Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro
Drinks & Nightlife
[4BEER] Nice neighborhood carioca's local bar that serves the coldest beer in bottles of town. The best and cheaper place to see the football games on TVs and feel like a real carioca.
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O Plebeu Restaurante
50 Rua Capitão Salomão[4BEER] Nice neighborhood carioca's local bar that serves the coldest beer in bottles of town. The best and cheaper place to see the football games on TVs and feel like a real carioca.
[4DINNER] Meza couples together great food and drink with a unique ambience that is a rare find in Rio. The potinhos of food including a the tangy lemon risotto are delicious and the cocktails too.
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Meza Bar
69 R. Cap. Salomão[4DINNER] Meza couples together great food and drink with a unique ambience that is a rare find in Rio. The potinhos of food including a the tangy lemon risotto are delicious and the cocktails too.
[4BEER] A typical pé-limpo (more upmarket street bar), the dependable Informal chain offers a relaxed (what else?) environment in which to enjoy one of the best Brahma draught chopps in Rio.
24 Einheimische empfehlen
Botequim Informal
123 R. Visc. de Caravelas[4BEER] A typical pé-limpo (more upmarket street bar), the dependable Informal chain offers a relaxed (what else?) environment in which to enjoy one of the best Brahma draught chopps in Rio.
[4BREAKFAST] Good and very close bar that serves in the morning a honest breakfast. Take your 'pão na chapa' (bread on the plate) with orange juice and your 'média' (half coffee and half milk).
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Belmiro's Bar
503 Rua Conde de Irajá[4BREAKFAST] Good and very close bar that serves in the morning a honest breakfast. Take your 'pão na chapa' (bread on the plate) with orange juice and your 'média' (half coffee and half milk).
[4BEER / LUNCH / AFTER THE BEACH] If you want to be a REAL CARIOCA never forget this place! Go there after the beach, go at night, go to see and be seen, this the favorite carioca sport! :-D
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Avenida Rodrigo Otavio próximo ao 1003
[4BEER / LUNCH / AFTER THE BEACH] If you want to be a REAL CARIOCA never forget this place! Go there after the beach, go at night, go to see and be seen, this the favorite carioca sport! :-D
Food Scene
[4LUNCH] Good, simple and tradicional restaurant in Botafogo. Nice for draft beers (chopp) and snacks.
20 Einheimische empfehlen
Restaurante Aurora
43 R. Cap. Salomão[4LUNCH] Good, simple and tradicional restaurant in Botafogo. Nice for draft beers (chopp) and snacks.
[4LUNCH] Great restaurant to eat one of the best and generous meat in Rio. Don't go away before choose the "picanha fatiada" with brocolis rice and french fries.
27 Einheimische empfehlen
Caravela do Visconde
136 R. Visc. de Caravelas[4LUNCH] Great restaurant to eat one of the best and generous meat in Rio. Don't go away before choose the "picanha fatiada" with brocolis rice and french fries.
[4BREAKFAST] This charming cafe offers pastries, cakes and breads own manufacturing, and light dishes, salads and quiches. Made from English recipes, sweets take a little sugar.
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Botanica Bistrô
14 B R. Cap. Salomão[4BREAKFAST] This charming cafe offers pastries, cakes and breads own manufacturing, and light dishes, salads and quiches. Made from English recipes, sweets take a little sugar.
[4BREAKFAST] In this house, the protagonist is the Brazilian coffee. From the menu options are soups, salads, juices, quiches, terrines and omelets, and sandwiches and carpaccio.
R. Cap. Salomão, 14
[4BREAKFAST] In this house, the protagonist is the Brazilian coffee. From the menu options are soups, salads, juices, quiches, terrines and omelets, and sandwiches and carpaccio.
[4DINNER] Humaitá has developed quite the reputation for culinary excellence in recent years, a trend no more visible than in Oui Oui. Give a great experience in this restaurant!
70 Einheimische empfehlen
Oui Oui
85 Rua Conde de Irajá[4DINNER] Humaitá has developed quite the reputation for culinary excellence in recent years, a trend no more visible than in Oui Oui. Give a great experience in this restaurant!
[4DINNER] A Spanish restaurant with soft lighting and specializes in tapas. Super new! I have not been there!
R. Conde de Irajá, 115
115 Rua Conde de Irajá[4DINNER] A Spanish restaurant with soft lighting and specializes in tapas. Super new! I have not been there!
[4DINNER] Yes, 'Cariocas' loves japanese food. And this is one of the best in town. Good ambience in the parking of Cobal.
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Manekineko Humaitá
[4DINNER] Yes, 'Cariocas' loves japanese food. And this is one of the best in town. Good ambience in the parking of Cobal.
[4PIZZA] Always the Cobal! Yes, in Cobal you can do everything and Pizza Park have a good thin pizza. If you don't like thins, choose with dual mass. (massa dupla). It's good, but is not the best.
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Pizza Park
448 R. Voluntários da Pátria[4PIZZA] Always the Cobal! Yes, in Cobal you can do everything and Pizza Park have a good thin pizza. If you don't like thins, choose with dual mass. (massa dupla). It's good, but is not the best.
[4PIZZA] Great, great pizza and very close from apartment! Take a wine and enjoy!
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Eccellenza
121 R. Visc. de Caravelas[4PIZZA] Great, great pizza and very close from apartment! Take a wine and enjoy!
[4TEMAKIS] Yes 'Cariocas' likes Temakis too. And here is one of the stores of Koni. It's great after a big day.
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Koni
44 R. Constante Ramos[4TEMAKIS] Yes 'Cariocas' likes Temakis too. And here is one of the stores of Koni. It's great after a big day.
Lage Park
414 R. Jardim Botânico[4BREAKFAST] If you have to choose, take this!
[4LUNCH] The best-of-the-best meat in town! Very popular and carioca.
38 Einheimische empfehlen
Filé de Ouro
731 R. Jardim Botânico[4LUNCH] The best-of-the-best meat in town! Very popular and carioca.
[4CHURRASCO/LUNCH] This is the best 'churrasco' in Rio! Not just because the meat is delicious, but the view is amazing too. Do not hesitate, come on!
Avenida das Nações Unidas
Avenida das Nações Unidas[4CHURRASCO/LUNCH] This is the best 'churrasco' in Rio! Not just because the meat is delicious, but the view is amazing too. Do not hesitate, come on!
[JUICEHOUSE] Carioca loves juices houses. This is one of the most famous. Don't go away without taste your AÇAI with granola. Perfect after the beach.
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Bibi
81 A R. Cupertino Durão[JUICEHOUSE] Carioca loves juices houses. This is one of the most famous. Don't go away without taste your AÇAI with granola. Perfect after the beach.
[JUICEHOUSE] This is the most famous in town. Cariocas goes after the beach, after hours at night. Take your 'pastel' and one coconut juice, relax and appreciate the carioca way of life.
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BB Lanches
64 R. Aristides Espínola[JUICEHOUSE] This is the most famous in town. Cariocas goes after the beach, after hours at night. Take your 'pastel' and one coconut juice, relax and appreciate the carioca way of life.
[4LAUCH] Very good carioca way of life restaurant to go after the beach.
58 Einheimische empfehlen
Gula Gula
57 Avenida Henrique Dumont[4LAUCH] Very good carioca way of life restaurant to go after the beach.
[4PIZZA/DINNER] This is a São Paulo's pizzeria that soon became the best pizza in town!
Rua Maria Angélica
Rua Maria Angélica[4PIZZA/DINNER] This is a São Paulo's pizzeria that soon became the best pizza in town!
[4LUNCH] Very good natural restaurant to go after the beach.
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Delírio Tropical Ipanema
48 Rua Garcia d'Avila[4LUNCH] Very good natural restaurant to go after the beach.
[4LUNCH] If you plan eat quickly and close from the apartment, this is a good restaurant that serves by kilo. You can choose japanese or italian food.
37 Einheimische empfehlen
I Piatti
71 R. Visc. de Caravelas[4LUNCH] If you plan eat quickly and close from the apartment, this is a good restaurant that serves by kilo. You can choose japanese or italian food.
Essentials
[4EVERYTHING] In the shadow of the Christ the Redeemer statue the Cobal occupies almost a whole city block and is a popular meeting spot any time of the week.
Kumon Botafogo Cobal
[4EVERYTHING] In the shadow of the Christ the Redeemer statue the Cobal occupies almost a whole city block and is a popular meeting spot any time of the week.
[4MARKET] Here I buy everything. A good and nice neighborhood bakery and grocery store that you can find the best bread in town! If you plan take your breakfast in home, go there!
37 Einheimische empfehlen
Farinha Pura Emporium
446 R. Voluntários da Pátria[4MARKET] Here I buy everything. A good and nice neighborhood bakery and grocery store that you can find the best bread in town! If you plan take your breakfast in home, go there!
Shopping
Drogaria Farma Hall
476 R. Voluntários da Pátria[4MEDICINE] If you need a drugstore, this is one of them around the area.
[4ECOSHOPPING] A very interesting eco-store to see and buy different things with sustainable stuffs. Take a look if you have time.
Mutações - consumo responsável
[4ECOSHOPPING] A very interesting eco-store to see and buy different things with sustainable stuffs. Take a look if you have time.
This is a big and most visited shopping in town. Go just you have time.
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Botafogo Praia Shopping
400 R. Praia de BotafogoThis is a big and most visited shopping in town. Go just you have time.
Excellent shopping center that combines the beauties of the city. ;-)
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Gávea Shopping
52 R. Marquês de São VicenteExcellent shopping center that combines the beauties of the city. ;-)
Everything Else
[2SUGARLOAF] Take this way to go to Sugar Loaf. Take a taxi to the neighborhood called URCA. Just 15 mins.
Colégio Pinheiro Guimarães - Unidade Copacabana
43 Rua Hilário de Gouvêia[2SUGARLOAF] Take this way to go to Sugar Loaf. Take a taxi to the neighborhood called URCA. Just 15 mins.
[2COPACABANA] Take this way to go to Copacabana. All the bus go to Copacabana in this street. After the tunnel you are in Copacabana. Take off in the last block. :-) Just 10 mins.
Rua Real Grandeza
Rua Real Grandeza[2COPACABANA] Take this way to go to Copacabana. All the bus go to Copacabana in this street. After the tunnel you are in Copacabana. Take off in the last block. :-) Just 10 mins.
R. Humaitá
Rua Humaitá[2LAGOA] Take this way to go to Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Just 15 mins by foot.
[2DOWNTOWN/CENTRO] Take the Subway Blue Bus (Metrô) until the Botafogo subway station. Them take the subway to go to the downtown. Take off in CINELANDIA Station. (Municipal Theater).
Rua Voluntarios da Patria próximo ao número 435
[2DOWNTOWN/CENTRO] Take the Subway Blue Bus (Metrô) until the Botafogo subway station. Them take the subway to go to the downtown. Take off in CINELANDIA Station. (Municipal Theater).
Sightseeing
Go and take a breakfast in the Café Botânica inside the park.
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Jardim Botânico
Go and take a breakfast in the Café Botânica inside the park.
[4BEER/SUNSET] sits on the wall, order a beer and enjoy the view. Just go, go, go!
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Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée[4BEER/SUNSET] sits on the wall, order a beer and enjoy the view. Just go, go, go!
Good view of Sugar Loaf. Go by bike from the apartment using the city bike.
35 Einheimische empfehlen
Praia Vermelha
Good view of Sugar Loaf. Go by bike from the apartment using the city bike.
[BEACH] Forget it Copacabana. If you want to be a Carioca, come to Ipanema. In Posto 8 is the gay point. In 9 is the artistic/legalize point, in 10 is the fitness and health point. Choose yours. :-)
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Avenida Vieira Souto
Avenida Vieira Souto[BEACH] Forget it Copacabana. If you want to be a Carioca, come to Ipanema. In Posto 8 is the gay point. In 9 is the artistic/legalize point, in 10 is the fitness and health point. Choose yours. :-)
Arpoador-Felsen
s/n Avenida Francisco Bhering[BEACH] In the sunset, it's here where you have to be.
[2VISIT1FAVELA] If you want to visit one 'Favela', with safe and close from the apto, contact Thiago at http://favelasantamartatour.blogspot.com.br/ and visit the Michael Jackson Statue on top.
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Morro Dona Marta
Rua Nossa Fé[2VISIT1FAVELA] If you want to visit one 'Favela', with safe and close from the apto, contact Thiago at http://favelasantamartatour.blogspot.com.br/ and visit the Michael Jackson Statue on top.