Things to do in Rio de Janeiro

Things to do

1. Christ the Redeemer

   Thirty-eight meters atop Corcovado, reached by the train through the Tijuca Forest. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument3 hr 30 min≈ €30best in the morning

2. Sugarloaf Mountain

   Two cable cars, three hundred and ninety-six meters, and the bay lighting up on the way down. On Wikipedia (in French)

   RelaxationViewpoint3 hr≈ €25best in the evening

3. Copacabana and Ipanema

   Eight kilometers of sand, Burle Marx’s pavement, and the sunset applauded at Arpoador. On Wikipedia (in French)

   RelaxationBeach4 hrFreebest in the afternoon

4. Santa Teresa and the Selarón Steps

   Two hundred and fifteen steps covered in two thousand tiles from sixty countries, and a neighborhood of studios. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Off the beaten trackArtwork3 hrFreebest in the afternoon

5. The Tijuca Forest

   The largest urban forest in the world, replanted by hand from 1861 to save the city’s water supply. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryNature5 hrFreebest in the morning

6. A roda de samba in Lapa

   Under the aqueduct arches on Fridays: musicians in a circle and the street dancing around them. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Parties and nightlifeShow4 hr≈ €20best in the evening

When to go

The most pleasant months in Rio de Janeiro: in January, February, March, May, June, September and December, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in January, where to go in February, where to go in March, where to go in May, where to go in June, where to go in September, where to go in December.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€40

Mid-range

€75

Comfort

€135

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Plane

3.3 t

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Brazil

Plugs

Type C, N, 127 or 220 V

Emergencies

190 (police), 192 (ambulance), 193 (fire)

Driving

On the right

Near Rio de Janeiro

• São Paulo Brazil, 360 km
• Salvador, Bahia Brazil, 1,210 km
• Buenos Aires Argentina, 1,970 km
• Santiago, Chile Chile, 2,930 km
• Cusco and Machu Picchu Peru, 3,210 km
• Lima Peru, 3,780 km

Elsewhere in Brazil

• Salvador, Bahia
• São Paulo