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title: "Top 10 Things To Do in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Wimup"
description: "The 10 best things to do in Rio de Janeiro, mapped and ranked: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, Copacabana and Ipanema, plus where to eat, samba, and take a day trip."
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updated: 2026-10-06
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# Top 10 Things To Do in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · South America · By Wimup Editorial, 17 min read

Rio de Janeiro is built around its geography: granite peaks drop straight into the Atlantic, and the neighbourhoods thread between them. A first trip works best as a loop of viewpoints and beaches rather than a museum crawl. Base yourself in the South Zone near the sand, climb Corcovado and Sugarloaf on clear mornings, and give the evenings to Lapa.

## Quick answer

Rio hands you two icons and a coastline. Ride up to Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf for the views that define the city, then spend the rest of your days between Copacabana and Ipanema, the samba halls of Lapa, and the Atlantic forest of Tijuca that sits inside the city limits. Four days covers the headline sights without rushing the beach time that is the whole point.

## Quick facts

- **Best months:** May · Jun · Sep
- **Ideal length:** 4 days
- **Budget per day:** $60–120
- **Language:** Portuguese
- **Getting around:** Metro, taxi & walking
- **Tourism board:** [Official site](https://visitbrasil.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

## The 10 best things to do in Rio de Janeiro

### 1. Ride up to Christ the Redeemer

Landmark · Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro

The 30-metre Art Deco statue (38 metres with its plinth) has stood on the Corcovado summit since 1931 and was named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. Reach it by the cog railway from Cosme Velho or the official vans from Paineiras, not on foot. Go early on a clear morning before cloud settles on the peak and the platform fills.

- **Time:** 3 hrs
- **Cost:** Train or van ticket
- **Best at:** Early morning
- **Tip:** Book a timed slot

Links: [Corcovado train](https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) · [Paineiras vans](https://www.paineirascorcovado.com.br/?lang=en&utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

### 2. Take the cable car up Sugarloaf

Landmark · Av. Pasteur 520, Urca, Rio de Janeiro

Two bubble-shaped cable cars climb from Praia Vermelha to Morro da Urca, then on to the 396-metre Sugarloaf summit, a route running since 1912. The reward is a 360-degree turn over Guanabara Bay, Botafogo and the Christ statue across the water. Time the second stage for late afternoon so you watch the city lights come up on the way down.

- **Time:** 2–3 hrs
- **Cost:** Cable-car ticket
- **Best at:** Late afternoon
- **Tip:** Sunset cars sell out

Links: [Website](https://bondinho.com.br/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

### 3. Spend a morning on Copacabana

Beach · Av. Atlântica, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

Four kilometres of sand backed by the black-and-white wave-pattern promenade, divided into numbered lifeguard postos that sort the crowds by scene. Posto 6 is calmer and family-leaning, the Leme end quieter still. Rent a chair from a kiosk, order a coconut, and swim near a staffed posto where the flags mark safe water.

- **Time:** Half day
- **Cost:** Free
- **Best at:** Morning
- **Tip:** Carry only small cash

### 4. Watch the sunset from Arpoador

Beach · Pedra do Arpoador, Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro

Ipanema is the more stylish stretch west of Copacabana, and the rock at its eastern tip, Arpoador, is the free sunset spot the whole city knows about. The sun drops behind the Dois Irmãos peaks and the crowd applauds when it goes. Come an hour early for a place on the rock, then walk back into Ipanema for dinner.

- **Time:** 2 hrs
- **Cost:** Free
- **Best at:** Sunset
- **Tip:** Arrive an hour ahead

### 5. Climb the Selarón Steps

Landmark · Rua Manuel Carneiro, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro

The 215 steps between Lapa and Santa Teresa are the life work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón, who tiled them with more than 2,000 ceramic pieces sent from over 60 countries between 1990 and his death in 2013. It is free, public and busy: come early for photographs, and treat it as the start of a walk uphill into Santa Teresa.

- **Time:** 30 min
- **Cost:** Free
- **Best at:** Early morning
- **Tip:** Pair with Santa Teresa

### 6. Tour the Maracanã

Landmark · Av. Pres. Castelo Branco, Portão 2, Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Opened for the 1950 World Cup and rebuilt for 2014, the Maracanã is the temple of Brazilian football, and its daily tour walks you through the dressing rooms, the tunnel and pitchside. Better still is a match: a Flamengo or Fluminense game turns the stands into a wall of drums and flags. Buy the tour or ticket in advance through the official channel.

- **Time:** 1.5 hrs
- **Cost:** Tour or match ticket
- **Best at:** Matchday
- **Tip:** Enter at Portão 2

Links: [Website](https://www.tourmaracana.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

### 7. Wander the Jardim Botânico

Nature · Rua Jardim Botânico 1008, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro

Founded by the Portuguese crown in 1808, Rio’s botanical garden runs to 54 hectares and around 6,500 species, with an avenue of imperial palms as its signature. It sits at the foot of Corcovado, so the statue floats above the treeline as you walk. Cool, shaded and calm, it is the antidote to a hot afternoon on the sand.

- **Time:** 2 hrs
- **Cost:** Park ticket
- **Best at:** Morning
- **Tip:** Opens at noon on Mondays

Links: [Website](https://en.jbrj.gov.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

### 8. Ride the bonde through Santa Teresa

Neighborhood · Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro

The bohemian hill quarter above Lapa keeps its cobbled streets, old mansions and artist studios, reached by the restored yellow bonde tram that clatters across the Carioca Aqueduct. Ride it up, then walk down through the galleries and hillside bars. The Parque das Ruínas and Museu Chácara do Céu both hand you a view over the centre for the price of the walk.

- **Time:** Half day
- **Cost:** Tram fare
- **Best at:** Afternoon
- **Tip:** Ride the bonde up

### 9. See the Museu do Amanhã

Museum · Praça Mauá 1, Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Santiago Calatrava’s Museum of Tomorrow opened in 2015 as the centrepiece of the revived Praça Mauá waterfront, a science museum on sustainability wrapped in a skeletal white canopy over reflecting pools. Pair it with the neighbouring MAR art museum and the giant Kobra mural along the boulevard for an easy half day in the old port.

- **Time:** 2 hrs
- **Cost:** Ticket
- **Best at:** Weekday
- **Tip:** Closed Wednesdays

Links: [Website](https://museudoamanha.org.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

### 10. Hike in Tijuca National Park

Nature · Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro

One of the largest urban forests in the world wraps the city in replanted Atlantic rainforest, with waterfalls, marmosets and the Vista Chinesa lookout over the South Zone. Trails run from easy strolls to the scramble up Pedra Bonita, the launch point for the hang-gliders over São Conrado. Go with water and daylight to spare.

- **Time:** Half day
- **Cost:** Free
- **Best at:** Morning
- **Tip:** Take a guide for peaks

Links: [Website](https://parquenacionaldatijuca.rio/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

## Best beaches in Rio de Janeiro

Seven strips of Atlantic to choose from.

1. **Copacabana** (4 km · Posto 1 to 6 · Copacabana): The world-famous curve, backed by the black-and-white promenade. Posto 6 is the calmest, and the whole beach is a stage on New Year's Eve.
2. **Ipanema** (Posto 8 to 10 · Ipanema): A stylish counterpoint to Copacabana, and the beach the song made famous. Posto 9 skews young, and the Dois Irmãos frame every sunset.
3. **Leblon** (Posto 11 to 12 · Leblon): The wealthy neighbour of Ipanema, quieter, more family-orientated and lined with the city’s most expensive apartments. Posto 11 is the safe-water end for children.
4. **Arpoador** (The sunset rock · Between Copacabana and Ipanema): The rocky headland between Copacabana and Ipanema, with a small beach that draws the surfers. Climb the Pedra for the sunset the city applauds.
5. **Praia Vermelha** (Sugarloaf beach · Urca): A short cove of coarse red sand tucked below Morro da Urca, sheltered from the swell. Handy before or after the Sugarloaf cable car.
6. **Prainha** (Beyond Barra · West Zone): A protected cove an hour west, walled by Atlantic forest and off-limits to building. Real surf, thinner crowds, and a drive that is half the point.
7. **Grumari** (End of the coast road · West Zone): The last beach before the municipality ends, and the wildest of the strip: no buildings, forested hills, a long shallow entry. Bring a full tank.

## Best restaurants in Rio de Janeiro

From two-Michelin-star tasting to century-old cafés.

1. **Oro** (Two Michelin stars · Leblon): Felipe Bronze's live-fire tasting counter, one of two Michelin two-star kitchens in Rio, threading Brazilian ingredients through smoke. Book ahead. [Website](https://ororestaurante.com.br/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
2. **Lasai** (Two Michelin stars · Botafogo): Rafa Costa e Silva's farm-to-table two-star, now a ten-seat counter in a restored townhouse. The menu changes daily around what his farm sends. [Website](https://lasai.com.br/english/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
3. **Aprazível** (Brazilian, with a view · Santa Teresa): A hillside compound above Santa Teresa serving refined Brazilian cooking on open-air terraces over the city. The palm-hearts moqueca is the order. [Website](https://www.aprazivel.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
4. **Confeitaria Colombo** (Founded 1894 · Centro): A Belle-Époque café in the old centre with mirrored walls, Portuguese tiles and pastel counters, unchanged since 1894. Pastéis de nata at the marble bar. [Website](https://www.confeitariacolombo.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
5. **Churrascaria Palace** (Rodízio since 1951 · Copacabana): The rodízio benchmark in Rio, running since 1951 a block off Copacabana, with picanha and prime rib carved tableside until you flip the disc. [Website](https://churrascariapalace.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
6. **Bar Urca** (Waterfront boteco · Urca): The unassuming Urca bar whose real dining room is the seawall opposite: order the pastéis and a beer and sit facing the bay. The cheapest sundowner.

## Best bars & nightlife in Rio de Janeiro

A city that starts late and moves through neighbourhoods.

1. **Rio Scenarium** (Samba house · Lapa): Lapa's flagship since 1999: three floors of a nineteenth-century mansion crammed with antiques, three stages, and a floor that never empties. [Website](https://www.rioscenarium.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
2. **Arcos da Lapa street party** (Friday & Saturday · Lapa): The arches of the Carioca Aqueduct become the pivot of an open-air party every Friday and Saturday night, with informal blocos. Free and busy.
3. **Carioca da Gema** (Live samba nightly · Lapa): The mansion bar that helped rewild Lapa in 2000, with live samba and chorinho every night and a cover at the door. Book upstairs to sit. [Website](https://www.barcariocadagema.com.br/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
4. **Academia da Cachaça** (100+ cachaças · Leblon): A Leblon institution since 1985 built around a wall of cachaças, dozens of caipirinha variations and a daily feijoada. Chorinho on Thursday evenings from 7pm. [Website](https://academiadacachaca.com.br/en/home/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
5. **Botafogo bar strip** (Rua Nelson Mandela · Botafogo): The younger, cheaper and more local counterweight to Lapa, along Rua Nelson Mandela. Independent boteco after boteco, most with pavement seating.

## Best viewpoints & nature in Rio de Janeiro

Five ways to see Rio from above and inside.

1. **Mirante Dona Marta** (360 m · Free · Botafogo): A free platform at 360 metres in the Tijuca hills that opens the whole postcard in one frame: Sugarloaf, the bay, Copacabana. Reach it by taxi.
2. **Vista Chinesa** (Free · Tijuca Forest): A Chinese-style pagoda inside Tijuca Forest with a wide view over the South Zone lagoon, Ipanema and the ocean. The road up is a favourite of cyclists at dawn.
3. **Parque Lage** (Free · Jardim Botânico): A 1920s mansion at the foot of Corcovado, home of the art school, with a courtyard café directly under the statue. Free and open daily. [Website](https://eavparquelage.rj.gov.br/o-parque?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
4. **Pedra Bonita** (Moderate hike · São Conrado): A short but steep trail up a granite dome inside Tijuca, ending on the hang-glider launch ramp. Big view west; do it in daylight with water.
5. **Mirante do Leblon** (Free · Leblon): A small headland at the western end of Leblon that hands you a straight line across to the Dois Irmãos. Free, ten minutes from the beach.

## Best neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro

Six quarters that each read as a different city.

1. **Ipanema** (Beach base · South Zone): The classic South Zone base: a fifteen-minute grid of restaurants, bars and beach access, with a metro station at each end.
2. **Copacabana** (Hotel row · South Zone): The neighbourhood the tourism runs on, with the greatest concentration of hotels in the city along Avenida Atlântica. Loud and busy.
3. **Santa Teresa** (Bohemian · Central hills): The bohemian hill quarter above Lapa: cobbled streets, artist studios and small pousadas, reached by the yellow bonde tram. A calmer base.
4. **Botafogo** (Local & cheaper · South Zone): The neighbourhood that quietly reinvented itself: independent restaurants, the best bar scene in the South Zone, and a third cheaper than Ipanema.
5. **Leblon** (Highest-end · South Zone): The wealthiest end of the beachfront, with the most reliable restaurants and the calmest beach. Priced accordingly, and quieter after dark than Copacabana or Ipanema.
6. **Urca** (Quiet, art-deco · South Zone): The pocket neighbourhood at the foot of Sugarloaf, ringed by Praia Vermelha and Art-Deco townhouses. A rare quiet base in the South Zone.

## Best samba & live music in Rio de Janeiro

Where the samba is played rather than sold.

1. **Pedra do Sal** (Mon & Fri · Free · Saúde): The open-air roda de samba that has run on Monday and Friday nights on these granite steps since the 1900s. Free, informal, and honest.
2. **Rio Scenarium** (Lapa): The most polished night out in Lapa, and a working sampler of samba, forró and chorinho on three stages. Cover charge and table service. [Website](https://www.rioscenarium.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
3. **Carioca da Gema** (Lapa): Live samba every night in an 1867 mansion, with a small dance floor and a mezzanine to eat above it. Come for the ten o’clock set rather than the tourist-hour first. [Website](https://www.barcariocadagema.com.br/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
4. **Circo Voador** (Lapa): The tented Lapa concert venue under the Arcos, with a lineup from samba to rock. Check the calendar the week before; the room is small. [Website](https://circovoador.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

## Best day trips in Rio de Janeiro

Five worthwhile detours within a half-day drive.

1. **Niterói** (20 min ferry · Across Guanabara Bay): A twenty-minute ferry lands you at Oscar Niemeyer's flying-saucer contemporary art museum, on a headland with the best view of Rio without climbing. [Website](https://culturaniteroi.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
2. **Petrópolis** (70 km · 1.5 hr · Serra Fluminense): The nineteenth-century imperial summer capital, ninety minutes into the cool mountains, with Dom Pedro II's crown at the Museu Imperial. [Website](https://museuimperial.museus.gov.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
3. **Búzios** (175 km · 2.5 hr · Costa do Sol): A former fishing village on a peninsula east of Rio, made famous by Brigitte Bardot in 1964, now a low-key resort with two dozen coves.
4. **Ilha Grande** (150 km · 3 hr + boat · Angra dos Reis): A car-free island of jungle and white sand in the Costa Verde, three hours south plus a ferry. Lopes Mendes is one of the finest beaches in Brazil.
5. **Paraty** (258 km · 4 hr · Costa Verde): A colonial gold-rush port on the Costa Verde with a whitewashed old town and schooners out to the bay's islands. Four hours by road, worth an overnight. [Website](https://www.paraty.rj.gov.br/a-cidade/atracoes-turisticas?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

## Festivals & annual events in Rio de Janeiro (2026)

- **Réveillon on Copacabana** (31 Dec): The world's largest New Year's Eve celebration draws around two million people to the beach, all in white, for fireworks.
- **Festa de São Sebastião** (20 Jan): The public holiday for Rio’s patron saint, with a mass and procession from the São Sebastião cathedral through the city centre.
- **Rio Carnival** (13–21 Feb): In 2026: the Special Group parades on 15 and 16 February at the Sambódromo, plus hundreds of free street blocos.
- **Rio Open** (16–22 Feb): The ATP 500 clay-court tournament held at the Jockey Club Brasileiro, the biggest tennis event of the South American swing.
- **Maratona do Rio** (3–7 Jun): Latin America's largest street-running festival takes over Flamengo Park and the South Zone waterfront, at four distances.
- **Rock in Rio** (4–13 Sep): Seven nights across two weekends at the Parque Olímpico in Barra da Tijuca. The biennial festival returns in September 2026.
- **Festa da Penha** (Sundays in Oct): The city's oldest religious festival, held on the four Sundays of October at the Santuário da Penha, with processions and a fair.
- **Rio Réveillon build-up** (Dec): Copacabana closes to traffic in the days before New Year, and offerings to Iemanjá appear along the shoreline in the evenings.

## Must-try dishes in Rio de Janeiro

- **Feijoada**: The black-bean and pork stew that became Brazil's national dish, served on Saturdays with rice and farofa.
- **Pão de queijo**: The warm tapioca-flour cheese rolls stacked in every bakery counter, ordered by the half-dozen with coffee.
- **Picanha**: The top-sirloin cap grilled over charcoal, sliced thick, and the piece every rodízio table works toward.
- **Coxinha**: A teardrop-shaped fritter of shredded chicken in wheat dough, the boteco snack that goes best with cold beer.
- **Pastel de feira**: A thin, crackling fried empanada, fillings from cheese to shrimp, sold at Saturday markets with cane juice.
- **Moqueca**: A coconut-milk seafood stew served in a clay pot, with palm oil and coriander stirred through at the table.
- **Brigadeiro**: The condensed-milk-and-cocoa fudge ball rolled in chocolate sprinkles, on every birthday table in the country.
- **Caipirinha**: Cachaça, lime and sugar over ice, the national cocktail and the cheapest way to end a day on the beach.

## Rio de Janeiro transport & airports

- **Airports** (GIG / SDU): Galeão (GIG) is the international airport, twenty kilometres north of the centre. Santos Dumont (SDU) is the small downtown airport on Guanabara Bay, used for domestic shuttles. [RIOgaleão](https://www.riogaleao.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral) · [Santos Dumont](https://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-santos-dumont/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- **Metro** (MetrôRio): Line 1 runs from Uruguai in the north to General Osório in Ipanema via the centre, Botafogo and Copacabana, and Line 4 continues to Barra. Trains run from 05:00 Monday to Saturday, later on Sundays. [MetrôRio](https://www.metrorio.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- **Light rail & buses** (VLT & BRT): The VLT Carioca light rail links Santos Dumont to the port zone and Central do Brasil, and the BRT trunk lines connect Barra to the metro. Executive buses run from GIG to Copacabana and Ipanema. [VLT Carioca](https://vltrio.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- **Taxi & ride-hail** (Uber / 99): Metered yellow taxis are everywhere and honest by meter; Uber and the Brazilian app 99 are both reliable and cheaper for South Zone hops. Prefer them over an unmarked car after dark. [99](https://99app.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)

## Rio de Janeiro at a glance

- **Country:** Brazil
- **Region:** South-east (Sudeste)
- **Population:** 6.7 million (city) · 12.9 million (metro)
- **Founded:** 1 March 1565
- **Nickname:** Cidade Maravilhosa (the Marvellous City)
- **Language:** Portuguese
- **Currency:** Brazilian real (BRL, R$)
- **Time zone:** BRT (UTC−3), no daylight saving
- **Calling code:** +55 21
- **Airports:** Galeão (GIG), Santos Dumont (SDU)
- **Power:** Type N, 127 V in Rio (60 Hz)
- **Emergency:** 190 police, 192 SAMU, 193 fire

## Interesting facts

- Rio was the capital of the Portuguese Empire from 1808 to 1821, when the court fled Napoleon.
- The Tijuca Forest was replanted by hand from 1861 to protect the water supply from the coffee plantations that had cleared it.
- The Sugarloaf cable car opened in 1912 and was only the third ever built. The Corcovado cog railway is older still, running since 1884.
- The Sambódromo, where the Special Group schools parade, is a 700-metre concrete runway designed by Oscar Niemeyer and opened in 1984.
- Rio hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first Games held in South America. The Parque Olímpico in Barra da Tijuca now hosts Rock in Rio.

## Watch

[Rio in 10](https://wimup.com/watch/rio.md), 3:34:45

## Rio de Janeiro travel FAQ

### When is the best time to visit Rio?

May, June and September, when the weather is dry, the humidity has dropped and the beaches are still warm enough to swim. Avoid January and February for weather reasons, unless you are timing a trip for Carnival, in which case book six months out.

### How long do I need?

Four days is the working minimum: one for Christ the Redeemer and Santa Teresa, one for Sugarloaf and Urca, one for Copacabana and Ipanema, and one for Tijuca or a day trip. Add a day if Maracanã, a museum afternoon or a beach day beyond the city matters.

### Is Rio safe for tourists?

Take the same precautions you would in any large city: use taxis or ride-hail after dark, keep phones and jewellery out of sight on the beach, and stick to Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Botafogo and the visited parts of Santa Teresa and the centre. Avoid the favelas unless you are on an operator-led visit.

### Where should I stay?

Ipanema is the reliable South Zone base, with the best mix of beach, restaurants and metro access. Copacabana has the biggest hotel selection and is unbeatable for New Year and Carnival. Botafogo is cheaper and more local; Santa Teresa is a slower alternative in the hills, with the trade-off of a taxi to reach the sand.

### How do I get to Christ the Redeemer?

By the Corcovado cog railway from the Cosme Velho station, or the official Paineiras vans from Largo do Machado, Copacabana and the Paineiras Visitor Center. Both include the ticket to the summit; you cannot drive up on your own. Book a morning slot before the peak cloud arrives.

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## Sources

- [Rio de Janeiro tourism board](https://visitbrasil.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Ride up to Christ the Redeemer: Corcovado train](https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Ride up to Christ the Redeemer: Paineiras vans](https://www.paineirascorcovado.com.br/?lang=en&utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Take the cable car up Sugarloaf (official site)](https://bondinho.com.br/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Tour the Maracanã (official site)](https://www.tourmaracana.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Wander the Jardim Botânico (official site)](https://en.jbrj.gov.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [See the Museu do Amanhã (official site)](https://museudoamanha.org.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Hike in Tijuca National Park (official site)](https://parquenacionaldatijuca.rio/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Oro (official site)](https://ororestaurante.com.br/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Lasai (official site)](https://lasai.com.br/english/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Aprazível (official site)](https://www.aprazivel.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Confeitaria Colombo (official site)](https://www.confeitariacolombo.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Churrascaria Palace (official site)](https://churrascariapalace.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Rio Scenarium (official site)](https://www.rioscenarium.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Carioca da Gema (official site)](https://www.barcariocadagema.com.br/en?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Academia da Cachaça (official site)](https://academiadacachaca.com.br/en/home/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Parque Lage (official site)](https://eavparquelage.rj.gov.br/o-parque?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Circo Voador (official site)](https://circovoador.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Niterói (official site)](https://culturaniteroi.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Petrópolis (official site)](https://museuimperial.museus.gov.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Paraty (official site)](https://www.paraty.rj.gov.br/a-cidade/atracoes-turisticas?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Airports: RIOgaleão](https://www.riogaleao.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Airports: Santos Dumont](https://www4.infraero.gov.br/aeroporto-santos-dumont/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Metro: MetrôRio](https://www.metrorio.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Light rail & buses: VLT Carioca](https://vltrio.com.br/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
- [Taxi & ride-hail: 99](https://99app.com/en/?utm_source=wimup.com&utm_medium=referral)
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