Rio de Janeiro.

130 Pages·2011·20.382 MB·English

by  Alex Robinson

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10 Best restaurants in each area
10 Liveliest bars & nightclubs
10 Sports & activities to enjoy
10 Insider tips for every visitor
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING

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Rio de Janeiro’s Highlights 6
Corcovado 8
Design, Editorial and Picture Research, by
Quadrum Solutions, Krishnamai, 33B, Sir
Pochkanwala Road, Worli, Mumbai, India Parque Nacional da Tijuca 10
Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Sugar Loaf Mountain 12
Printed and bound in China by
Leo Paper Products Ltd
Mosteiro de São Bento 14
First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Dorling
Kindersley Limited, 80 Strand, London Museu Nacional de
WC2R 0RL, A Penguin Company
11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Belas Artes 16
Reprinted with revisions 2011 Jardim Botânico 18
Copyright 2009, 2011 © Dorling
Kindersley Limited, London Museu Histórico Nacional 20
All rights reserved. No part of this publication
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, Praça XV 22
or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording Praia de Copacabana 24
or otherwise, without the prior written
permission of the copyright owner.
Ipanema and Leblon
A CIP catalogue record is available from the
British Library. Beachlife 26
ISBN 978 1 4053 6103 3
Moments in History 30
Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy
of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in Festivals and Shows 32
the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit.
Floors are referred to throughout in accordance Museums and
with North American usage; ie the “first floor” is
at ground level. Art Galleries 34
Beaches 36
Musical Styles 38
Carnaval Parades
and Balls 40
The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of
going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices,
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Cover: All photographs specially commissioned except: Arcblue Peter Durant inside flap bcr; Corbis Jeremy
Horner inside flap br; Robert Harding Picture Library B/C cl; London’s Transport Museum F/C center above;
The Photographers Library F/C main picture.
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Restaurants 44 Planning Your Visit 102 n
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Bars and Nightclubs 46 s
Getting There and Around 103
Activities for Children 48
General Information 104
Sports and Outdoor
Banking and
Activities 50
Communications 105
Tours and Excursions 52
Gay and Lesbian Rio 106
Shopping 54
Budget Tips 107
Around Town
Health and Security 108
Centro 58
Things to Avoid 109
The Guanabara Bay Beach
Neighborhoods 66 Dining Tips 110
Lagoa, Gávea, and Accommodation Tips 111
Jardim Botânico 72
Places to Stay 112
Santa Teresa and Lapa 80
General Index 118
Copacabana, Ipanema,
and Leblon 86 Phrase Book 126
Rio de Janeiro State 94 Street Index 128
Left A cable car making its way up the Sugar Loaf Right Ceiling of Nossa Senhora de Lapa
Key to abbreviations: Adm admission charge Av Avenida Btwn between 3
Dis. access disabled access s/n sem número (“no number” in street address)

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Ipanema and Leblon
Beachlife
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Top Ten of Everything
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Rio de Janeiro’s Highlights
Rio is so beautiful that the locals, known as “Cariocas,” claim
that after God spent six days making the world, he rested
on Sunday in Rio. Not that they ever call
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cidade maravilhosa” or “the wonder ful city.” And
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Mountain
This boulder-shaped
mountain at the south-
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beach boasts magnifi-
cent views. The summit
is best reached by cable
$ Mosteiro de São Bento car (see pp12–13). Morro Dona Marta
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fashionable neighbor hoods,
which are a magnet for
tourists (see pp26–7).
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Corcovado
The iconic statue of Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) watches over
Rio de Janeiro from atop the 2,316-ft (706-m) high Corcovado, a mountain
that derives its name from the Portuguese word corcova (hunchback), which
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reflects its shape. The winning design in a competition for a grand monument
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to represent the spirit of Rio de Janeiro, it was inaugurated in 1931 and has,
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in its short lifetime, come to symbolize Brazil. The journey to Christ’s feet –
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s tropical Parque Nacional da Tijuca (see pp10–11), or up the mountainside on
o’ the little funicular – is as rewarding as the panorama from the summit.
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Ri Cafés near the statue 5 Refreshments
Do not walk back 6 Sunsets and Sunrises
from Corcovado after 7 Lookout Points
dark. Muggings are 8 Helicopter Tours
common on the park 9 The Trem do Corcovado
road and the street
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lighting is poor.
Corcovado Museum
Drinks are expensive
in the cafés so bring ! Cristo Redentor
plenty of water. Embracing the city with
open arms, the magnificent
• Map M1 98-ft (30-m) tall statue of
• Rua Cosme Velho Jesus Christ (center) was
513, Corcovado designed by Brazilian Heitor
• [phone] da Silva Costa, and draws
• Open 8:30am– inspiration from Leonardo
6:30pm daily Da Vinci’s famous study
• Funicular railway of the human body. The
(UTrSe$m22 d; oo rCgoarnciozevdad o): sthtreu cmtuoruen wtaains ihna puileecde usp a n d @ The Chapel at the
tour: US$8; or taxi; took years to assemble. Base of the Statue
you cannot drive your Underneath the figure,
own vehicle up to facing away from the sea,
Corcovado this small chapel is a haven
• Arrange organized of peace amid the tourist
tours through Bel crowds. Mass is held here
Tour: (021) 2597 on Sunday mornings.
2• 0w9w9 w.corcovado. # Art Deco Features
com.br The figure was carved
from blocks of soapstone
(left) by French Art Deco
sculptor Paul Landowski,
who was also responsible
for the monumental
Art Deco statue of
St. Geneviève in Paris.
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