RIO DE JANEIRO TRAVEL GUIDE | Top 25 Things to do in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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- Hello from Rio de Janeiro! This was our first stop in Brazil and we were very excited to check out the top attractions, sample Brazilian cuisine, and squeeze in a little bit of beach time. We had an action packed week exploring the different neighbouhoods and trying everything from churrasco to brigadeiro, so we decided to film a city guide along the way. This video will showcase 25 things to do in Rio de Janeiro. Now let's get to it!
1) Christ Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) & Trem do Corcovado
2) Ipanema Hippy Fair (Feira Hippie de Ipanema)
3) Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón)
4) Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã)
5) Bike Tour of Rio with riobybike.com/
6) Favela Tour with riobybike.com/
7) Nature Hike up to Chapéu Mangueira Hill
8) Churrascaria: Buffet meat churrasco style
9) Ipanema Beach
10) Metropolitan Cathedral (Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião)
11) National Fine Arts Museum (Museu Nacional de Belas Artes MNBA)
12) Municipal Theatre of Rio (Theatro Municipal)
13) Cafe Colombo (Confeitaria Colombo) and Brigadeiro
14) Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) by Cable Car
15) Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (Jardim Botânico)
16) Sao Joao Batista Cemetery (Cemitério de São João Batista)
17) Copacabana Beach
18) Drink coconut juice from a fresh coconut
19) Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas (Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon)
20) Pão de queijo - Brazilian cheese bread
21) Praça Mauá area for museums on the weekend
22) Ride a bike all over Rio
23) Ride the subway (Rio de Janeiro Metro - Metrô Rio)
24) Feijoada (Brazilian stew with rice and beans)
25) Nightlife in Rio drinking a Caipirinhas
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Our visit Rio De Janeiro travel guide documentary, before the Olympics of 2016, covers some of the top attractions including a food guide (best restaurants and street food), top museums and Rio at night. We also cover off-the-beaten-path activities you won't find in a typical Rio De Janeiro tourism brochure or Rio De Janeiro, Brasil city tour.
25 Things to do in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Travel Guide and Top Attractions Transcript:
First up, we started with the city’s most iconic sight: Christ Redeemer. We boarded the train as soon as the station opened and made our way to the top of Corcovado Mountain. Sometimes the statue can be shielded by fog, but we lucked out with beautiful blue skies and panoramic views of the city as far as the eye could see.
For a bit of colour, we headed over to the Selaron Steps, which is a tiled staircase created by Chilean artist, Jorge Selarón. Initially Selaron would scavenge construction sites looking for tiles, but in later years as his work gained notoriety, travellers began donating tiles.
Since we chose to stay in the neighbourhood of Ipanema, we ended up spending quite a bit of time at Ipanema Beach. We noticed that this beach was really popular for beach football, volleyball, and surfing. And of course, what makes this beach so iconic are its two mountains, known as Dois Irmãos. If you come here on a clear day, you can catch a killer sunset.
No visit to Rio de Janeiro would be complete without heading up Sugarloaf Mountain, so when the skies finally cleared that’s exactly what we did. We paid for our tickets and boarded the cable car for a somewhat unnerving ride up. If you’re scared of heights, this probably isn’t the attraction for you, however, if you manage to make it to the top you get some really cool panoramic views of Rio.
Copacabana Beach is the most famed beach in all of Rio de Janeiro and if you were to visit on a weekend during the summer months you’d find that the place is packed beyond belief. We happened to be here in winter so things were a lot more relaxed, but that didn’t stop visitors from braving the waters.
We did a favela tour to Babilônia and Chapéu Mangueira. On our tour we saw lots of street art, learned about life inside a favela.
And that is a wrap! We hope this video will give you guys some ideas of things to do in Rio de Janeiro on your visit, and for those travellers who have already been there, feel free to add your suggestion of cool activities and attractions in the comments below.
This is part of our Travel in Brazil video series showcasing Brazilian food, Brazilian culture and Brazilian cuisine.
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Nice guide, but as a local I’d like to give 3 advices: 1) Don’t buy anything in “confeitaria Colombo”. You pay more than twice for things you can find in any corner, as tasteful as there. 2) Visiting the slums (or favelas, as tourists like to call) is like going to LA and visit the Skid Row neighborhood. Why? 3) DON’T take taxis! They will always try to rip you off. Use an app called “99 taxi”. It’s just like uber, but cheaper and with more drivers.
I've been to Rio and Buenos Aires... have to say Rio tops Buenos Aires by Miles and Miles good food great people beautiful city!!!
Cool to hear! They're such different cities.
Glad you liked our most famous city. Sao Paulo is the Brazilian New York, but it's very underrated, not many people know how exciting Sao Paulo can be as long as you know where to go, whatto do. And if you're rich, I think you can have more fun (food, parties, socializing) in Sao Paulo than in NY, though I'm biased to say it since I hate cold and I grew up in SP. Ok, I have to admit I've seen foreigners complain that they couldn't connect with people in SP lol.
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Buenos Aires is the best!!!! Both great though
Buenos Aires is an amazing city ! saludos desde Buenos Aires
Probably the best combination of natural beauty, culture and cuisine I have ever been to. I wish I had known about the botanical gardens when I went there!
Doug Lax ........ emm Cape Town wants to have a word..
Rio do really have beautiful sceneries and views .😍😍 their street arts are so unique and speaks for their culture too.👍🏽
Thank you! We totally agree. On a nice day it is hard to find a city that is as visually appealing from a high vantage point :)
There's nothing else better than Feijoada and Caipirinha in the universe!
Wow big mouth actually let Sam talk, it's a miracle! Good job on the video, Sam.
Que bom que vocês gostaram da minha cidade. Voltem sempre!
Obrigado!
Fui e voltei sem o celular .. e não estou zoando
Hell da nojeira
@@williamguimaraes9466 kkkkkkkkk e só ficar ligado e no centro
I had water in the mouth of this feijoada, always welcome, good that you liked
Also, hike the Tijuca Floresta-it has waterfalls, great views, and pools that are beautiful.
Thanks for the tip!
RIO nasceu para ser um lugar lindo e maravilhoso, sempre--acolhendo a todos com um grande sorriso feito de muito amor.
RIO FELIZ SEMPRE' --adote essa idéia.
Exceto se vc mora na zona norte ou oeste. Aí o sorriso se fecha e só vem porrada rsrs
Congratulations.... I am a "carioca", live in Rio, and really liked the video.... you were very confortable presenting Rio, very relaxed..... not exactly as tourists... thats why I liked ...you really felt Rio"s energy.....
Thank you very much! We sure had a great time in Rio and it started to feel like home after a while :)
I totally agree with your statement, they were the best "tour guides" I've ever seen.
That is an awesome travel guide. I am Brazilian and felt proud you guys represented rio so well. Thank you. Hope one day meet you guys. Your videos are brilliant.
Thank you so much, Douglas! Glad you liked it!
Very nice presentation of my city. Thank You!
Thank yoU! We loved visiting Rio!
I learned a lot from this. (Easy, since I only knew of crowdy beaches and a noicy carnival in beforehand.). But now I saw all the nice areas, all the beaty and relaxing activities. Something exiting or beautiful to look at wherever you turn your head. I guess there are not-so-nice neighborhoods there too, of course. I googled to get more info since you had me started, and found that Portoguese royalties fled Portugal after the Napoleon war and moved to Rio in 1808! They threw some of the inhabitants out of their houses to get enough places to stay. Now I know more about this big city when the olympic games start. Thanks!
Thanks! Yeah, the city doesn't have the best reputation but I think that is largely because of misinformation. The neighborhoods downtown are vibrant and bustling and the parks are a wonderful escape. That is fascinating to hear about the history. I really hope the Olympic games are a success in Brazil :)
I like this video because it is very thorough. You cover all of the main tourist attractions and give insight into Brazilian life and culture. I’m considering a trip to Brazil and Argentina in 2020 and I believe you’ve convinced me to visit.
Thank you so much for theo video! I am excited to go in December!! Gives me more insight which is great
That is awesome to hear! Hope you really enjoy Rio. It should be very hot then.
Melhor lugar do Rio de janeiro para passear. Vista maravilhosa!
Great video. I'm going next week for Xmas / New Year, can't wait, Rio looks amazing.
Thanks Sam and Aubrey! This video is helpful and insightful. Appreciate all the location details too! ✌🏼
Thank you very much!
Hi Samuel and Audrey, thank you for this great vlog about Rio. I am traveling to Rio from 29 of december till januari the 2nd of 2018, I can wait to expirience all of this what you are sharing with us. I love the way you two communicate with us. You give us the feeling we are there with you. After Rio I will traveling through Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Equador and Colombia. I will watch all of your vlogs about the other cities in South America.
Thank you very much! You sure have an exciting trip coming up. I hope you have an amazing time in South America.
Fab video guys!! You're making me miss Rio De Janeiro, but also relive it all over again 😍
Thank you! Hope you can revisit again soon.
this is a cool video. love the place too.thank you for sharing, have a woderful day!!!
This video makes me want to go back. Beautiful people and country!
Thank you! Hope you can soon!
Been before and on my way again.. Thanks for the fantastic video...
Thank yoU! Hope you have a great return trip.
I heard that coffee is famous in Brazil, I hope you try one of those. Thank you for showing us Rio and its places.
Thank you! We'll have a breakfast video coming out soon :)
The tiled steps look cool. And drink stands by the beach looks amazing!! Its winter down here so im extra jealous 😯
Those were two of our favorite things to do in the city :) Oh, I hope for some warm weather for you soon.
Loved your video. Thank you!
Thank yoU!
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Great video! Thank you so much! Heading to Rio next month! Thanks for all the suggestions ;)
Thank you! That is cool. Hope you have a great time :)
+Samuel & Audrey Thank you! ^^
I am In Rio now and your video has helped me find some great places to go! Thank you!
Thank you very much! Hope you're enjoying Rio :)
Cidade maravilhosa!!!
Great video guys. I will be there using your video as a reference
Thank you very much! Have a great time in Rio :)
Excellent video !!!...Nowadays, in the majority of restaurants they don´t serve pig ears, pig feet and intestines (only in the past) in "feijoada" anymore, even the brazilians are not very fond of that...for the records...
Thanks Darcley! Appreciate you letting us know.
I'm brazilian and I love your channel, hope to see more great videos like this in Brasil! Tust a note, even though the Ipanema beach is amazing, there's no sunset to watch there because all brazilian beaches face the opposite side relative to the rotation of the Earth. But you can see amazing sunrises every day!
Also, R$9,50 on a brigadeiro is such a crime, these are supposed to cost R$1,50 tops! I would recommend a local bakery instead of Casa do Pâo de Queijo
Thank you very much! We have more videos coming out soon. We should have got up early to film then ;)
Yes, it was very expensive I guess because it is a tourist spot. I agree with you about that as well.
great video! Thanks!
Thanks Richard!
Rio de Janeiro is amazing place, nice video with a very well explain about, the fun part you both have to eat everywhere and everything to show how the food is good 😋😋.
Thank you very much William! We had so much fun in Rio.
Thank you guys! was a greate video.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful City!!!
Thank you!
Love. Brazil. Rio. Love
!!!! I am waitting for you !!!!
Thank you!
Thanks for the insight!
Thanks Sergei!
I love watching you guys :)
Wonderful job on this video. Me and my wife following your trail to south America.
Sounds like an exciting adventure! Best wishes with your trip :)
Hey Samuel and Andrey, I want to say thank you for being so clear and descriptive about Rio de Janeiro, I will be travelling there in November, this Video has given me a lot of good ideas of what I might want to do while my time there.
Thank you and congratulations for the great Vid.
Thank you very much! That is exciting to hear about your trip and we wish you the best.
I have a question, I am taking my go pro do you think I will be able to use it around ? Like I will be by myself so. Please I will really much appreciate if you could give me some advise in regards to filming and taking photos.
Thank you
A go pro is nice! I'd recommend getting the gimbal to come with it as it will make your footage smooth.
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos sure, thank you very much for the reply and the idea :) You enjoy the rest of your night or day.
Great video you have here. I enjoyed it a lot.
Thank you very much!
Another great video. Spent some time in Sao Paulo and Praia Grande/Santos...the best bread I've ever had anywhere. Food is great...
Thank you! We managed to go to SP and agree with you about the bread! We're hoping to get out a video by Saturday.
Brazil is the best country in the world!!!
And I am from cyprus
Cool to hear your opinion.
When did you visit?
loved it
Thanks!
Otimo video.
Avaliação nota 10 muito bom o conteudo parabens
Very interesting so beautifull thanks Sam and Audrey
Thanks Jacques!
As a Brazilian and you guys nailed Brazil. I love pao de queijo! Great video guys, cheers
Wow! Thank you so much!
Top show 🎉
Very nice video!
Thank you very much!
Having just watched your Buenos Aires tour, I couldn't resist this one. Lived there for a year way back, but I couldn´t get any work done as there were a lot more than 25 things to do! Thank you for this one, too! (Suggestion for new titles: Eating Our Way Through the World... :) )
Thank you .
Thanks!
Beautiful
Great video. I was just in Rio just a few weeks ago for my wives sister's wedding. I work for an airline so we visit Brasil and family at least twice a year to the Niteroi area.
Thank you very much! We may have been in Rio at the same time then :)
Eu adoro
Great video, nice couple, 10/10
Thank you very much! :)
Rj cidade maravilhosa!
Love the video guys and the tips, going to Rio next month to get married to my partner of almost 20 years! Lots of family and guests going from Ireland and the South of Brazil, your video is great thank you so much!
Thank you very much! Wow, that is amazing. Firstly congratulations and secondly I hope you have a great time in Rio :)
Lugares lindos 😊
Best video !!!
Thank you very much!
Bello río 😍
guys can I just say that I AM A HUGE FAN of yours. I Have my own channel and ur trips have inspired me to vlog and to travel! I have seen many of your videos and when I went to SEOUL i went to a CAT cafe (Tom's cat cafe and others) because of YOUUUUUU I am a huge fan. I wish I'd known you were in Brazil. If you come to São Paulo I would LOOOVE TO MEET YOU. OMGOD this video is ICONIC! Love the way you have shown rio. :-) So happy about this! And also loved ur videos of LIMA and food there! Keep up the great work! HUGE FAN HERE!
Thank you! That is so cool to hear! What did you think of Seoul? We're going to be in Asia for most of this year and next but we do plan to go back to South America again after that :)
hey! i am so glad you answered! I am sad I missed you guys here, I'd love to meet you. I saw one of your videos you went to vietnam so I went to halong bay after that video LOLOL if I'm correct you mentioned you went 8 times ... Anyway. Been following nomadic samuel for a long time and now u and audrey! I love Asia to me Seoul was one my all time favourite cities. LUV LUV LUV it, I did the DMZ tour into north korea at the border! Tom's cat cafe has been CLOSED down! we looked for it when we got there I got soooooo sad! I wanted to cry which isn´t common for a guy like me. LMFAO It was one of the things I wanted to do the most cuz I had never seen anything like it. Then in Meyongdong I found a cat cafe so we were happy! LOLOL Seoul is amazing. I love Hong Kong, Singapore, Bali as well we travelled there for 2 months 10 countries! My family is from Portugal originally so Macau was amazing to me. (like ur Lisbon video very much ) The previous yr we went to istanbul and eastern europe. I saw when Sam had a haircut in istanbul...I believe that was the first video I saw...not sure! Its amazing how what u do influence other people's lives! So THANKS! I'd love to see you guys in travelling through Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan...have u ever been? Anyway next time you're here you must see the Romantic City of Curitiba, Iguazu falls the historic portuguese cities in Minas Ouro Preto and Mariana which are amazing and the German cities, dozens of them, they have the second largest Oktoberfest in the world and in many cities they still speak ancient European languages as well as Pomeranian. Not to mention the cities where Portugal meets Africa like Salvador de Bahia etc. Brazil is very diverse. XOXOXO stay in touch!
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Wow - Rio looks nice - Sam astride that metal horse sporting an orange top, as casually as one might expect, was another vintage moment, guys......:-)
Thanks! LOL, you can always count on Sam for fashion fun ;)
Oh Rio de Janeiro is very beautiful. THANKS for your videos, they're very addictive... Next video: You guys dancing "samba". :) :D
Thank you very much! LOL, I think the next video we do a bit of karaoke ;)
I live in São Paulo but I have never been to Rio de Janeiro, that's a pity because is an amazing city. I intend to visit as soon as possible and your video will help me a lot to pick out what places to go! 😉
Thank you! That is cool to hear. We fortunately visited both cities and they're quite different from each other. I think you'll like Rio quite a bit :)
Vc n está perdendo nada, vivo no Rio e já fui em São Paulo, é a mesma coisa praticamente
@libe vellasco sinceramente, sou carioca e com orgulho mas simplesmente pense, são Paulo é bem parecida com rio, alias isso é minha opinião pare de tentar discutir pq gosto n se discute. ( mas na real, obviamente prefiro 100000000 de vezes o rio)
@libe vellasco eu sou do rio, EU TÔ NO RIO AGR, VOU DAR ATÉ NOME DE BAIRRO, ENGENHO NOVO
@libe vellasco cara eu sou carioca sim, engenho novo é sim um bairro do rio, pesquisa antes de falar qualquer coisa, eu sou carioca de sangue, tu nem deve ser do rio pra vir falar algo assim
This place my next plan to go i realy love this place
Awesome! Rio is great.
great video
Thanks! :)
wow!
Thanks!
Wow! born and raised in RJ and you guys nailed it!!! I miss Brazil after watching this video... :( Great video. (Ps. kinda weird going to cemetery Sao Joao Baptista... I don't have good memories there.)
Thank you! That means a lot to hear that. We really enjoyed the city and I think we picked a good time of year to visit because it wasn't too hot.
I've seen many of your videos prior to visiting Asia and they were pretty helpful. Nice to watch a video about my own city now. Awesome and fun to see your impressions. I would recommend adding a few museums like Chacara do Ceu, MAR, Museu Nacional (the best on Brazil's history), MMA and in a near future the MIS in Copacabana, Also, the new Olympic Park in Barra and the beaches of Prainha and Grumari in the west end of Rio. Good job, guys !
Thank you very much! Appreciate all of the suggestions. Rio is a great city with so much to offer. If we had more time there we could have easily hit 50 things to do :)
Gotta make this my 2nd home!
It is a fantastic city.
Good video
Só foi no Rio ...ja fui aí mais se voltar vem pra "Arraial do Cabo "Cabo frio "Búzios "lugares perfeitos...!!!
Hi Samuel & Audrey,
Love your travel vlogs.
This one has gotten me super excited to visit Rio.
Are you able to provide your accommodation details.
Thanks 😊
Thank you very much! We ended up renting an Air BNB in Ipanema neighborhood. We'd highly recommend it.
I live in Manaus, Amazon. The biggest in state in Brazil and with beaultiful nature and good food! I'm sure if you visit here you'll enjoy it!
PS: I love rio! And I really enjoy your channel!
Thanks for the tips!
Interesante
the 10th august I shall go to rio de jeneiro to see the olimpic games and shall visit these places :D
How exciting! Hope you enjoy the games and the city.
Congratulations, Im carioca, and it's maybe the most embracing video i've ever seen by a foreign about Rio !
You only forgot mension the Shopping Malls, carioca's livros Go to shop like BarraShop
Thank you very much! We had a great visit :)
Uma das cidades mais lindas que já fui ..lamentável a violência .
Hay quá
I grew up there in Copacabana. I have not been back in ages. Nevertheless, your video is very entertaining. Well done !
Thank you! Hope you can go back again soon :)
O rio de janeiro e maravilhoso
Great video! I'm torn between going to Rio and Sao Paulo. Although the military occupation of Rio is a concern to me.
Feijoada, torresmo, couve a mineira, farofa e aimpim frito all the best. very tasty
I probably just missed it, but how expensive was the Churrascaria? Everything in this video looked so good! I might need to make those cheese bread balls.
It was about $20 USD per person for an all you can eat buffet including the meat. We'll be doing a separate vlog soon with the entire experience there :)
great video! cab you please tell me the guide tour company? I loved the fabela tour you guys had! ty.
Awsome video..
Visiting Rio next week.. what was the churrasqueria called? And whats a price range on places like that?
Brazil is very beautiful.. You can come to Grenada its the spice of the Caribbean
Thanks!
You welcome
wow !you guys did the perfect itinerary ! how did you managed to plan all that ? again a great video !
Thank you very much! We had over a week in Rio so that really helped. Sometimes we try to cover a city too fast.
Such a great and informative video - thank you!!! Can I just ask, how many days in total did you spend in Rio? Thanks!
Thank you! We spent just over a week but to be honest you can do everything in more like 3-5 busy days.
If you want everything about Rio, you should spend a two weeks, because if you do you can get to visit another cities like "Petropolis" and "Arraial do Cabo", feel free to google them and get to know about them better.
great video!!planning to go to Brazil next year.I just wonder if it is a DIY or you hired a tour guide.
Thank you! We mostly did it by ourselves.
Did you guys check out 4by4 in Rio De Janeiro ? I loved that place wish they had something similar in the states
It seems no one knows "barra" which is nice to see specially the beaches and further along you can go to the "prainha"....
Thanks for the suggestion!
good call
R$9,50 num brigadeiro?? Obrigado por me lembrarem o porque de eu nunca frequentar a confeitaria Colombo.......
as coisas lá ão caras justamente por ser um local icônico do Rio. Você paga mais pelo ambiente e pela experiência
Kkkkk
@@elliep1960 exatamente
mas porra, é um senhor brigadeiro.
@@edgar.saturnino eu vendo um brigadeiro maior que aquele por 4,50 e com variedade de sabores
Incredible video! Did you feel safe there? I am going to RIO in the first week of January.
Thank you! Yes, we did. That is very exciting! How long will you stay?
I will represent an Australian university in an event, then I will enjoy some tourist attractions in RIO. From January 03rd to 06th. How long did you stay there?
Nice! We visited for about 9 days I believe. You can do a lot in Rio with just 3 days though.
Sure! Thanks ;)