Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar Restaurante Manolo
87 R. Marquês de OlindaReally good food! Tradicional restaurant in the city.
The best place to go for a drink or something to eat. A wide range of bars. Very busy at night time. You can enjoy a beer on a table outside, "carioca style". A must go!
37 locals recommend
Rua Nelson Mandela
Rua Nelson MandelaThe best place to go for a drink or something to eat. A wide range of bars. Very busy at night time. You can enjoy a beer on a table outside, "carioca style". A must go!
Everything Else
Cheap with good choices supermarket. I do groceries here. :)
12 locals recommend
Supermercado Campeão - Rede Unno
185 R. São ClementeCheap with good choices supermarket. I do groceries here. :)
Supermarket with good, quality choices. The best to get a good selection of wines and beers. A bit expensive.
Estacionamento Zona Sul
12 R. BambinaSupermarket with good, quality choices. The best to get a good selection of wines and beers. A bit expensive.
Shopping mall with a range of stores and places to eat. The top floor has one of the best views of Rio, and it's for free! A must go!
Here I recommend "Informal", bar/restaurant with a great view.
604 locals recommend
Botafogo Praia Shopping
400 R. Praia de BotafogoShopping mall with a range of stores and places to eat. The top floor has one of the best views of Rio, and it's for free! A must go!
Here I recommend "Informal", bar/restaurant with a great view.
Cinema with really nice, out of circuit, options. If it's a rainning day... :)
96 locals recommend
Embratel
1012 Av. Pres. VargasCinema with really nice, out of circuit, options. If it's a rainning day... :)
Sightseeing
A must go! 10-15 min taxi ride from the apartment. THE BEST VIEW OF RIO!
544 locals recommend
Sugar Loaf cable car station
520 Av. PasteurA must go! 10-15 min taxi ride from the apartment. THE BEST VIEW OF RIO!
Botanical gardens! Huge park, with plenty of nature, trees, monkeys, etc. Cheap entrance fee and a good option for an afternoon.
1717 locals recommend
Jardim Botânico
Botanical gardens! Huge park, with plenty of nature, trees, monkeys, etc. Cheap entrance fee and a good option for an afternoon.
Free of entrance fee. Nice park and also a good option when you are heading to the botanical gardens. The house in the middle is an art school and has a good angle for some shots of the Crist statue
1473 locals recommend
Parque Lage
414 R. Jardim BotânicoFree of entrance fee. Nice park and also a good option when you are heading to the botanical gardens. The house in the middle is an art school and has a good angle for some shots of the Crist statue
One of my favorite spots of Rio. Awesome view from the top floor. Has some cultural interventions now and then. A must go!
512 locals recommend
Park of the Ruins
169 R. Murtinho NobreOne of my favorite spots of Rio. Awesome view from the top floor. Has some cultural interventions now and then. A must go!
This neighborhood is amazing with carioca vibe, samba and tradicional restaurants. Here I recommend Restaurant do Mineiro. Get the Feijoada should be enough for 4 people to eat. Come and leave by taxi
593 locals recommend
Santa Teresa
This neighborhood is amazing with carioca vibe, samba and tradicional restaurants. Here I recommend Restaurant do Mineiro. Get the Feijoada should be enough for 4 people to eat. Come and leave by taxi
Food Scene
Tradicional bar and restaurant. Come and observe the people getting some beers and sitting on the Urca's wall. Nice view of Botafogo. Reserve an afternoon sun set to enjoy this good vibe.
420 locals recommend
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido GaffréeTradicional bar and restaurant. Come and observe the people getting some beers and sitting on the Urca's wall. Nice view of Botafogo. Reserve an afternoon sun set to enjoy this good vibe.
Good, tradicional, carioca, place to get something to eat. Also has some shops and groceries places. Walking distance from the apartament. :)
399 locals recommend
Cobal do Humaitá
446 R. Voluntários da PátriaGood, tradicional, carioca, place to get something to eat. Also has some shops and groceries places. Walking distance from the apartament. :)