Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Douglas
Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Food Scene

Excellent pizza. Delivery only.
Pizzaria Famiglia Volpato - Forno a Lenha
69 R. Pereira de Siqueira
Excellent pizza. Delivery only.
Picturesque setting near the Rio Zoo, and the National Museum (former imperial palace) All on the grounds of beautiful park (which could use some maintenance!) About 20 min. to park entrance.
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Restaurante Quinta da Boa Vista
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Picturesque setting near the Rio Zoo, and the National Museum (former imperial palace) All on the grounds of beautiful park (which could use some maintenance!) About 20 min. to park entrance.
MANY restaurants on and near this square. Lots of movement on weekends.
Praça Varnhagen
MANY restaurants on and near this square. Lots of movement on weekends.
Great roast heart of palm and a refreshingly different menu based on German culinary.
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Otto Bar e Restaurante
380 Rua Conde de Bonfim
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Great roast heart of palm and a refreshingly different menu based on German culinary.
Decent Chinese food.
China Town
13 R. Afonso Pena
Decent Chinese food.
Good Lunch Buffet (Weigh and Pay) by day and has a Pizza "rodizio" (all you can eat) at night.
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Da vinci Restaurante
210 R. São Francisco Xavier
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Good Lunch Buffet (Weigh and Pay) by day and has a Pizza "rodizio" (all you can eat) at night.
pseudo-Italian restaurante. Decent quality.
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La Mole - Tijuca
74/78 R. Marquês de Valença
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pseudo-Italian restaurante. Decent quality.
A tipical "Chopperia" restaurant. Nice atmosphere. Also good for watching football/soccer.
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Restaurante Caçador Praça Afonso Pena
33 R. Martins Pena
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A tipical "Chopperia" restaurant. Nice atmosphere. Also good for watching football/soccer.
Another "Chopperia" (draft beer house). Good menu.
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Sindicato Do Chopp
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Another "Chopperia" (draft beer house). Good menu.
Chopperia near the metro station.
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Conversa Fora na Brasa
59 R. Campos Sales
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Chopperia near the metro station.
VERY good lunchtime buffet, by kilo. Not the cheapest, but you will be satisfied.
restaurante fazenda urbana
VERY good lunchtime buffet, by kilo. Not the cheapest, but you will be satisfied.
Buffet by Kilo, open for dinner too. Excellent BBQ meat.
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Brasa Gourmet
881 R. Mariz e Barros
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Buffet by Kilo, open for dinner too. Excellent BBQ meat.
EXCELLENT thin-crust pizza. Very good Italian menu.
Cantina e Pizzaria Del Otto
EXCELLENT thin-crust pizza. Very good Italian menu.
VERY good Italian restaurant.
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Restaurante Turino
114 R. Santa Sofía
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VERY good Italian restaurant.

Everything Else

End/beginning of Metro line 1. Not closest to us, but the square it is on has many shops and services. Good to stop there on the way out or in if you need something.
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Saens Peña
Rua Conde de Bonfim
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End/beginning of Metro line 1. Not closest to us, but the square it is on has many shops and services. Good to stop there on the way out or in if you need something.
Rio bus station.
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Novo Rio Bus Terminal station
1 Av. Francisco Bicalho
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Rio bus station.
Domestic Airport Santos Dumont (SDU). Although much closer than the international airport, can take longer to get to in AM traffic.
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สนามบินริโอเดจาเนโร RJ Santos Dumont
s/n Praça Sen. Salgado Filho
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Domestic Airport Santos Dumont (SDU). Although much closer than the international airport, can take longer to get to in AM traffic.
ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติโตม โจบีม ริโอเดจาเนโร
s/nº Av. Vinte de Janeiro
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Officiall called Praça Castilhos França, It's known as Praça Afonso Pena, with a Metro station. Seasonal fairs here and a nice place for a stroll.
Praça Castilhos França
Officiall called Praça Castilhos França, It's known as Praça Afonso Pena, with a Metro station. Seasonal fairs here and a nice place for a stroll.
Closest Metro station to us. About 5-10 min walking.
Praça Carlos Paolera
Closest Metro station to us. About 5-10 min walking.

Arts & Culture

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มารากานา
Portão 3 Av. Pres. Castelo Branco
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Drinks & Nightlife

Probably the best "pasteis" (similar to empanadas) in Rio.
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Bar do Adão Tijuca
130 R. dos Artistas
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Probably the best "pasteis" (similar to empanadas) in Rio.
Great selection of craft beers from Brazil and the world. good bar food too.
Benditho Bar
47 R. Baltazar Lisboa
Great selection of craft beers from Brazil and the world. good bar food too.
"Chopperia" restaurant. Some other "Botecos" nearby.
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Bar dos Chicos
119A R. Gen. Canabarro
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"Chopperia" restaurant. Some other "Botecos" nearby.
This is a very lively corner in Vila Isabel, with restaurants and bars on each corner!
Bar do Costa
150 R. Tôrres Homem
This is a very lively corner in Vila Isabel, with restaurants and bars on each corner!

Shopping

Tijuca Shopping Mall. Not my favorite place, but has a wide variety of shops/restaurants/services. Also a cinema.
Via Uno
987 Av. Maracanã
Tijuca Shopping Mall. Not my favorite place, but has a wide variety of shops/restaurants/services. Also a cinema.
The square which also has a metro station is surrounded by every time of shop imaginable.
Praça Saenz Peña
Praça Saenz Peña
The square which also has a metro station is surrounded by every time of shop imaginable.
Massive shopping mall with food court, cinemas and more.
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Shopping Tijuca
987 Av. Maracanã
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Massive shopping mall with food court, cinemas and more.

Essentials

probably the cheapest around. only cash and debit though. don't go at rush hour!
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Mundial
71 Rua Siqueira Campos
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probably the cheapest around. only cash and debit though. don't go at rush hour!
Supermarket for fresh suit and produce. Excellent quality. Also has a juice/snack/salad bar inside.
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Hortifruti
281 Av. Prado Júnior
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Supermarket for fresh suit and produce. Excellent quality. Also has a juice/snack/salad bar inside.
Another branch of Mundial, which tends to be MUCH busier than the Conde de Bonfim store. But, it is near the metro station.
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Supermercados Mundial
192/194 R. Riachuelo
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Another branch of Mundial, which tends to be MUCH busier than the Conde de Bonfim store. But, it is near the metro station.
Confeitaria Rita de Cássia
28 Rua Conde de Bonfim
Nice Bakery
Big supermarket with reasonable prices, and they accept credit cards. Not too close for lugging back your groceries! Can walk/bus there and taxi back though.
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Supermercados Guanabara
520 R. Maxwell
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Big supermarket with reasonable prices, and they accept credit cards. Not too close for lugging back your groceries! Can walk/bus there and taxi back though.

Sightseeing

The Carnival Stadium. Metro stations Praça 11 or Central are the closest, depending on which side seats you have (odd or even numbered)
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Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
Rua Marquês de Sapucaí
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The Carnival Stadium. Metro stations Praça 11 or Central are the closest, depending on which side seats you have (odd or even numbered)
The entrance to the Floresta da Tijuca (Tijuca Forest) Park is at this square, which is about 30 by bus from the Praça Saens Peña (where the metro line ends). A GREAT place for hikes, picnics etc.
Praça Afonso Viseu
The entrance to the Floresta da Tijuca (Tijuca Forest) Park is at this square, which is about 30 by bus from the Praça Saens Peña (where the metro line ends). A GREAT place for hikes, picnics etc.
Probably the reason you come to Rio! The 422 city bus near us goes to the incline railway station in about 30 min.
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พระเยซูคริสต์ผู้ช่วยชีวิต
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Probably the reason you come to Rio! The 422 city bus near us goes to the incline railway station in about 30 min.
Site of the Sunday hippie-fair, a Metro station and near the Arpoador beach. About 40 min by metro.
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Praça Gen. Osório
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Site of the Sunday hippie-fair, a Metro station and near the Arpoador beach. About 40 min by metro.
The bohemian/artsy district. Worth a visit. No direct public transport. Must take 2 buses or 1 metro and 1 bus.
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ลาร์โกดูกีมาร์เยส
s/n R. Alm. Alexandrino
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The bohemian/artsy district. Worth a visit. No direct public transport. Must take 2 buses or 1 metro and 1 bus.
Vila Isabel Samba School
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Unidos de Vila Isabel
382 Boulevard 28 de Setembro
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Vila Isabel Samba School
Estácio Samba school
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Estacio de Sa
206-208 Av. Salvador de Sá
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Estácio Samba school
Unidos da Tijuca Samba School
Shed Unidos da Tijuca
60 R. Rivadávia Corrêa
Unidos da Tijuca Samba School
Salgueiro Samba School
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GRES Academic Willow
104 R. Silva Téles
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Salgueiro Samba School
Barra Beach. Probably one of the best in the city, but traffic to/from can be a nightmare. Good news is there is a bus from nearby us to there.
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ชายหาดบาร์ราดาติจูกา
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Barra Beach. Probably one of the best in the city, but traffic to/from can be a nightmare. Good news is there is a bus from nearby us to there.
"City of Samba" where many of the Samba Schoold have workshops for building the famous carnival floats. Other activities happen around carnival time.
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ซัมบ้า ซิตี้
60 R. Rivadávia Corrêa
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"City of Samba" where many of the Samba Schoold have workshops for building the famous carnival floats. Other activities happen around carnival time.
Former palace of Emperor Dom Pedro II, and its gardens.
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ควินตาดาบัววีสต้า
s/n Av. Pedro II
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Former palace of Emperor Dom Pedro II, and its gardens.