Rio de Janeiro
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Brazil

Things to do in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil, on the South Atlantic coast. Rio is famous for its breathtaking landscape, its laid-back beach culture and its annual carnival. The "Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea" has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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  1. Maracanã Stadium

    Photo: Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source

  2. Sugar Loaf Mountain

    Photo: Arne Müseler · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · source

  3. Christ the Redeemer Statue (Corcovado peak)

    Photo: beckstei · CC BY 3.0 · source

  4. Engenhão Stadium

    Photo: Dodoedo · CC BY 3.0 · source

  5. National Museum of Brazil

    National Museum of Brazil

    Museu Nacional · museum · Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. National Library

    Photo: Halleypo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Tijuca National Park

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  8. Valongo Wharf Archaeological Site

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  9. Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian

    Photo: Haakon S. Krohn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

    Photo: renatadihl · CC BY 2.0 · source

  11. Army History Museum of Copacabana Fort

    Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016.gov.br · CC BY 3.0 br · source

  12. Sambódromo

    Sambódromo

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    Photo: Ben Tavener from Curitiba, Brazil · CC BY 2.0 · source

  13. Pedra da Gávea

    Pedra da Gávea

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    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Parigot assumed (based on copyright claims) · Public domain · source

  14. Candelária Church

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  15. Municipal Theatre

    Photo: Elvis Boaventura · CC BY 3.0 · source

  16. Arpoador

    Arpoador

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    Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  17. Botanical Garden

    Photo: feliven · CC BY 2.0 · source

  18. Lapa Viaduct

    Lapa Viaduct

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    Photo: Marco Roberto Petri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  19. National History Museum

    Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz · Public domain · source

  20. Churches of Convent Carmo

    Photo: Fulviusbsas · Public domain · source

  21. Quinta da Boa Vista

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  22. Flamengo Park

    Flamengo Park

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    Photo: Alicia Nijdam from Cordoba, Argentina · CC BY 2.0 · source

  23. Gustavo Capanema Palace

    Photo: Imagens AMB · Public domain · source

  24. Paço Imperial

    Paço Imperial

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    Photo: Fulviusbsas · Public domain · source

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  1. Selarón Steps

    Selarón Steps

    attraction

    Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  2. Banco do Brasil Cultural Centre

    Photo: Marcus Guimarães from Nova Friburgo, Brazil · CC BY 2.0 · source

  3. Parque Enrique Lage

    Photo: Aquino Hilton · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  4. Santa Teresa Historic Tramway

    Photo: Andre Oliveira · CC BY 2.0 · source

  5. Stock Exchange

    Stock Exchange

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    Photo: Rafael Oliveira Design · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  6. Benedictine Monastery of Rio de Janeiro

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  7. Carmen Miranda Museum

    Photo: Rn.brito · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  8. Guanabara Palace

    Photo: Rzpguimaraes · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  9. Museum of the Republic

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  10. Grumari beach

    Grumari beach

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    Photo: Freund · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  11. Recreio dos Bandeirantes beach

    Photo: Gaban · Public domain · source

  12. Indian Museum

    Indian Museum

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    Photo: Paulo Múmia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  13. Laranjeiras Palace

    Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  14. Vermelha Beach

    Vermelha Beach

    attraction

    Photo: Zimbres · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

  15. Copacabana's Fort

    Copacabana's Fort

    Forte de Copacabana · museum · 1 Praça Coronel Eugênio Franco, 22070-020, Rio de Janeiro

    Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016.gov.br · CC BY 3.0 br · source

  16. Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

    Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

    Museu de Arte Contemporânea · Mirante da Boa Viagem, 24210-390, Niterói · step-free

    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Phx de assumed (based on copyright claims) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · source

  17. Casa das Canoas

    Casa das Canoas

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    Photo: lalala_ · CC BY 2.0 · source

  18. Cidade das Artes

    Photo: Osmar Carioca · Public domain · source

  19. Itamaraty Palace

    Photo: Fulviusbsas · Public domain · source

  20. Largo do Boticário

    Photo: Fulviusbsas · Public domain · source

  21. Passeio Público

    Photo: Rodrigojordy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  22. Pedra Branca State Park

    Photo: Tania Rego/Agência Brasil · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  23. Teatro João Caetano

    Photo: Gaban · Public domain · source

  24. Aerospace Museum

    Photo: Lgtrapp · Public domain · source

  25. Barra Woods

    Barra Woods

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    Photo: TMbux · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  26. Chico Mendes Ecological Park

    Photo: Mcalvet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  27. Church of Saint Lucia

    Photo: Daniel Kuster · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  28. Museu Nacional

    Museu Nacional

    attraction

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  29. Rio Art Museum

    Rio Art Museum

    attraction

    Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

  30. Rio de Janeiro Zoo

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  31. Botafogo Beach

    Botafogo Beach

    attraction

    Photo: Daniel Torres Bonatto from Porto Alegre, Brasil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  32. Church of São Francisco de Paula

    Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  33. City Hall

    City Hall

    attraction

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  34. Gloria Church

    Gloria Church

    attraction

    Photo: Patricia Figueira · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

  35. Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS)

    Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

  36. Samba City

    Samba City

    attraction

    Photo: Erik Ogan from San Francisco, CA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

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  1. Rio de Janeiro: a self-guided walk7 stops · 2.8 km · 73 min
  2. Rio de Janeiro: more of the See list7 stops · 4.7 km · 97 min

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