Rio de Janeiro People & Culture

Rio is a city filled with just about everything desirable and undesirable in a city of its size. The people are beautiful, the beaches are beautiful and the food is excellent and CHEAP. The downside is that you really need to either stay in safe areas, or have some Brazilian friends if you really want to venture out. Luckily, I had met an exchange student in the U.S. before I travelled to Rio. Once I got there, he took me to all of the cool clubs, the best beaches that tourists don't know about, and restaurants off the beaten path. I never would have seen Rio this way if it was not for him!

Cidade Maravilhosa ! Nice beaches, great people and a lot of nature!

For the best night life in Rio de Janeiro there is only one place: Lapa. Samba, Chorro, Electronic, Hip Hop, MPB, they got it all. But the best is the street atmosphere. There must be more people hanging around on the streets and drinking and dancing than there are inside the Clubs.

My favorites are: Beco de Rato, Clube do Samba Democraticus and Circo Voador

A lot of polution, a lot of cars, a lot of people, a very very very huge city, and don't even try to cross a road ... god, where is the magic city of my dreams !!!

Spend your New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro...with 2 million other people on the Copacabana beach!!

Rio has to be my second favorite city. Awesome food, awesome people, overall awesome culture. Make sure you eat at a churrascarilla while your there. Copacabana Beach is everything its cracked up to be. Ipanema is chill too. Copa is a more tourist oriented area..if you want to hang with the locals, kick it at Ipanema. Brazilians are awesome people. Just dont venture out into the barrios by yourself. The nightlife will blow your mind--craziest country in the world regarding parties.

- The nightlife in Rio de Janeiro is incredible. Whether you like Hip Hop, Trance, or Rock, Rio's many bars and clubs will fit your style. Most of the clubs included in our packages have multiple rooms with different styles of music. - The best part about Rio de Janeiro's nightlife is the people. Not only are they some of the sexiest on earth, Rio's locals love to party and are very friendly. - Unlike other huge party cities, Rio's nightlife is spread out all over the city. The hottest clubs are not in the tourist areas like Miami's South Beach or L.A.'s Sunset Strip. If you are not a local, it will be hard to find the hottest spot each night of your stay and if you do find it, it will be difficult to get past the huge lines and bouncers, who do not speak English.
-- Location of Club: Barra de Tijuca -- Location of Club: Copacabana
--Location of Club: Ipanema -- Location of Club: Downtown

Go out in neigbourhood Lapa, especially nightclub Rio Scenarium, a kolonial building filled with antiques and live music on three stages and not too many tourists (you will have to wait in line for a while, but plenty of outside bars next to the line and nice people to get to know..) Have fun!!!

Top 10 things to do in Rio 1. See Corcovado and the Jesus Christ Redeemer statue 2. Hike the Sugar Loaf mountains 3. Eat at Porcao Churascarria 4. See a show at the Plataforma Theater 5. Watch for monkeys at the Tijuca Rain Forest 6. Catch a football (soccer) game at the Maracana stadium 7. Try a caipirihna 8. Also try Guarana soda 9. Listen to great music at the Garota de Ipanema Cafe 10. Play on the beach ( this is the most important thing to do)

The Modern Art Museum in Niteroi is amazing! A must see if you get a chance. Bus (Double Check this cause my memory is foggy) No. 91 goes from Botofogo to Niteroi (I think it also runs through the city centre), and there is also a ferry you can catch from the city centre (though it is either another bus from the ferry or a bit of a hike.)

Top 10 things to do in Rio 1. See Corcovado and the Jesus Christ Redeemer statue 2. Hike the Sugar Loaf mountains 3. Eat at Porcao Churascarria 4. See a show at the Plataforma Theater 5. Watch for monkeys at the Tijuca Rain Forest 6. Catch a football (soccer) game at the Maracana stadium 7. Try a caipirihna 8. Also try Guarana soda 9. Listen to great music at the Garota de Ipanema Cafe 10. Play on the beach ( this is the most important thing to do)

. Hike the Pão de Açucar(Sugar Loaf)  .Go to Lapa for the best bar/restaurants/clubs  .Get tanned at Ipanema

There's this guy in sao jose da baheiro who does the old gold-trail in a three day treck. He is in a world famous guide which i am not going to name. It is in the area of the costa verde in between rio and sao paolo. Really nice guy, good food, nice trip, ...

If u really wanna Yo-Rio.......walk all.....or take a bike(non motorized).... Bargain Bargain....and stop.....don get greedy!! ;)

Rio is a city filled with just about everything desirable and undesirable in a city of its size. The people are beautiful, the beaches are beautiful and the food is excellent and CHEAP. The downside is that you really need to either stay in safe areas, or have some Brazilian friends if you really want to venture out. Luckily, I had met an exchange student in the U.S. before I travelled to Rio. Once I got there, he took me to all of the cool clubs, the best beaches that tourists don't know about, and restaurants off the beaten path. I never would have seen Rio this way if it was not for him!

Cidade Maravilhosa ! Nice beaches, great people and a lot of nature!

Ipanema is the most exiting beach in the world, you can find everything

If you don't wear too much money with you, and walk without necklaces and expensive watches, you'll probably have a great time - it's marvelous city... Few extra roules: don't go to beach after dark, and don't take camera out too often... While inside crowd, you're safe.

If you are very hungry go to one of the churrascarias. Besides a salad bar they serve all sides you can think of and bring the freshly grilled meat to your table where they cut it infront of your eyes. The meat is absolutely delicious and usually there is even a "map" of a cow with numbers on your table so you know which part you are being served. Can be handy sometimes...