Food Scene
Because it is a popular Italian restaurant (go before 9 pm) with some good dishes, and not expensive. It is very close.
121 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
La Trattoria
7 R. Fernando MendesBecause it is a popular Italian restaurant (go before 9 pm) with some good dishes, and not expensive. It is very close.
Because it is an interesting type of Brazilian steakhouse, with an all-you-can-eat arrangement; and it is close by the house. My young guests, with a lot of appetite, enjoy it.
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Churrascaria Palace
16 R. Rodolfo DantasBecause it is an interesting type of Brazilian steakhouse, with an all-you-can-eat arrangement; and it is close by the house. My young guests, with a lot of appetite, enjoy it.
Da Brambini
514 Avenida AtlânticaBecause it is an Italian restaurant with excellent food, albeit a bit pricey.
An Argentinian steakhouse, about the best meat to be had in Rio, and a variety of cocktails. Good service too and a nice setting, especially in good weather: by a port for small boats in Marina da Gloria.
9 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Corrientes
s/n Av. Infante Dom HenriqueAn Argentinian steakhouse, about the best meat to be had in Rio, and a variety of cocktails. Good service too and a nice setting, especially in good weather: by a port for small boats in Marina da Gloria.
A decent, and not too expensive, kilo place (where you pay by the amount of food you take from a buffet). Probably the best of such places.
102 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Siqueira Grill
16 Rua Siqueira CamposA decent, and not too expensive, kilo place (where you pay by the amount of food you take from a buffet). Probably the best of such places.
If you want a really upscale restaurant, this is one of them, with excellent food, good service and elegant ambience. As the name suggests, it serves Italian food.
Giuseppe Grill
370 Avenida Bartolomeu MitreIf you want a really upscale restaurant, this is one of them, with excellent food, good service and elegant ambience. As the name suggests, it serves Italian food.
Pleasant restaurant for the in-crowd in Ipanema, with very good Martini cocktails and excellent steak tartar.
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ViaSete
125 Rua Garcia d'AvilaPleasant restaurant for the in-crowd in Ipanema, with very good Martini cocktails and excellent steak tartar.
Italian restaurant, good food and pleasant atmosphere. A bit expensive, but not really over-priced.
44 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
D'Amici
18 R. Antônio ViêiraItalian restaurant, good food and pleasant atmosphere. A bit expensive, but not really over-priced.
Drinks & Nightlife
Because it has good food, and is also a lively bar, with a great selection of cocktails, in Ipanema close to Copacabana.
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Bar Astor
110 Av. Vieira SoutoBecause it has good food, and is also a lively bar, with a great selection of cocktails, in Ipanema close to Copacabana.
Because it is a lively and unpretentious bar just around the corner from the house: Locals go there. They have good caipirinhas and beer, and also food.
39 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Real Chopp
319 R. Barata RibeiroBecause it is a lively and unpretentious bar just around the corner from the house: Locals go there. They have good caipirinhas and beer, and also food.
Tô Nem Aí
57 R. Farme de AmoedoPleasant at night.
Lapa is full of small and big bars, many with live music. One has to be a bit careful there, but it is great fun.
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Lapa
Lapa is full of small and big bars, many with live music. One has to be a bit careful there, but it is great fun.
Sightseeing
Because it is the most famous place in Rio de Janeiro, with a fantastic view of the city.
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Kristu tal-Ħlief
Because it is the most famous place in Rio de Janeiro, with a fantastic view of the city.
Because the view is fantastic: You see Rio in all its beauty. It is easy to go there from the house: You just take a taxi to the entrance.
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Sugarloaf Mountain
Because the view is fantastic: You see Rio in all its beauty. It is easy to go there from the house: You just take a taxi to the entrance.
The food is good, but the setting is stunning, with wonderful views of Rio. Has a special Brazilian atmosphere. All my guests have enjoyed it.
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Aprazível
62 R. AprazívelThe food is good, but the setting is stunning, with wonderful views of Rio. Has a special Brazilian atmosphere. All my guests have enjoyed it.
Some of my guests have gone to São Conrado to do hang gliding from the mountains and over the beach. It is great fun, and safer than it looks. They recommend one guide, Gui Gama, http://www.vooduplodeasadelta.com.br/ You can either take the metro to São Conrado, and then take a taxi, or take a taxi/Uber from Copacabana to São Conrado: the road by the sea has good views. Somewhat expensive (R$550, last time I checked.)
Hang Gliding Brazil
Some of my guests have gone to São Conrado to do hang gliding from the mountains and over the beach. It is great fun, and safer than it looks. They recommend one guide, Gui Gama, http://www.vooduplodeasadelta.com.br/ You can either take the metro to São Conrado, and then take a taxi, or take a taxi/Uber from Copacabana to São Conrado: the road by the sea has good views. Somewhat expensive (R$550, last time I checked.)
Helicopter ride over Rio de Janeiro. Check out availability on the internet and take a taxi or Uber to the place in Lagoa (about 15 mins.). Magnificent views, but quite expensive.
Helisight
S/N Av. Borges de MedeirosHelicopter ride over Rio de Janeiro. Check out availability on the internet and take a taxi or Uber to the place in Lagoa (about 15 mins.). Magnificent views, but quite expensive.
Very nice botanical gardens with all kinds of tropical plants of all kinds. Ideal for an afternoon stroll. Not too far from the house (10–15 mins. in taxi/Uber).
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Jardim Botânico
Very nice botanical gardens with all kinds of tropical plants of all kinds. Ideal for an afternoon stroll. Not too far from the house (10–15 mins. in taxi/Uber).