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Casa Franca-Brasil
Rua Visconde de Itaboraí, 78
, Centro
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 22535366
This cultural centre, Brazil's first neo-classical building, was built in 1820. Designed by French architect Grandjean [more]
Attraction Type: Museums and Art Galleries
User Rating:4.0

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Museu de Arte Moderna
Av. Infante Dom Henrique, 85
, Aterro do Flamengo
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 22102188
The magnificent Parque do Flamengo is a modern and exquisite building in concrete and glass that houses The Modern Arts [more]
Attraction Type: Museums and Art Galleries
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Ponte Rio-Niteroi
Baía de Guanabara
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
Visible in the distance from the top of the Corcovado and the whole Parque do Flamengo, it was the longest bridge of [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
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Morro da Urca
Praia Vermelha
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
This is the first hill up the Sugar Loaf. Aside from offering a marvelous view from the top (215 meters high), the base [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
User Rating:10.0

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Pao de Acucar
Praia Vermelha
, Urca
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 25413737
Sugar Loaf mountain is one of Rio's most famous landmarks. It is the best place to gain dramatic perspective on how sea [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
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Parque Nacional & Floresta da Tijuca
Floresta da Tijuca
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 4922253; +55 21 4925002
The best place to visit to get an idea of what Rio once looked like, with over 46 square miles of tropical rain forest, [more]
Attraction Type: National Parks
User Rating:9.0

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Jardim Botanico
Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008
, (Jardim Botânico)
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 22946947; +55 21 22943642
Of all of Rio's green city parks, this is perhaps the best and most elegant. Created by Dom Jo VI to cultivate the [more]
Attraction Type: National Parks
User Rating:10.0

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Leme
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
This is actually the first mile of the sandy crescent known as Copacabana. Located between the Morro do Leme and [more]
Attraction Type: Rivers and Lakes
User Rating:10.0

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Ipanema
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
Immortalized by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes in the song "Garota de Ipanema", this is a more fashionable [more]
Attraction Type: Rivers and Lakes
User Rating:9.5

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Autodromo Nelson Piquet
Av Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, s/n
, Jacarepaguá
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 24412158
The Nelson Piquet track is one of the most thrilling for car and motorcycle races alike. Built between the sea and the [more]
Attraction Type: Things to do
User Rating:9.0

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Petropolis
60 meters north of Rio
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
Petropolis is a very attractive mountain retreat about 60 kilometers from Rio. Built by German immigrants, it has a [more]
Attraction Type: Things to do
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Pedra da Gavea
São Conrado
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
Admirers of nature and adventure will enjoy climbing this 2,800 feet mountain from which one has an impressive view of [more]
Attraction Type: Things to do
User Rating:3.0

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Rocinha
São Conrado
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 24222032
This is the largest favela (city within a city) in Rio de Janeiro. It lies in stark contrast to its wealthy neighbor, [more]
Attraction Type: Things to do
User Rating:3.5

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Orla Maritima
Leme até Barra da Tijuca
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
In 1995, long paths for bicycles were built along Rio's seashore from Leme to Barra da Tijuca. On Sundays, the roads [more]
Attraction Type: Rivers and Lakes
User Rating:10.0

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Marina da Gloria
Av. Infante Dom Henrique s/n
, Flamengo
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 22056716
The only public marina in Rio, the Marina da Gloria is the perfect venue for any nautical event. Inside the beautiful [more]
Attraction Type: Rivers and Lakes
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Parque da Cidade
Estrada Santa Marinha, 505
, Gávea
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 22599295
A pleasant park on sloping ground, this place is perfect for a day of fresh air and a picnic under the trees. Its 5,000 [more]
Attraction Type: National Parks
User Rating:1.0

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Leblon
Rua Dias Ferreira e Avenida Ataúfo de Paiva
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
This beach is located right next to Ipanema at the far west end of the same stretch of sand. Some of Rio's most chic [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
User Rating:7.5

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Sao Conrado
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - Not available
Towering above this district is the majestic and green Pedra da Gavea. Come here if you like to hang-glide or watch the [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
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Ilha Fiscal
Baía de Guanabara
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 38706025
Straight from fantasyland is this late 19th-century green neo-gothic palace sticking right out of Guanabara Bay. [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
User Rating:3.5

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Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique, 75
, Parque do Flamengo
, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone - +55 21 22401283
Not many people, including Brazilians themselves, are fully aware of the country's involvement in World War II. In [more]
Attraction Type: Monuments and Landmarks
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