Lonely Planet Rio de Janeiro

St Louis Regis

Description

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Rio de Janeiro is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Samba the night away in Lapa, people-watch and sip sunset cocktails on Ipanema Beach, and get up close to Christ the Redeemer and marvel at the panoramic view - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Rio de Janeiro and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Rio de Janeiro: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, food, drink, sport, politics Covers Ipanema, Leblon, Gavea, Jardim Botanico, Lagoa, Copacabana, Leme, Botafogo, Urca, Flamengo, Centro, Cinelandia, Santa Teresa, Lapa, Zona Norte, Barra da Tijuca, Western Rio, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Rio de Janeiro is our most comprehensive guide to Rio de Janeiro, and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's Brazil for an in-depth guide to the country. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveler's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) *Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017

Sujets

• Brazil
• Rio de Janeiro

Informations

• Publié par: Lonely Planet
• Date de parution: 01 juin 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 3
• EAN13: 9781788685757
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 33 Mo

Extrait

Rio de Janeiro

Contents

Plan Your Trip

Welcome to Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
What’s New
Need to Know
First Time Rio de Janeiro
Top Itineraries
If You Like...
Month by Month
With Kids
For Free
Carnaval
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Samba
Shopping
Sports & Activities

Explore Rio de Janeiro

Ipanema & Leblon
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Beach Life
Gávea, Jardim Botânico & Lagoa
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Green Spaces
Copacabana & Leme
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Botafogo, Humaitá & Urca
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Outdoor Adventures
Flamengo & Around
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Centro & Praça Mauá
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Santa Teresa & Lapa
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Nightlife
Zona Norte
Top Sights
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Barra da Tijuca & Western Rio
Sights
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Sports & Activities
Sleeping

Understand

Understand Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro Today
History
The Sounds of Rio
The Beautiful Game
Architecture

Survival Guide

Transportation
Arriving in Rio de Janeiro
Galeão (GIG)
Santos Dumont (SDU)
Rodoviária Novo Rio
Getting Around
Bicycle
Boat
Bus
Car & Motorcycle
Metro
Taxi
Train
Tram
Walking
Tours
Bay Cruises
Bicycle Tours
City Tours
Food Tours
Favela Tours
Helicopter Tours
4WD Tours
Walking Tours
Directory A–Z
Accessible Travel
Courses
Customs Regulations
Discount Cards
Electricity
Embassies & Consulates
Emergency
Health
Internet Access
Legal Matters
LGBT+ Travelers
Medical Services
Money
Opening Hours
Post
Public Holidays
Telephone
Time
Toilets
Tourist Information
Visas
Language
Rio de Janeiro Maps
Ipanema
Leblon
Gávea, Jardim Botânico & Lagoa
Copacabana
Leme
Catete & Glória
Flamengo, Laranjeiras & Cosme Velho
Botafogo, Humaitá & Urca
Centro & Cinelândia
Santa Teresa & Lapa
Zona Norte
Barra da Tijuca & Western Rio

Table of Contents

Behind the Scenes
Our Writer
Welcome to Rio de Janeiro

Golden beaches and lush mountains, samba-fueled nightlife and spectacular football matches: welcome to the Cidade Maravilhosa (Marvelous City).

Tropical Landscapes
Looking out from the 710m peak of Corcovado, you will see why Rio is called the Cidade Maravilhosa. Lushly forested mountains fringe the city, shimmering beaches trace the shoreline and a string of tiny islands lie scattered along the seafront. Far from being mere cinematic backdrop, this seaside beauty hosts outstanding outdoor adventures: hiking in the Tijuca rainforest, cycling alongside the lake and beaches, sailing across Baía de Guanabara (Guanabara Bay), and surfing, rock climbing and hang gliding amid one of the world’s most stunning urban landscapes.

Captivating Beaches
Rio’s beaches have long seduced visitors. Copacabana Beach became a symbol of Rio during the 1940s, when international starlets would jet in for the weekend. Hogging the spotlight these days is Ipanema Beach, its fame and beauty unabated since bossa nova stars Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes introduced the world to its allure in the 1960s. For cariocas (residents of Rio), the beach is Rio’s backyard – a playground that’s free and open to all, offering endless enjoyment in the form of football, volleyball, surfing, snacking, drinking or simply relaxing amid the passing parade of people.

The Rhythms of Rio
Music is Rio’s lifeblood, and the city’s soundtrack comprises rock, old-school bossa nova, hip-hop, funk and Brazil’s many regional styles. Above all there’s samba, a rapid-fire style of music with African influences and an infectious beat that is synonymous with Rio. You can hear it all over town, but the soul of samba resides in Lapa, an edgy red-light district that’s home to dozens of live-music halls and an enormous weekend street party that draws revelers from all walks of life. Samba is also the integral sound during Carnaval, and the danceable backing music to street parties and all-night parades.

Joie de Vivre
Speaking of Carnaval, Rio knows how to party. Whether you call it joie de vivre, Lebensfreude or lust for life, cariocas have it in spades. Carnaval, and the buildup to it, is the most obvious manifestation of this celebratory spirit. But Rio has many other occasions for revelry: celebrations after a big Flamengo (or Vasco, Fluminense or Botafogo) soccer match; weekend samba parties around town; baile funk parties in the favelas (slums, informal communities); and boat parties on the bay – not to mention major fests such as Réveillon (New Year’s Eve) and the Festas Juninas.

Copacabana Beach | RAFA BAHIENSE/500PX ©

Why I Love Rio de Janeiro
By Regis St Louis, Writer
There’s no other place like Rio. It’s a combination of many things that I find so captivating: walking through parks inside the city and seeing monkeys and toucans; spending the evening catching music jams around Lapa; joining a few friends amid the roaring crowds at Maracanã; or greeting the sunrise (after an early morning or late night) from Copacabana Beach. In moments like these you realize you’re hooked. I also love the carioca spirit: spontaneous and good-natured, with the urge to live life to the fullest.
For more, see our writer
Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10

Carnaval
1 Get plenty of sleep before you board the plane to Rio, because Carnaval means nonstop revelry until Ash Wednesday (sort of) brings it all to a close. With nearly 500 street parties happening in every corner of town, you will not lack for options. For the full experience, join a samba school and parade amid pounding drum corps and mechanized smoke-breathing dragons before thousands of roaring fans in the Sambódromo . Or assemble a costume and hit one of the Carnaval balls around town. The buildup starts weeks in advance.
z Carnaval

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Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
Copacabana Beach
2 The Copacabana experience is about many things: rising early and going for a run along the sands; playing in the waves on a sun-drenched afternoon; or whiling away the evening over cocktails and appetizers at a beachfront kiosk. Regardless, you’ll probably notice the incredibly seductive view: 4km of wide, curving sands framed by Rio’s ubiquitous green peaks. Head uphill for even better views; rooftop bars and forts at either end of the beach make great settings for taking it all in.
1 Copacabana & Leme

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Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
Pão de Açúcar
3 Some will tell you to arrive around sunset for the best views from this absurd confection of a mountain. But in truth, no matter what time you come, you’re unlikely to look at Rio in the same way again. From up here on Sugarloaf Mountain the landscape is one of undulating green hills and golden beaches lapped by blue sea, with rows of skyscrapers sprouting along the shore. The ride up on an all-glass aerial tram is good fun, too. Adventurous visitors can rock climb their way to the summit.
1 Botafogo, Humaitá & Urca

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Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
Cristo Redentor
4 The open-armed savior has stood atop his lofty perch (710m-high Corcovado), gazing peacefully over Rio, since 1931. The statue of Christ the Redeemer is a remarkable work of artistry, but most people don’t come up here to admire the art deco design. They come for the mesmerizing panorama, a combination of tropical rainforest, beaches, islands, ocean, bay and verdant peaks, that surrounds this unlikely metropolis. There are various ways to reach the top, including a memorable (and steep!) ascent on a cog train.
1 Flamengo & Around

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Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
Ipanema Beach
5 This enchanting beachfront attracts a wide mix of cariocas (Rio residents). Different crowds – surfers, volleyballers, bohemians, muscle boys – congregate at each posto (section), including famous posto 9, where Ipanema’s young and beautiful frolic. The principal activities of the day are people-watching, surf-side walks and sunset-watching – best from Arpoador, at Ipanema’s east end. You can also eat and drink on the sand. Roaming vendors will come to you, and barracas (beach stalls) will set you up with chairs, umbrellas and caipirinhas. All you need do is show up.
1 Ipanema & Leblon

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Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
Nightlife in Lapa
6 The Lapa Arches form the gateway to Rio’s most animated nightlife. Pass through the 64m-high portal and stroll the packed, bar-lined streets while the rhythms of samba spill out of 19th-century facades. While there are drinks (curbside beer and caipirinha vendors) and music (impromptu jam sessions) all around, venture inside an old-school dance hall to see the city at its most dynamic. From the band on stage comes the rhythms of samba – one of the world’s most infectious beats. Grab a partner and join the mayhem on the dance floor.
3 Santa Teresa & Lapa

CLUBE DOS DEMOCRÁTICOS | JOHN MAIER JR/LONELY PLANET ©

Rio de Janeiro’s Top 10
Santa Teresa
7 Overlooking downtown Rio, the hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa – where people live in houses rather than high-rises – has a village-like vibe. Its aging 19th-century mansions and bohemian spirit offer a dramatic counterpoint to Rio’s better-known seaside persona. Here you’ll find old-s