Chloe & Leo’s guidebook
Food scene
Great restaurant for tasty roasted chicken, rice, beans and a cold beer. They deliver to the apartment too.
Conversa Fora
64 Rua RiachueloGreat restaurant for tasty roasted chicken, rice, beans and a cold beer. They deliver to the apartment too.
L'inox
24 Rua Evaristo da VeigaA traditional self-service restaurant serving a selection of diverse homemade dishes.
A restaurant with a high-end varied menu in a converted warehouse with simple décor & exposed beams.
This place is incredible inside, definitely worth a visit!
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Cais do Oriente
8 Rua Visconde de ItaboraíA restaurant with a high-end varied menu in a converted warehouse with simple décor & exposed beams.
This place is incredible inside, definitely worth a visit!
Lage Park
414 R. Jardim BotânicoGreat food, incredible setting. Definitely go!
A lovely little pub/tavern place. It's literally just down the elevator, out the building's main door and turn right. It's there! Leo and I particularly like their grilled cheese. Open Monday - Friday until 10pm and until 5pm on Saturdays!
Bar Real Guanabara
117 Rua Senador DantasA lovely little pub/tavern place. It's literally just down the elevator, out the building's main door and turn right. It's there! Leo and I particularly like their grilled cheese. Open Monday - Friday until 10pm and until 5pm on Saturdays!
Gorgeous food. Great place to eat at the weekends.
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Cachaçaria Mangue Seco
23 R. do LavradioGorgeous food. Great place to eat at the weekends.
Best cod balls and cold beer in Rio. Leo and I come here all the time. The best thing to do is eat your cod balls and drink your beer sitting on the wall just in front of the restaurant.
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Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido GaffréeBest cod balls and cold beer in Rio. Leo and I come here all the time. The best thing to do is eat your cod balls and drink your beer sitting on the wall just in front of the restaurant.
Neighborhoods
Santa Teresa
Long, long beaches of white sand. It can get busy in places. Just nip around to Ipanema, and area of the beach called posto 11 is great.
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Copacabana
Long, long beaches of white sand. It can get busy in places. Just nip around to Ipanema, and area of the beach called posto 11 is great.
Sightseeing
Marina Da Gloria
S/N Av. Infante Dom HenriqueIparke yama-Ruins
169 R. Murtinho NobreAffluent, residential Jardim Botânico is named for Rio’s Botanical Gardens, where visitors wander the orchid house, imperial palms and giant Amazonian water lilies. From the elegantly landscaped Parque Lage nearby, wooded trails lead up Corcovado Mountain to the Christ the Redeemer statue and the tropical forest of Tijuca National Park. The area also has chic bars and sophisticated dining spots popular with foodies. ― Google
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Jardim Botânico
Affluent, residential Jardim Botânico is named for Rio’s Botanical Gardens, where visitors wander the orchid house, imperial palms and giant Amazonian water lilies. From the elegantly landscaped Parque Lage nearby, wooded trails lead up Corcovado Mountain to the Christ the Redeemer statue and the tropical forest of Tijuca National Park. The area also has chic bars and sophisticated dining spots popular with foodies. ― Google
Long, long beaches of white sand. It can get busy in places. Just nip to an area of the beach called posto 11, much quieter there if that's what you like.
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Ipanema Beach
Long, long beaches of white sand. It can get busy in places. Just nip to an area of the beach called posto 11, much quieter there if that's what you like.
I-Sugarloaf Mountain
Iconic. Must see. Views are stunning.
Izinkuni zeSelaron
Rua Manuel CarneiroI-Royal Portuguese Reading Room
30 R. Luís de Camõesn awesome place to visit for Art exhibitions and the occasional interactive installation.
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I-Cultural Center Bank of Brazil - CCBB Rio de Janeiro
66 R. Primeiro de Marçon awesome place to visit for Art exhibitions and the occasional interactive installation.
An incredible place to visit for a few nights. Take a speedboat and you'll be brought to an island where there are no cars! Incredible and so relaxing.
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Ilha Grande
An incredible place to visit for a few nights. Take a speedboat and you'll be brought to an island where there are no cars! Incredible and so relaxing.
Known locally as Praia Vermelha. Stunning place. At the foot of Pão de Açucar. Our Jiu-jitsu friend Fabrício runs a Caipirinha stand on the beach. Go visit him, tell him we sent you!
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iRed Beach
Known locally as Praia Vermelha. Stunning place. At the foot of Pão de Açucar. Our Jiu-jitsu friend Fabrício runs a Caipirinha stand on the beach. Go visit him, tell him we sent you!
Supermarkets
It's ok and it's nearby. It opens Mon - Fri, 7:30am–9pm and Saturdays 7:30am–4pm.
Inter Supermercados
40 Praça TiradentesIt's ok and it's nearby. It opens Mon - Fri, 7:30am–9pm and Saturdays 7:30am–4pm.
MercaDez - not very close but it's open all week including Sundays, 6AM–9PM!
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MercaDez
348 R. da GlóriaMercaDez - not very close but it's open all week including Sundays, 6AM–9PM!
Printing Services
Printing services on the 8th floor!
Rua Senador Dantas, Numero 117
sala 842 - Centro
Serviços Graficos
156 subsolo Avenida Rio BrancoPrinting services on the 8th floor!
Rua Senador Dantas, Numero 117
sala 842 - Centro
Another print service option in the buiding, this one is on floor SL216. Just go up 1 flight of stairs from the lobby.
PrintCad Impressões e Cópias
117 Rua Senador DantasAnother print service option in the buiding, this one is on floor SL216. Just go up 1 flight of stairs from the lobby.