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Things to do in Rio de Janeiro

135 places selected among attractions, museums, squares and viewpoints

Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-largest city in Brazil after São Paulo, and the largest by international tourists. It has a population of 6 million in the city proper, and 13 million people in its metropolitan area as of 2025. It is also the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.

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1. 🗿 monument
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot and Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida who sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and faces east. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide. (Wikipedia)
2. 🌉 architecture
Botafogo F.R.
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu dʒi futʃiˈbɔw i ʁeˈɡatɐs]; English: Botafogo of Football and Rowing) is a Brazilian football club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. It has played its home matches at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos since 2007, with a capacity of 46,831 spectators. (Wikipedia)
3. 🏖️ beach
Copacabana
Copacabana ( KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also -⁠BAH-nə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a Brazilian bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 5 mile) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world. (Wikipedia)
4. 🏖️ beach
Ipanema District
Ipanema (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipaˈnẽmɐ]) is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema became known internationally with the popularity of the bossa nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema" ("Garota de Ipanema"), written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. It borders the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Leblon, and Lagoa. (Wikipedia)
5. 🌉 architecture
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) is a public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the country and one of Brazil's centers of excellence in teaching and research. The university is located mainly in Rio de Janeiro, with satellites spreading to ten other cities. (Wikipedia)
6. 🌉 architecture
Rio–Niterói Bridge
The Rio–Niterói Bridge (in Portuguese: Ponte Rio-Niterói), officially the President Costa e Silva Bridge, is a box girder bridge spanning the Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is currently the second longest bridge in Latin America, after the Metro Line 1 bridge, and the 48th longest in the world in 2020. From its completion in 1974 until 1985 it was the world's second-longest bridge, second only to the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. (Wikipedia)

🏛️ Museums in Rio de Janeiro

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. (Wikipedia)
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA; Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
National Historical Museum
The National Historical Museum (Portuguese: Museu Histórico Nacional) of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. (Wikipedia)
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro
The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, MAM) is a museum located in northeastern Flamengo Park, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Museum of Tomorrow
The Museum of Tomorrow (Portuguese: Museu do Amanhã) is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Paço Imperial
The Paço Imperial (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpasu ĩpeɾiˈaw]), or Imperial Palace, previously known as the Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro and Palace of the Viceroys, is a historic building in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute
The Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, IHGB), founded on 21 October 1838, is the oldest and traditional authority to promote research and preservation of historical and geographical, cultural and social sciences in Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Tiradentes Palace
The Tiradentes Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Tiradentes) is an eclectic government building located in the Centro neighborhood (bairro), next to the Paço Imperial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Carmen Miranda Museum
The Carmen Miranda Museum (Museu Carmen Miranda), located in Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Park (Flamengo Park), is dedicated to honoring the life and career of singer and actress Carmen Miranda. (Wikipedia)
Museu Nacional dos Povos Indígenas
O Museu do Índio (English: The Museum of the Indigenous Populations) is a cultural and scientific agency of the Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (English: National Foundation of Indigenous Populations) or FUNAI. (Wikipedia)
Earth Sciences Museum
The Earth Sciences Museum (Museu de Ciências da Terra) is a geological museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Civil Police Museum
The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Museum (Portuguese: Museu da Polícia Civil) is a historical museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Riachuelo
Riachuelo (S22) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy. (Wikipedia)
Museu Antônio Parreiras
Museum in Brazil
Rio Art Museum
Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) (English: Art Museum of Rio) is an art museum in Rio de Janeiro which was inaugurated on 1 March 2013. (Wikipedia)
Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente
Museum of Images from the Unconscious (Portuguese: Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente) was inaugurated on May 20, 1952, in the then National Psychiatric Center in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, initiated by psychiatrist Nise da Silveira. (Wikipedia)
Eva Klabin House Museum
The Eva Klabin House Museum (in Portuguese, Casa Museu Eva Klabin) is an historic house museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Instituto Moreira Salles
The Moreira Salles Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Moreira Salles, IMS) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization founded by diplomat and banker Walter Moreira Salles in 1992, with the establishment of its first cultural center in the city of Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. (Wikipedia)

🏺 Archaeological sites in Rio de Janeiro

Valongo Wharf
The Valongo Wharf (Portuguese: Cais do Valongo) is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. (Wikipedia)

🏰 Castles and fortresses in Rio de Janeiro

Fort Copacabana
Fort Copacabana (Portuguese: Forte de Copacabana, IPA: [ˈfɔʁtʃi dʒi ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Fortaleza de São João
The Fortress of São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as the Fortress of São João or São João Fort, is a 16th-century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, erected by Estácio de Sá to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion. (Wikipedia)
Fort Coligny
Fort Coligny was a fortress founded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon in Guanabara Bay, Brazil in 1555, in what constituted the so-called France Antarctique historical episode. (Wikipedia)
Fortress of Santa Cruz
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is a fort located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. (Wikipedia)

👑 Palaces in Rio de Janeiro

Paço de São Cristóvão
Paço de São Cristóvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu d(ʒi) sɐ̃w kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w]; English: Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial Neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Gustavo Capanema Palace
The Gustavo Capanema Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Gustavo Capanema), also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Guanabara Palace
The Guanabara Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Guanabara, formerly known as Paço Isabel) is the official seat of the government of Rio de Janeiro state. (Wikipedia)
Catete Palace
The Catete Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Catete, IPA: [paˈlasju du kaˈtetʃi]) is an urban mansion in the Flamengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Laranjeiras Palace
The Laranjeiras Palace (Portuguese: Palácio das Laranjeiras; literally "Palace of the Orange Trees") is the official residence of the Governor of the State of the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Palace of Itamaraty
The Itamaraty Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Itamaraty) is a 19th-century building of great historical and artistic value located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pedro Ernesto Palace
The Pedro Ernesto Palace is a historic building located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Palácio Episcopal (Rio de Janeiro)

⛪ Churches and places of worship in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião), better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro) or as the Cathedral of St. (Wikipedia)
Candelária Church
The Candelária Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Candelária, pronounced [iˈgɾeʒɐ ðɐ kɐ̃deˈlaɾjɐ]) is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (full name in Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo da antiga Sé, lit. (Wikipedia)
Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro
The Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Catedral Presbiteriana do Rio de Janeiro), shortly the Presbyterian Cathedral, is a historic Presbyterian congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil (PCB). (Wikipedia)
Mosteiro de São Bento
The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat (Portuguese: Abadia de Nossa Senhora do Monserrate), more commonly known as the Mosteiro de São Bento (Monastery of St. (Wikipedia)
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Niterói
The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. (Wikipedia)
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha
The Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha de França, popularly known as Igreja da Penha, is a traditional Catholic sanctuary located in the Penha neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Convent of Santo Antônio
Church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Church of Our Lady of Lapa dos Mercadores
Church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Church of Saint Lucy
Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Igreja de São Sebastião dos Capuchinhos
Church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Convent of Mount Carmel
Monastery in Rio de Janeiro

🎭 Theatres in Rio de Janeiro

Teatro Municipal
The Theatro Municipal ("Municipal Theater") is an opera house in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Teatro João Caetano
The João Caetano Theater (Portuguese: Teatro João Caetano) is located in Tiradentes Square, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)

🐠 Zoos and aquariums in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro) is a zoo located in the district of São Cristóvão, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
AquaRio
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Aquário Marinho do Rio de Janeiro), or AquaRio, is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the port zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

🏖️ Beaches in Rio de Janeiro

Praia Vermelha
Beach in Urca District, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana ( KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also -⁠BAH-nə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a Brazilian bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pontal
📍 30 km from Rio de Janeiro
Pontal is a small peninsula and beach area in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) neighborhood, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was a temporary venue in the Barra Olympic venues cluster for the Athletics (race walk) and Cycling (time trial) competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Wikipedia)
Praia de Ipanema
Ipanema (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipaˈnẽmɐ]) is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. (Wikipedia)
Botafogo Beach
Botafogo Cove, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Praia da Urca
Beach in Brazil
Abricó Beach
📍 35 km from Rio de Janeiro
Praia do Abricó is a nude beach located in Grumari, a sub district of Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, in the western part of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Praia da Joatinga
📍 14 km from Rio de Janeiro
Prainha
📍 34 km from Rio de Janeiro
Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

🌅 Viewpoints in Rio de Janeiro

Vista Chinesa
The Vista Chinesa (Chinese Belvedere) is one of the belvederes of Rio de Janeiro, at the topmost of one of the roads that connect the Jardim Botânico area to the Parque Nacional & Floresta da Tijuca, known as the Estrada da Vista Chinesa. (Wikipedia)

🌳 Parks and gardens in Rio de Janeiro

Tijuca National Park
The Tijuca National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Tijuca) is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Quinta da Boa Vista
The Quinta da Boa Vista (English: "Estate of the Good View") is a public park of great historical importance located in the São Cristóvão neighbourhood, in the North zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Flamengo Park
Flamengo Park, also known as Aterro do Flamengo, Eduardo Gomes Park, and Aterro do Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is the largest public park and recreation area within the city of Rio de Janeiro, in eastern Brazil, and the largest urban seaside park in the world. (Wikipedia)
Parque Lage
Parque Henrique Lage, known as Parque Lage, is a public park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, located in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood at the foot of the Corcovado, on top of which Christ the Redeemer is located. (Wikipedia)
Campo de Santana
The Campo de Santana is a park located in the Praça da República in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Passeio Público
The Passeio Público is a public park in the historic centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Jardim de Alá
Park in Rio de Janeiro city
Piscinão de Ramos
Piscinão de Ramos ("Ramos [Beach] Big Pool") is an artificial saltwater lagoon located in the Maré neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

⛲ Squares in Rio de Janeiro

Cinelândia District
Cinelândia is the popular name of a major public square in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Praça XV de Novembro
The Praça XV de Novembro, (English: 15 November Square) is a public square in the Centro section of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Largo do Boticário
The Largo do Boticário (Apothecary's Square) is a square in the Cosme Velho neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Praça Mauá
Praça Mauá (English: Mauá Square) is a square situated in the Centro neighborhood of the Zona Central of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Largo do Machado
Largo do Machado is a square located on the border of the Catete, Flamengo and Laranjeiras neighborhoods in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

🌉 Bridges, towers and architecture in Rio de Janeiro

Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu] alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [botɐˈfoɡu]) is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Leblon
Leblon (Portuguese pronunciation: [leˈblõ]) is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
National Library of Brazil
The National Library of Brazil (Portuguese: Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, official name is Fundação Biblioteca Nacional) is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Laranjeiras
Laranjeiras (Portuguese pronunciation: [laɾɐ̃ˈʒejɾɐʃ], orange trees) is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Carioca Aqueduct
The Carioca Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto da Carioca), also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Jardim Botânico
Jardim Botânico (English: Botanical Garden) is an affluent residential neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located north of Ipanema and Leblon, just across Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and east of Gávea. (Wikipedia)
Casa da Moeda do Brasil
The Casa da Moeda do Brasil is the Brazilian mint, owned by the Brazilian government and administratively subordinated to the Ministry of Finances. (Wikipedia)
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading (Portuguese: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura) is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Copacabana Palace
The Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, is a historic luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, facing Copacabana beach. (Wikipedia)
Escadaria Selarón
Escadaria Selarón, locally known as the 'Lapa Steps' (Escadaria da Lapa) for being situated at the "Lapa" neighborhood, is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biological sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; it is considered one of the world's main public health research institutions. (Wikipedia)
Tijuca Forest
The Tijuca National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Tijuca) is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Central do Brasil
Estação Central do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [istaˈsɐ̃w sẽˈtɾaw du bɾaˈziw]) is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Port of Rio de Janeiro
The Port of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Porto do Rio de Janeiro) is a seaport in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located in a cove on the west shore of Guanabara Bay. (Wikipedia)
Carioca River
The Carioca River (Portuguese: Rio Carioca) is a river in the state of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Catete
Catete is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Avenida Rio Branco
Rio Branco Avenue (Portuguese: Avenida Rio Branco), formerly Avenida Central, is a major road in downtown Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Cemitério de São João Batista
The Cemitério de São João Batista (lit. (Wikipedia)
Brazil National Observatory
The National Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Nacional or ON) is an institution localized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Confeitaria Colombo
Confeitaria Colombo is a coffeehouse located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Hipódromo da Gávea
Hipódromo da Gávea, originally known as Hipódromo Brasileiro, is a horse racing course, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Colégio Pedro II
Colégio Pedro II (Pedro II School) is a federal public school located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Ponte do Saber
Ponte do Saber ("Bridge of Knowledge") is a cable-stayed bridge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Casa das Canoas
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law (Portuguese: Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)), also known as the National Faculty of Law (Portuguese: Faculdade Nacional de Direito), is a law school located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Edificio do Jornal A Noite
The Joseph Gire Building, better known as the A Noite Building or Edificio o Jornal A Noite, is an office building located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that served as the headquarters of the Rio-based newspaper A Noite. (Wikipedia)

🗿 Monuments and fountains in Rio de Janeiro

America Football Club
America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. (Wikipedia)
Olaria Atlético Clube
Olaria Atlético Clube (Olaria Athletic Club in English), usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. (Wikipedia)
Urca
Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. (Wikipedia)
Ilha Fiscal
Ilha Fiscal, or Fiscal Island, is an island in Guanabara Bay, bordering the historic city center of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Monument to the dead of World War II
The Monument to the Dead of World War II (Portuguese: Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da Segunda Guerra Mundial), also the Monument to the Brazilian Soldiers of World War II, popularly known as Monumento aos Pracinhas commemorates Brazil's participation and losses in the Second World War (WWII). (Wikipedia)

📍 Other attractions in Rio de Janeiro

Santa Teresa Tram
The Santa Teresa Tram, or Tramway (Portuguese: Bonde de Santa Teresa, IPA: [bõˈdʒi dʒi ˈsɐ̃tɐ teˈɾezɐ]), is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

🏔️ Nature around Rio de Janeiro

Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w d(ʒi) aˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. (Wikipedia)
Corcovado
Corcovado (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [koʁkoˈvadu]; meaning "Hunchback") is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Villegagnon Island
Villegagnon Island (former Serigipe Island—original Portuguese: Ilha de Villegagnon—also known in English as: Villegaignon Island, Island of Villegagnon or Island of Villegaignon) is located near the mouth of the large Guanabara Bay, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Morro da Babilônia
The Morro da Babilônia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʁu dɐ babiˈlõniɐ], Babylon Hill) is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating Copacabana beach from Botafogo. (Wikipedia)
Morro Dois Irmãos
Mountain in Brazil
Ilha das Cobras
Ilha das Cobras (Portuguese for 'Isle of the Snakes') is an island located within Guanabara Bay in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pico da Tijuca
Pico da Tijuca is a mountain in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pedra da Gávea
📍 12 km from Rio de Janeiro
Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Morro do Castelo
Mountain in Brazil (dissolved)
Ilha da Boa Viagem
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morro Cara de Cão
Mountain in Brazil
Pedra Bonita
Mountain in Brazil; GeoNames ID = 3469301
Ilha d'Água
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morro de Santo Antônio
Mountain in Brazil
Morro do Borel
Mountain in Brazil
Paquetá Island
📍 20 km from Rio de Janeiro
Paquetá Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Ilhas Cagarras
📍 13 km from Rio de Janeiro
1 miles) off Ipanema, a major beach of the southern coast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Reserva de Marapendi
📍 23 km from Rio de Janeiro
62 hectares, located in the Barra da Tijuca and Recreio neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established for the preservation of native plants and animals such as the Paraná and jacarandas pines, restinga, mangroves and the Channel-billed toucan. (Wikipedia)
Pedra Branca State Park
📍 29 km from Rio de Janeiro
The Pedra Branca State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca) is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Lagoa de Jacarepaguá
📍 21 km from Rio de Janeiro
Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lagoa da Tijuca
📍 16 km from Rio de Janeiro
Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ilha de Brocoió
📍 19 km from Rio de Janeiro
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes
📍 29 km from Rio de Janeiro
Bosque da Barra
📍 19 km from Rio de Janeiro
Park in Brazil

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Christ the Redeemer — Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Botafogo F.R. — Photo: Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Public domain
Copacabana — Photo: Gustavo Facci from Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sugarloaf Mountain — Photo: Ccarelo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ipanema District — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Corcovado — Photo: Usrotors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Rio–Niterói Bridge — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Botafogo — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tijuca National Park — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Leblon — Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Valongo Wharf — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Library of Brazil — Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral — Photo: Haakon S. Krohn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas — Photo: renatadihl, CC BY 2.0
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Olaria Atlético Clube — Photo: Vianna Rafael, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden — Photo: tsc_traveler [2], CC BY 2.0
Candelária Church — Photo: Rubens Trindade, CC BY-SA 4.0
Laranjeiras — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes — Photo: Dornicke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Teatro Municipal — Photo: Elvis Boaventura, CC BY 3.0
National Historical Museum — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain
Carioca Aqueduct — Photo: Marco Roberto Petri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Urca — Photo: Arthur Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jardim Botânico — Photo: feliven, CC BY 2.0
Villegagnon Island — Photo: Brazillian Navy, Attribution
Casa da Moeda do Brasil — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Imagens AMB, Public domain
Quinta da Boa Vista — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Oswaldo Cruz Foundation — Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Central do Brasil — Photo: Estela Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Port of Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Jorge Andrade from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
Santa Teresa Tram — Photo: Andre Oliveira, CC BY 2.0
Carioca River — Photo: Daniel Fucs from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Parque Lage — Photo: Aquino Hilton, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Catete — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Tiradentes Palace — Photo: Nikolof, CC BY-SA 4.0
Morro Dois Irmãos — Photo: Mcalvet, CC BY-SA 3.0
Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carmen Miranda Museum — Photo: Rn.brito, CC BY-SA 4.0
Avenida Rio Branco — Photo: Eduardo P, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cemitério de São João Batista — Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilha das Cobras — Photo: Helder da Rocha from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Monument to the dead of World War II — Photo: fernando_dallacqua [2], CC BY 2.0
Mosteiro de São Bento — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Praça XV de Novembro — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Campo de Santana — Photo: Martins, Tito, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brazil National Observatory — Photo: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Praia Vermelha — Photo: Arthur Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0
Fortaleza de São João — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Fort Coligny — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Confeitaria Colombo — Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0
Pico da Tijuca — Photo: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museu Nacional dos Povos Indígenas — Photo: Paulo Múmia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Earth Sciences Museum — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC0
Laranjeiras Palace — Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Civil Police Museum — Photo: Fatima Rodrigues, CC BY-SA 3.0
Colégio Pedro II — Photo: Cyro A. Silva from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
Riachuelo — Photo: Brazillian Navy, Attribution
Palace of Itamaraty — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Ponte do Saber — Photo: Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Divulgação, CC BY 2.0 br
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Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Niterói — Photo: Mircezar, CC BY-SA 3.0
Teatro João Caetano — Photo: Gaban, Public domain
Casa das Canoas — Photo: lalala_, CC BY 2.0
Passeio Público — Photo: Rodrigojordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Fortress of Santa Cruz — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ilha da Boa Viagem — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pontal — Photo: RodrigoTavares, Public domain
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Edificio do Jornal A Noite — Photo: Fulviusbsas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Praia de Ipanema — Photo: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Pedra Bonita — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of Our Lady of Lapa dos Mercadores — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of Saint Lucy — Photo: Daniel Kuster, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ilha d'Água — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Igreja de São Sebastião dos Capuchinhos — Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Largo do Machado — Photo: Elvis Boaventura, CC BY 3.0
Morro de Santo Antônio — Photo: galio, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rio Art Museum — Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0
Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente — Photo: Renata Linhares de Araújo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Morro do Borel — Photo: Daniel Nonato, CC BY-SA 3.0
AquaRio — Photo: Edvaldo Reis e Hudson Pontes, CC BY 3.0
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Eva Klabin House Museum — Photo: AkaLauraLopes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Instituto Moreira Salles — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Piscinão de Ramos — Photo: Sebástian Freire, CC BY-SA 2.0
Praia da Urca — Photo: Sergio Ricardo Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Things to do in Rio de Janeiro

135 places selected among attractions, museums, squares and viewpoints

Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital and largest city of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-largest city in Brazil after São Paulo, and the largest by international tourists. It has a population of 6 million in the city proper, and 13 million people in its metropolitan area as of 2025. It is also the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.

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1. 🗿 monument
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot and Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida who sculpted the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal, and faces east. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide. (Wikipedia)
2. 🌉 architecture
Botafogo F.R.
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu dʒi futʃiˈbɔw i ʁeˈɡatɐs]; English: Botafogo of Football and Rowing) is a Brazilian football club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It plays in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, and in the Campeonato Carioca, the state of Rio de Janeiro's premier state league. It has played its home matches at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos since 2007, with a capacity of 46,831 spectators. (Wikipedia)
3. 🏖️ beach
Copacabana
Copacabana ( KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also -⁠BAH-nə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a Brazilian bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 5 mile) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world. (Wikipedia)
4. 🏖️ beach
Ipanema District
Ipanema (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipaˈnẽmɐ]) is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. The beach at Ipanema became known internationally with the popularity of the bossa nova song, "The Girl from Ipanema" ("Garota de Ipanema"), written by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. It borders the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Leblon, and Lagoa. (Wikipedia)
5. 🌉 architecture
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ) is a public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the country and one of Brazil's centers of excellence in teaching and research. The university is located mainly in Rio de Janeiro, with satellites spreading to ten other cities. (Wikipedia)
6. 🌉 architecture
Rio–Niterói Bridge
The Rio–Niterói Bridge (in Portuguese: Ponte Rio-Niterói), officially the President Costa e Silva Bridge, is a box girder bridge spanning the Guanabara Bay, connecting the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is currently the second longest bridge in Latin America, after the Metro Line 1 bridge, and the 48th longest in the world in 2020. From its completion in 1974 until 1985 it was the world's second-longest bridge, second only to the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. (Wikipedia)

🏛️ Museums in Rio de Janeiro

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. (Wikipedia)
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
The Museu Nacional de Belas Artes (MNBA; Portuguese for National Museum of Fine Arts) is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
National Historical Museum
The National Historical Museum (Portuguese: Museu Histórico Nacional) of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America. (Wikipedia)
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro
The Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, MAM) is a museum located in northeastern Flamengo Park, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Museum of Tomorrow
The Museum of Tomorrow (Portuguese: Museu do Amanhã) is a science museum in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Paço Imperial
The Paço Imperial (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpasu ĩpeɾiˈaw]), or Imperial Palace, previously known as the Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro and Palace of the Viceroys, is a historic building in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute
The Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, IHGB), founded on 21 October 1838, is the oldest and traditional authority to promote research and preservation of historical and geographical, cultural and social sciences in Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Tiradentes Palace
The Tiradentes Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Tiradentes) is an eclectic government building located in the Centro neighborhood (bairro), next to the Paço Imperial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Carmen Miranda Museum
The Carmen Miranda Museum (Museu Carmen Miranda), located in Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Park (Flamengo Park), is dedicated to honoring the life and career of singer and actress Carmen Miranda. (Wikipedia)
Museu Nacional dos Povos Indígenas
O Museu do Índio (English: The Museum of the Indigenous Populations) is a cultural and scientific agency of the Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (English: National Foundation of Indigenous Populations) or FUNAI. (Wikipedia)
Earth Sciences Museum
The Earth Sciences Museum (Museu de Ciências da Terra) is a geological museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Civil Police Museum
The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Museum (Portuguese: Museu da Polícia Civil) is a historical museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Riachuelo
Riachuelo (S22) was an Oberon-class submarine in the Brazilian Navy. (Wikipedia)
Museu Antônio Parreiras
Museum in Brazil
Rio Art Museum
Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) (English: Art Museum of Rio) is an art museum in Rio de Janeiro which was inaugurated on 1 March 2013. (Wikipedia)
Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente
Museum of Images from the Unconscious (Portuguese: Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente) was inaugurated on May 20, 1952, in the then National Psychiatric Center in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, initiated by psychiatrist Nise da Silveira. (Wikipedia)
Eva Klabin House Museum
The Eva Klabin House Museum (in Portuguese, Casa Museu Eva Klabin) is an historic house museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Instituto Moreira Salles
The Moreira Salles Institute (Portuguese: Instituto Moreira Salles, IMS) is a Brazilian nonprofit organization founded by diplomat and banker Walter Moreira Salles in 1992, with the establishment of its first cultural center in the city of Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. (Wikipedia)

🏺 Archaeological sites in Rio de Janeiro

Valongo Wharf
The Valongo Wharf (Portuguese: Cais do Valongo) is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. (Wikipedia)

🏰 Castles and fortresses in Rio de Janeiro

Fort Copacabana
Fort Copacabana (Portuguese: Forte de Copacabana, IPA: [ˈfɔʁtʃi dʒi ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Fortaleza de São João
The Fortress of São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro), commonly known as the Fortress of São João or São João Fort, is a 16th-century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, erected by Estácio de Sá to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion. (Wikipedia)
Fort Coligny
Fort Coligny was a fortress founded by Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon in Guanabara Bay, Brazil in 1555, in what constituted the so-called France Antarctique historical episode. (Wikipedia)
Fortress of Santa Cruz
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is a fort located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. (Wikipedia)

👑 Palaces in Rio de Janeiro

Paço de São Cristóvão
Paço de São Cristóvão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasu d(ʒi) sɐ̃w kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w]; English: Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial Neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Gustavo Capanema Palace
The Gustavo Capanema Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Gustavo Capanema), also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Guanabara Palace
The Guanabara Palace (Portuguese: Palácio Guanabara, formerly known as Paço Isabel) is the official seat of the government of Rio de Janeiro state. (Wikipedia)
Catete Palace
The Catete Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Catete, IPA: [paˈlasju du kaˈtetʃi]) is an urban mansion in the Flamengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Laranjeiras Palace
The Laranjeiras Palace (Portuguese: Palácio das Laranjeiras; literally "Palace of the Orange Trees") is the official residence of the Governor of the State of the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Palace of Itamaraty
The Itamaraty Palace (Portuguese: Palácio do Itamaraty) is a 19th-century building of great historical and artistic value located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pedro Ernesto Palace
The Pedro Ernesto Palace is a historic building located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Palácio Episcopal (Rio de Janeiro)

⛪ Churches and places of worship in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião), better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro) or as the Cathedral of St. (Wikipedia)
Candelária Church
The Candelária Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Candelária, pronounced [iˈgɾeʒɐ ðɐ kɐ̃deˈlaɾjɐ]) is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel (full name in Portuguese: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo da antiga Sé, lit. (Wikipedia)
Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro
The Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Catedral Presbiteriana do Rio de Janeiro), shortly the Presbyterian Cathedral, is a historic Presbyterian congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil (PCB). (Wikipedia)
Mosteiro de São Bento
The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat (Portuguese: Abadia de Nossa Senhora do Monserrate), more commonly known as the Mosteiro de São Bento (Monastery of St. (Wikipedia)
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Niterói
The Metropolitan Cathedral of St. (Wikipedia)
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha
The Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Penha de França, popularly known as Igreja da Penha, is a traditional Catholic sanctuary located in the Penha neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Convent of Santo Antônio
Church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Church of Our Lady of Lapa dos Mercadores
Church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Church of Saint Lucy
Church in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Igreja de São Sebastião dos Capuchinhos
Church building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Convent of Mount Carmel
Monastery in Rio de Janeiro

🎭 Theatres in Rio de Janeiro

Teatro Municipal
The Theatro Municipal ("Municipal Theater") is an opera house in the Centro district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Teatro João Caetano
The João Caetano Theater (Portuguese: Teatro João Caetano) is located in Tiradentes Square, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)

🐠 Zoos and aquariums in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro) is a zoo located in the district of São Cristóvão, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
AquaRio
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Aquário Marinho do Rio de Janeiro), or AquaRio, is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the port zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

🏖️ Beaches in Rio de Janeiro

Praia Vermelha
Beach in Urca District, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Copacabana Beach
Copacabana ( KOH-pə-kə-BAN-ə, US also -⁠BAH-nə; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a Brazilian bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pontal
📍 30 km from Rio de Janeiro
Pontal is a small peninsula and beach area in the Recreio dos Bandeirantes (or simply Recreio) neighborhood, located in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was a temporary venue in the Barra Olympic venues cluster for the Athletics (race walk) and Cycling (time trial) competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Wikipedia)
Praia de Ipanema
Ipanema (Portuguese pronunciation: [ipaˈnẽmɐ]) is a neighbourhood located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador. (Wikipedia)
Botafogo Beach
Botafogo Cove, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Praia da Urca
Beach in Brazil
Abricó Beach
📍 35 km from Rio de Janeiro
Praia do Abricó is a nude beach located in Grumari, a sub district of Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, in the western part of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Praia da Joatinga
📍 14 km from Rio de Janeiro
Prainha
📍 34 km from Rio de Janeiro
Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

🌅 Viewpoints in Rio de Janeiro

Vista Chinesa
The Vista Chinesa (Chinese Belvedere) is one of the belvederes of Rio de Janeiro, at the topmost of one of the roads that connect the Jardim Botânico area to the Parque Nacional & Floresta da Tijuca, known as the Estrada da Vista Chinesa. (Wikipedia)

🌳 Parks and gardens in Rio de Janeiro

Tijuca National Park
The Tijuca National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Tijuca) is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico is located at the Jardim Botânico district in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Quinta da Boa Vista
The Quinta da Boa Vista (English: "Estate of the Good View") is a public park of great historical importance located in the São Cristóvão neighbourhood, in the North zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Flamengo Park
Flamengo Park, also known as Aterro do Flamengo, Eduardo Gomes Park, and Aterro do Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes, is the largest public park and recreation area within the city of Rio de Janeiro, in eastern Brazil, and the largest urban seaside park in the world. (Wikipedia)
Parque Lage
Parque Henrique Lage, known as Parque Lage, is a public park in the city of Rio de Janeiro, located in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood at the foot of the Corcovado, on top of which Christ the Redeemer is located. (Wikipedia)
Campo de Santana
The Campo de Santana is a park located in the Praça da República in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Passeio Público
The Passeio Público is a public park in the historic centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Jardim de Alá
Park in Rio de Janeiro city
Piscinão de Ramos
Piscinão de Ramos ("Ramos [Beach] Big Pool") is an artificial saltwater lagoon located in the Maré neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

⛲ Squares in Rio de Janeiro

Cinelândia District
Cinelândia is the popular name of a major public square in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Praça XV de Novembro
The Praça XV de Novembro, (English: 15 November Square) is a public square in the Centro section of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Largo do Boticário
The Largo do Boticário (Apothecary's Square) is a square in the Cosme Velho neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Praça Mauá
Praça Mauá (English: Mauá Square) is a square situated in the Centro neighborhood of the Zona Central of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Largo do Machado
Largo do Machado is a square located on the border of the Catete, Flamengo and Laranjeiras neighborhoods in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

🌉 Bridges, towers and architecture in Rio de Janeiro

Botafogo
Botafogo (local/standard Portuguese pronunciation: [bɔtaˈfoɡu] alternative Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [botɐˈfoɡu]) is a beachfront neighborhood (bairro) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Leblon
Leblon (Portuguese pronunciation: [leˈblõ]) is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
National Library of Brazil
The National Library of Brazil (Portuguese: Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, official name is Fundação Biblioteca Nacional) is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Laranjeiras
Laranjeiras (Portuguese pronunciation: [laɾɐ̃ˈʒejɾɐʃ], orange trees) is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Carioca Aqueduct
The Carioca Aqueduct (Portuguese: Aqueduto da Carioca), also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Jardim Botânico
Jardim Botânico (English: Botanical Garden) is an affluent residential neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located north of Ipanema and Leblon, just across Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and east of Gávea. (Wikipedia)
Casa da Moeda do Brasil
The Casa da Moeda do Brasil is the Brazilian mint, owned by the Brazilian government and administratively subordinated to the Ministry of Finances. (Wikipedia)
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading (Portuguese: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura) is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Copacabana Palace
The Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, is a historic luxury hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, facing Copacabana beach. (Wikipedia)
Escadaria Selarón
Escadaria Selarón, locally known as the 'Lapa Steps' (Escadaria da Lapa) for being situated at the "Lapa" neighborhood, is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biological sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; it is considered one of the world's main public health research institutions. (Wikipedia)
Tijuca Forest
The Tijuca National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Tijuca) is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Central do Brasil
Estação Central do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [istaˈsɐ̃w sẽˈtɾaw du bɾaˈziw]) is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Port of Rio de Janeiro
The Port of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Porto do Rio de Janeiro) is a seaport in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located in a cove on the west shore of Guanabara Bay. (Wikipedia)
Carioca River
The Carioca River (Portuguese: Rio Carioca) is a river in the state of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Catete
Catete is a neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Avenida Rio Branco
Rio Branco Avenue (Portuguese: Avenida Rio Branco), formerly Avenida Central, is a major road in downtown Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Cemitério de São João Batista
The Cemitério de São João Batista (lit. (Wikipedia)
Brazil National Observatory
The National Observatory (Portuguese: Observatório Nacional or ON) is an institution localized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Confeitaria Colombo
Confeitaria Colombo is a coffeehouse located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Hipódromo da Gávea
Hipódromo da Gávea, originally known as Hipódromo Brasileiro, is a horse racing course, located in the Gávea neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Colégio Pedro II
Colégio Pedro II (Pedro II School) is a federal public school located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Ponte do Saber
Ponte do Saber ("Bridge of Knowledge") is a cable-stayed bridge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Casa das Canoas
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law (Portuguese: Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)), also known as the National Faculty of Law (Portuguese: Faculdade Nacional de Direito), is a law school located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Edificio do Jornal A Noite
The Joseph Gire Building, better known as the A Noite Building or Edificio o Jornal A Noite, is an office building located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that served as the headquarters of the Rio-based newspaper A Noite. (Wikipedia)

🗿 Monuments and fountains in Rio de Janeiro

America Football Club
America Football Club, usually abbreviated to America-RJ or simply America, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the northern neighborhood of Tijuca. (Wikipedia)
Olaria Atlético Clube
Olaria Atlético Clube (Olaria Athletic Club in English), usually abbreviated to Olaria, is a Brazilian football club established in 1915, since expanded into other sports. (Wikipedia)
Urca
Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. (Wikipedia)
Ilha Fiscal
Ilha Fiscal, or Fiscal Island, is an island in Guanabara Bay, bordering the historic city center of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Monument to the dead of World War II
The Monument to the Dead of World War II (Portuguese: Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da Segunda Guerra Mundial), also the Monument to the Brazilian Soldiers of World War II, popularly known as Monumento aos Pracinhas commemorates Brazil's participation and losses in the Second World War (WWII). (Wikipedia)

📍 Other attractions in Rio de Janeiro

Santa Teresa Tram
The Santa Teresa Tram, or Tramway (Portuguese: Bonde de Santa Teresa, IPA: [bõˈdʒi dʒi ˈsɐ̃tɐ teˈɾezɐ]), is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)

🏔️ Nature around Rio de Janeiro

Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain (Portuguese: Pão de Açúcar, pronounced [ˈpɐ̃w d(ʒi) aˈsukaʁ]) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. (Wikipedia)
Corcovado
Corcovado (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [koʁkoˈvadu]; meaning "Hunchback") is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Portuguese: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas) is a lagoon in the district of Lagoa in the Zona Sul (South Zone) area of Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Villegagnon Island
Villegagnon Island (former Serigipe Island—original Portuguese: Ilha de Villegagnon—also known in English as: Villegaignon Island, Island of Villegagnon or Island of Villegaignon) is located near the mouth of the large Guanabara Bay, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Morro da Babilônia
The Morro da Babilônia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmoʁu dɐ babiˈlõniɐ], Babylon Hill) is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating Copacabana beach from Botafogo. (Wikipedia)
Morro Dois Irmãos
Mountain in Brazil
Ilha das Cobras
Ilha das Cobras (Portuguese for 'Isle of the Snakes') is an island located within Guanabara Bay in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pico da Tijuca
Pico da Tijuca is a mountain in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Pedra da Gávea
📍 12 km from Rio de Janeiro
Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Morro do Castelo
Mountain in Brazil (dissolved)
Ilha da Boa Viagem
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morro Cara de Cão
Mountain in Brazil
Pedra Bonita
Mountain in Brazil; GeoNames ID = 3469301
Ilha d'Água
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Morro de Santo Antônio
Mountain in Brazil
Morro do Borel
Mountain in Brazil
Paquetá Island
📍 20 km from Rio de Janeiro
Paquetá Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. (Wikipedia)
Ilhas Cagarras
📍 13 km from Rio de Janeiro
1 miles) off Ipanema, a major beach of the southern coast of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Reserva de Marapendi
📍 23 km from Rio de Janeiro
62 hectares, located in the Barra da Tijuca and Recreio neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, established for the preservation of native plants and animals such as the Paraná and jacarandas pines, restinga, mangroves and the Channel-billed toucan. (Wikipedia)
Pedra Branca State Park
📍 29 km from Rio de Janeiro
The Pedra Branca State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual da Pedra Branca) is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Wikipedia)
Lagoa de Jacarepaguá
📍 21 km from Rio de Janeiro
Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lagoa da Tijuca
📍 16 km from Rio de Janeiro
Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ilha de Brocoió
📍 19 km from Rio de Janeiro
Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes
📍 29 km from Rio de Janeiro
Bosque da Barra
📍 19 km from Rio de Janeiro
Park in Brazil

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Christ the Redeemer — Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Botafogo F.R. — Photo: Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB), Public domain
Copacabana — Photo: Gustavo Facci from Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sugarloaf Mountain — Photo: Ccarelo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ipanema District — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Corcovado — Photo: Usrotors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Rio–Niterói Bridge — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Botafogo — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tijuca National Park — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Leblon — Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Valongo Wharf — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Library of Brazil — Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral — Photo: Haakon S. Krohn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas — Photo: renatadihl, CC BY 2.0
America Football Club — Photo: Junius, Public domain
Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí — Photo: Ben Tavener from Curitiba, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
Fort Copacabana — Photo: Gabriel Heusi/Brasil2016.gov.br, CC BY 3.0 br
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Phx de assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 2.5
Olaria Atlético Clube — Photo: Vianna Rafael, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden — Photo: tsc_traveler [2], CC BY 2.0
Candelária Church — Photo: Rubens Trindade, CC BY-SA 4.0
Laranjeiras — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes — Photo: Dornicke, CC BY-SA 4.0
Teatro Municipal — Photo: Elvis Boaventura, CC BY 3.0
National Historical Museum — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain
Carioca Aqueduct — Photo: Marco Roberto Petri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Urca — Photo: Arthur Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jardim Botânico — Photo: feliven, CC BY 2.0
Villegagnon Island — Photo: Brazillian Navy, Attribution
Casa da Moeda do Brasil — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Imagens AMB, Public domain
Quinta da Boa Vista — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Museum of Tomorrow — Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading — Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0
Flamengo Park — Photo: Nacarati, CC BY-SA 3.0
Copacabana Palace — Photo: Joalpe, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paço de São Cristóvão — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Paço Imperial — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Escadaria Selarón — Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation — Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gustavo Capanema Palace — Photo: Imagens AMB, Public domain
Morro da Babilônia — Photo: Jorge Láscar from Australia, CC BY 2.0
Ilha Fiscal — Photo: Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Central do Brasil — Photo: Estela Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Port of Rio de Janeiro — Photo: Jorge Andrade from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
Santa Teresa Tram — Photo: Andre Oliveira, CC BY 2.0
Carioca River — Photo: Daniel Fucs from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Parque Lage — Photo: Aquino Hilton, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cinelândia District — Photo: jconde [2], CC BY 2.0
Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute — Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0
Catete — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Guanabara Palace — Photo: Rzpguimaraes, CC BY-SA 3.0
Catete Palace — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tiradentes Palace — Photo: Nikolof, CC BY-SA 4.0
Morro Dois Irmãos — Photo: Mcalvet, CC BY-SA 3.0
Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carmen Miranda Museum — Photo: Rn.brito, CC BY-SA 4.0
Avenida Rio Branco — Photo: Eduardo P, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cemitério de São João Batista — Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ilha das Cobras — Photo: Helder da Rocha from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Monument to the dead of World War II — Photo: fernando_dallacqua [2], CC BY 2.0
Mosteiro de São Bento — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Praça XV de Novembro — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Campo de Santana — Photo: Martins, Tito, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brazil National Observatory — Photo: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Praia Vermelha — Photo: Arthur Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0
Fortaleza de São João — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Fort Coligny — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Confeitaria Colombo — Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0
Pico da Tijuca — Photo: paulsmithrj, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museu Nacional dos Povos Indígenas — Photo: Paulo Múmia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Earth Sciences Museum — Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC0
Laranjeiras Palace — Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pedra da Gávea — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Parigot assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
Morro do Castelo — Photo: Núcleo de digitalização / IMS, Public domain
Hipódromo da Gávea — Photo: Author and original uploader was Marceloquaglioz at pt.wikipedia, Public domain
Civil Police Museum — Photo: Fatima Rodrigues, CC BY-SA 3.0
Colégio Pedro II — Photo: Cyro A. Silva from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY 2.0
Riachuelo — Photo: Brazillian Navy, Attribution
Palace of Itamaraty — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Ponte do Saber — Photo: Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro / Divulgação, CC BY 2.0 br
Museu Antônio Parreiras — Photo: Unknown author Unknown author photographer, Public domain
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Niterói — Photo: Mircezar, CC BY-SA 3.0
Teatro João Caetano — Photo: Gaban, Public domain
Casa das Canoas — Photo: lalala_, CC BY 2.0
Passeio Público — Photo: Rodrigojordy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Vista Chinesa — Photo: MTur Destinos, Public domain
Fortress of Santa Cruz — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ilha da Boa Viagem — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jardim de Alá — Photo: Caio86, CC BY-SA 3.0
Largo do Boticário — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Morro Cara de Cão — Photo: Sérgio Valle Duarte .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid v…, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pedro Ernesto Palace — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pontal — Photo: RodrigoTavares, Public domain
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Faculty of Law — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Edificio do Jornal A Noite — Photo: Fulviusbsas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Praia de Ipanema — Photo: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Botafogo Beach — Photo: Daniel Torres Bonatto from Porto Alegre, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
Praça Mauá — Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0
Convent of Santo Antônio — Photo: kcjc009 [2] , modified by Fulviusbsas, CC BY 2.0
Pedra Bonita — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Church of Our Lady of Lapa dos Mercadores — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Church of Saint Lucy — Photo: Daniel Kuster, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ilha d'Água — Photo: Diego Baravelli, CC BY-SA 4.0
Igreja de São Sebastião dos Capuchinhos — Photo: Junius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Largo do Machado — Photo: Elvis Boaventura, CC BY 3.0
Morro de Santo Antônio — Photo: galio, CC BY-SA 2.0
Rio Art Museum — Photo: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0
Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente — Photo: Renata Linhares de Araújo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Morro do Borel — Photo: Daniel Nonato, CC BY-SA 3.0
AquaRio — Photo: Edvaldo Reis e Hudson Pontes, CC BY 3.0
Convent of Mount Carmel — Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
Eva Klabin House Museum — Photo: AkaLauraLopes, CC BY-SA 4.0
Instituto Moreira Salles — Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palácio Episcopal (Rio de Janeiro) — Photo: Alexandrecataldo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Piscinão de Ramos — Photo: Sebástian Freire, CC BY-SA 2.0
Praia da Urca — Photo: Sergio Ricardo Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paquetá Island — Photo: Marcelocandidoli , eu próprio, Public domain
Ilhas Cagarras — Photo: User Qaramazov on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Abricó Beach — Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Reserva de Marapendi — Photo: Ana Carolina do Nascimento Guimarães, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pedra Branca State Park — Photo: Tania Rego/Agência Brasil, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lagoa de Jacarepaguá — Photo: giggel, CC BY 3.0
Lagoa da Tijuca — Photo: Juh oliveira87, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ilha de Brocoió — Photo: Unknown Unknown, Public domain
Parque Natural Municipal Chico Mendes — Photo: Mcalvet, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bosque da Barra — Photo: TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0
Praia da Joatinga — Photo: VinnyWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Prainha — Photo: Freundzehn, Public domain

Must-see in Rio de Janeiro

Christ the Redeemer

Botafogo F.R.

Copacabana

Ipanema District

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Rio–Niterói Bridge

🏛️ Museums in Rio de Janeiro

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes

National Historical Museum

Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro

Museum of Tomorrow

Paço Imperial

Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute

Tiradentes Palace

Carmen Miranda Museum

Museu Nacional dos Povos Indígenas

Earth Sciences Museum

Civil Police Museum

Riachuelo

Museu Antônio Parreiras

Rio Art Museum

Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente

Eva Klabin House Museum

Instituto Moreira Salles

🏺 Archaeological sites in Rio de Janeiro

Valongo Wharf

🏰 Castles and fortresses in Rio de Janeiro

Fort Copacabana

Fortaleza de São João

Fort Coligny

Fortress of Santa Cruz

👑 Palaces in Rio de Janeiro

Paço de São Cristóvão

Gustavo Capanema Palace

Guanabara Palace

Catete Palace

Laranjeiras Palace

Palace of Itamaraty

Pedro Ernesto Palace

Palácio Episcopal (Rio de Janeiro)

⛪ Churches and places of worship in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

Candelária Church

Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro

Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro

Mosteiro de São Bento

Metropolitan Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Niterói

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Penha

Convent of Santo Antônio

Church of Our Lady of Lapa dos Mercadores

Church of Saint Lucy

Igreja de São Sebastião dos Capuchinhos

Convent of Mount Carmel

🎭 Theatres in Rio de Janeiro

Teatro Municipal

Teatro João Caetano

🐠 Zoos and aquariums in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden

AquaRio

🏖️ Beaches in Rio de Janeiro

Praia Vermelha

Copacabana Beach

Pontal

Praia de Ipanema

Botafogo Beach

Praia da Urca

Abricó Beach

Praia da Joatinga

Prainha

🌅 Viewpoints in Rio de Janeiro

Vista Chinesa

🌳 Parks and gardens in Rio de Janeiro

Tijuca National Park

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

Quinta da Boa Vista

Flamengo Park

Parque Lage

Campo de Santana