
Nice fried fish! The food takes ages to come though. The place is very simple as well. The tables are in the street (literally). I like going there sometimes though. Very authentic.
36 locals recommend
Bar do Peixe
16b R. André Cavalcanti
36 locals recommend
Nice fried fish! The food takes ages to come though. The place is very simple as well. The tables are in the street (literally). I like going there sometimes though. Very authentic.
It's amazing to site outside and see the sunset here. They have cold beer, Nice seafood pasties. The resturante upstairs is also very nice. It's a nice walk to get there too.
420 locals recommend
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
420 locals recommend
It's amazing to site outside and see the sunset here. They have cold beer, Nice seafood pasties. The resturante upstairs is also very nice. It's a nice walk to get there too.

Food Scene

Great for breakfast outside and to buy little things you might need. Very good for a beer at sunset too!
35 locals recommend
Bar do Serginho
2A R. Dias de Barros
35 locals recommend
Great for breakfast outside and to buy little things you might need. Very good for a beer at sunset too!
Open in the evening. Good for drinks dinner and snacks- I suggest a portion of "Carne seca com aipim" It's a salty, dried meet with fried manioc.
75 locals recommend
Simplesmente
115 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
75 locals recommend
Open in the evening. Good for drinks dinner and snacks- I suggest a portion of "Carne seca com aipim" It's a salty, dried meet with fried manioc.
Great for japanese and healthy options. They also deliver! http://www.gohanrio.com.br/ phone number: 2232-0479
45 locals recommend
Gohan Alimentação Natural Ltda (ME)
127 R. Joaquim Silva
45 locals recommend
Great for japanese and healthy options. They also deliver! http://www.gohanrio.com.br/ phone number: 2232-0479
Great cafe!
73 locals recommend
Cafecito Café
121 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
73 locals recommend
Great cafe!
Beautiful place. Great pizza!!
21 locals recommend
Rústico
121 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
21 locals recommend
Beautiful place. Great pizza!!
Samba "night club". Good music and caipirinhas. Get;s busy! Arrive early. (before 10pm). There is a great pizzaria (upstairs) right beside it too!
261 locals recommend
Bar Carioca da Gema
79 Av. Mem de Sá
261 locals recommend
Samba "night club". Good music and caipirinhas. Get;s busy! Arrive early. (before 10pm). There is a great pizzaria (upstairs) right beside it too!
Typical food from the north of Brazil. Not very comfortable place though.
104 locals recommend
Tacacá do Norte
104 locals recommend
Typical food from the north of Brazil. Not very comfortable place though.
Good to have a coffee and an ice cream! I think they have pizzas in the evening too. Closes at 10pm though.
19 locals recommend
Esquina de Santa Cafeteria & Pizzaria
348 R. Monte Alegre
19 locals recommend
Good to have a coffee and an ice cream! I think they have pizzas in the evening too. Closes at 10pm though.
Very close to my house and very nice. It has a balcony and a dj in the evenings (maybe only in the weekends) . great food food the north east of Brazil. Nice to go only for a drink too.
78 locals recommend
Espírito Santa
264 R. Alm. Alexandrino
78 locals recommend
Very close to my house and very nice. It has a balcony and a dj in the evenings (maybe only in the weekends) . great food food the north east of Brazil. Nice to go only for a drink too.
Good food from the north east of Brazil too. Not very special though. A practical option.
26 locals recommend
Bar do Arnaudo
26 locals recommend
Good food from the north east of Brazil too. Not very special though. A practical option.
Fantastic barbecue house- all you can eat. quite expensive though. It's a beautiful 40 minutes walk to get there from my place.
109 locals recommend
Porcão Rio's
109 locals recommend
Fantastic barbecue house- all you can eat. quite expensive though. It's a beautiful 40 minutes walk to get there from my place.

Everything Else

Acai and cheese bread! hummm
64 locals recommend
Cultivar
124 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
64 locals recommend
Acai and cheese bread! hummm
To sit at the cafe with the most beautiful view ever! It opens at 10am and closes at 6pm.
512 locals recommend
Parque das Ruínas
169 R. Murtinho Nobre
512 locals recommend
To sit at the cafe with the most beautiful view ever! It opens at 10am and closes at 6pm.
Quiet and empty. Nice walk to get there. Good food for lunch.
10 locals recommend
Ora Pro Nobis
10 locals recommend
Quiet and empty. Nice walk to get there. Good food for lunch.
Samba night club. A little touristy. Very busy. need to arrive early. Very beautiful.
694 locals recommend
Rio Scenarium
20 R. do Lavradio
694 locals recommend
Samba night club. A little touristy. Very busy. need to arrive early. Very beautiful.
Very good to listen to great live Brazilian music. Sometimes instrumental only. The best musicians play there!
9 locals recommend
Cana Kriok
138 Rua Joaquim Silva
9 locals recommend
Very good to listen to great live Brazilian music. Sometimes instrumental only. The best musicians play there!
This is the best beach to swim and sunbath in my opinion. It's close and not too crowded. Get off at the underground station "Cardeal Arco Verde" in Copacabana and walk there.
259 locals recommend
Praia do Leme
259 locals recommend
This is the best beach to swim and sunbath in my opinion. It's close and not too crowded. Get off at the underground station "Cardeal Arco Verde" in Copacabana and walk there.
This underground station is very close to my house. Take the stairs at Curvelo down. And keep walking down. In 12 minutes you'll be there.
54 locals recommend
Glória
366 R. da Glória
54 locals recommend
This underground station is very close to my house. Take the stairs at Curvelo down. And keep walking down. In 12 minutes you'll be there.
There is moto taxi service at the bottom of this street. If you don't want to walk up from Gloria to here, you can get a moto taxi. it takes 2 minutes to get up here and costs around R$4,00
Rua Cândido Mendes
There is moto taxi service at the bottom of this street. If you don't want to walk up from Gloria to here, you can get a moto taxi. it takes 2 minutes to get up here and costs around R$4,00
Want a manicure? I love this place.Better call to arrange the time before. 2242-9602. Carlos can speak English :)
STUDIO CAP CABELEIREIRO UNISSEX
173 R. Cândido Mendes
Want a manicure? I love this place.Better call to arrange the time before. 2242-9602. Carlos can speak English :)
Great place! walking distance.
703 locals recommend
Museum of Modern Art
85 Av. Infante Dom Henrique
703 locals recommend
Great place! walking distance.
Great to walk, to go for a run or simply sit in the sun and have a picnic. Only safe during the day. Beautiful view.
584 locals recommend
Parque do Flamengo
s/n Av. Infante Dom Henrique
584 locals recommend
Great to walk, to go for a run or simply sit in the sun and have a picnic. Only safe during the day. Beautiful view.
Great for souvenirs and typical food from the northeast. Good to dance forro too!
295 locals recommend
Feira de São Cristóvão
B47 Rua Paraíba
295 locals recommend
Great for souvenirs and typical food from the northeast. Good to dance forro too!
Nice, cheap and simple gym in Santa Teresa. I have to start going as well!
ST GYM STUDIO FITNESS
40 R. do Oriente
Nice, cheap and simple gym in Santa Teresa. I have to start going as well!
Fantastic Cultural center. All the surroundings are nice to visit too.
719 locals recommend
Cultural Center Bank of Brazil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
66 R. Primeiro de Março
719 locals recommend
Fantastic Cultural center. All the surroundings are nice to visit too.
Great book shop, cds, etc. Great cafe too. Also walking distance. I love the City Center
24 locals recommend
Livraria Cultura
899 Estr. da Gávea
24 locals recommend
Great book shop, cds, etc. Great cafe too. Also walking distance. I love the City Center
Also fantastic book shop with cafe.
59 locals recommend
Livraria da Travessa
97 R. Voluntários da Pátria
59 locals recommend
Also fantastic book shop with cafe.
Great Bistro inside! historical place.
69 locals recommend
Imperial Palace Cultural Center
48 Praça Quinze de Novembro
69 locals recommend
Great Bistro inside! historical place.
5 minutes walk from here and very interesting place. Very close to Lapa too.
505 locals recommend
Escadaria Selaron
Rua Manuel Carneiro
505 locals recommend
5 minutes walk from here and very interesting place. Very close to Lapa too.
Such a nice place to sit and have a drink. Only in the evenings. It's a small square (a roundabout actually) with some bars around and some ambulantes selling drinks and food.
39 locals recommend
Largo das Neves
Largo das Neves
39 locals recommend
Such a nice place to sit and have a drink. Only in the evenings. It's a small square (a roundabout actually) with some bars around and some ambulantes selling drinks and food.
Go this website to find out more: http://www.bondinho.com.br/site/en/
2563 locals recommend
Sugarloaf Mountain
2563 locals recommend
Go this website to find out more: http://www.bondinho.com.br/site/en/
http://www.corcovado.com.br/ingles/index.html
1936 locals recommend
Christ the Redeemer
1936 locals recommend
http://www.corcovado.com.br/ingles/index.html
It's great for a walk and a coconut water at sunset.
1379 locals recommend
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
1379 locals recommend
It's great for a walk and a coconut water at sunset.
http://www.macniteroi.com.br/
368 locals recommend
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
s/nº Mirante da Boa Viagem
368 locals recommend
http://www.macniteroi.com.br/
Only opens from 12 to 5pm. Closed on Tuesdays. http://www.museuscastromaya.com.br/visitas.htm
105 locals recommend
Museu da Chácara do Céu
93 R. Murtinho Nobre
105 locals recommend
Only opens from 12 to 5pm. Closed on Tuesdays. http://www.museuscastromaya.com.br/visitas.htm
http://www.jbrj.gov.br/
1717 locals recommend
Jardim Botânico
1717 locals recommend
http://www.jbrj.gov.br/
I love this place! There is a very nice cafe there. http://rioshow.oglobo.globo.com/gastronomia/restaurantes/cafe-du-lage-866.aspx
1473 locals recommend
Lage Park
414 R. Jardim Botânico
1473 locals recommend
I love this place! There is a very nice cafe there. http://rioshow.oglobo.globo.com/gastronomia/restaurantes/cafe-du-lage-866.aspx
Great music place. http://www.circovoador.com.br/
341 locals recommend
Circo Voador
s/n R. dos Arcos
341 locals recommend
Great music place. http://www.circovoador.com.br/
Samba and Forro! http://www.clubedosdemocraticos.com.br/
45 locals recommend
Democratic Club
91 R. Riachuelo
45 locals recommend
Samba and Forro! http://www.clubedosdemocraticos.com.br/

Sightseeing

http://santateresawalkingtour.com/index_eng.php Other guests have been and really liked it.
Praça Floriano
http://santateresawalkingtour.com/index_eng.php Other guests have been and really liked it.