SIGHTSEEING TIPS |
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In Rio de Janeiro area: |
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| The Christ Figure |
| Sugar Loaf Mountain |
| Tijuca National Park (rain forest) |
| Flamengo, Botafogo, Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon beaches |
| Barra da Tijuca (newest district in town) |
| Recreio dos Bandeirantes/Pontal; Guaratiba (Museu Casa do Pontal /Sitio Burle Marx) |
| Maracanã Football Stadium (world’s biggest soccer stadium) |
| Downtown historical Rio (visiting museums, art galleries, gilded churches, the Opera House, etc…) |
| Cultural tour: Teatro Municipal/Igreja de São Francisco da Penitência/lunch at Colombo) |
| Catholic mass on Sundays at São Bento Monastery (gregorian chants in a 17th century ambiance) |
| Metropolitan Catholic Cathedral (modern archictecture) |
| Santa Teresa (charming , picturesque old district/also worth riding the street car) |
| Sambódromo (site of Rio famous carnival parades) |
| Botanical Gardens |
| H. Stern Museum (gemstones/live tour at the workshop) |
| Amsterdam Sauer Museum (gemstones, etc…) |
| Museums in general (extensive variety/you’d better do a research prior to arriving) |
| Boat tours within the Guanabara bay area (daily between 09:30 am and 12:30 pm ) |
| Chartered boats available for customized tours |
| Niterói (Museum of Contemporary Art , Fortress of Santa Cruz) |
| Confeitaria Colombo (well preserved 19th century restaurant in downtown Rio) |
| Carnival show (daily between 10:00 pm and 11:30 pm) |
| Rio by Night (live shows of Brazilian music) |
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OUT OF TOWN (day tours): |
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| Angra dos Reis (sailing, swimming, sun bathing, etc...) |
| Búzios (fashionable Brazilian beach resort) |
| Paraty ( 18th century colonial town/preserved by UNESCO ) |
| Petrópolis (mountain resort of the royals in the 19th century) |
| Teresópolis (mountain resort/orchids, etc…) |
| Tropical Islands (sailing, swimming , sun bathing, etc) |