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I Believe Rio Is the Funnest City in the World Intro | Relax | Sports | Cultural | Rainy | Events | Night | Gay | Restaurants | Street Food | Brazil | After I BELIEVE RIO IS THE FUNNEST CITY IN THE WORLD. Ten years ago I put together a guide for my foreign friends from Chicago and Vienna to read before arriving in Rio, so they could have the best possible time, in case I were out travelling. They loved it, so I published it. I have been updating and improving it ever since. I hope this demo version helps convey all the thought and care that went into letting you know where and when to be at every moment of your trip. If you like this demo, get the full version, it will be the best investment of your trip to Rio. Sincerely, Cristiano Nogueira, author [email protected] Rio For Partiers Rio For Partiers Intro | Relax | Sports | Cultural | Rainy | Events | Night | Gay | Restaurants | Street Food | Brazil | After CONTENTS Intro Day Tours Cultural —69 Music —94 Food —139 Around Brazil Brazil’s Talent —6 Downtown —70 Samba —96 Churrascarias —140 10 Rio Commandments —10 —37 Tour of a Favela —72 Pagode —96 Origins ofFeijoada —141 —179 Ipanema —38 Salvador —180 Where to Stay —11 Big Dude Tour —73 Chorinho —97 Popular Lunch Dishes —142 Pão de Açúcar —40 Pantanal —182 Lodging Options —12 Santa Teresa Tour —74 Brazilian Funk —97 Lunch Suggestions —143 Joatinga & Barra —42 Bonito —184 Stuff Near Ipanema —13 Silly Pastimes —75 Brazilian Pop (MPB) —98 Great Restaurants —143 Copacabana —43 Natal —186 Stuff Near Copa South —14 Giving Back —76 Bossa Nova —98 Soccer Game —44 Amazon —188 Stuff Near Copa North —15 Rock —99 Christ & Santa Teresa —46 Foz do Iguassu —190 What to bring —16 Forró —99 Stuff to Try Lagoa & Botanical Gardens Rio Stats and Keys —18 Rainy Days —79 —48 Rio when it’s Raining —80 —155 Brazilian Pride —20 Street Foods —156 After visiting Helicopter Tour of Rio —51 Cooking Lessons —81 Events —100 General Tips —22 Bar foods —158 “Do-It-All” 1 Day Tour —52 Street-Food Tour —82 Carnival —105 Emergencies —24 Desserts —159 Rio —192 Off-Zona Sul —54 Photo hunting —83 New Year’s Eve —107 Cook moqueca —193 Travel Health Tips —25 Stuff you never ate —161 Ipanema Pub Crawl —84 Brazilian Sayings —194 Safety tips —26 Drinks —162 Copacabana Pub Crawl —87 Brazilian Ideas —195 Things You’ll Need —28 Adventure Nightlife —109 Fruits and Juices —164 Business in Brazil —196 Water safety tips —31 Occasional Parties —128 Sports —59 Moving to Brazil —197 What to do at the Beach —31 Gift Ideas —89 After hours —130 Hang Gliding —60 Your Carioca I.Q. —198 Fashion Crimes in Rio —32 Brazilian Fashion —90 Around Rio Scuba —61 Pay Less Than Locals —200 Getting Around —33 Surfing —62 Brazilian Art & Design —92 Gay Rio —132 —166 What’s the deal with? —34 Pampering Options —93 Ilha Grande Rock —63 GAY NIGHT —134 Off-Road Biking —64 Búzios —168 Kayaking —65 Ilha Grande —170 Tijuca Peaks —66 ANGRA —171 KiteSurf —67 Petrópolis & Itaipava —172 Paraty —174 Honeymoon Ideas —176 Rio For Partiers Rio For Partiers Intro | Relax | Sports | Cultural | Rainy | Events | Night | Gay | Restaurants | Street Food | Brazil | After io is split into 4 zones: the INT´L AIRPORT RSouth Zone, the North Zone, the West Zone and the Downtown area (Centro). As far as general CITY OF RIO AT A GLANCE tourism is concerned, the only zone BUS STATION of interest is the South and the Downtown area. Downtown MARACANA REGIONAL AIRPORT rom a tourist’s point of view, Fthe Downtown area is a zone North Zone of interest due to its historic and LAPA cultural buildings (museums, he North Zone is mostly GLORIA Tpoor neighborhoods, with churches, colonial architecture very little appeal for tourists. TIJUCA etc.) Although very active during the day, the downtown With the exception of the SANTA TERESA Tijuca Forest, Maracana and area (with the exception of Lapa the Salgueiro samba school FLAMENGO and a few happy hours), is shady rehearsals, no other visits are at night. necessary. West Zone he West Zone includes BOTAFOGO SUGAR LOAF AND Teverything after Barra da Tijuca (commonly referred to as URCA Barra). Barra is a new middle- CORCOVADO upper class neighborhood HUMAITA with tons of shopping areas (CHRIST STATUE) and nightlife. It is, however, mostly modelled on the average American suburb, with large South Zone avenues, strip malls and ample LEME he South Zone is the richer parking. Unless you have never Tand prettier part of the seen an American suburb in your city, with dozens of hills and life, we recommend limiting GAVEA mountains, the lagoon (Lagoa) your visits here to Pepe Beach, LAGOA COPACABANA and marvelous beaches. It is Nuth dance club, Joatinga beach also safer than other areas, but and Barra Shopping mall. care must be taken in the slums covering its hills. It is in the south zone where most of your day tours and nightlife will take LEBLON IPANEMA place, so this is the area where we most recommend staying. ÃO ONRADO BARRA S C Map not drawn to proportion Rio For Partiers Rio For Partiers Intro | Relax | Sports | Cultural | Rainy | Events | Night | Gay | Restaurants | Street Food | Brazil | After 10 Rio Commandments Stuff Near Ipanema The commercial zone is along Visconde de Piraja Street. The “young” beach spot is within a block’s radius of the #9 lifeguard station (Posto 9). Ipanema is 1 DO STAY IN ZONA SUL note thinking that the beer guy, good reason, don’t try to drive extremely safe, day and night. bus or taxi will have change. around. One wrong turn and Trust us on this: most of your Whenever at a restaurant, shop you can end up in the slums, day and nightlife will revolve or bar, pay with the R$50. Five being fined by the cops, or stuck around the neighborhood of R$10 bills can be worth more in rush hour traffic. Even if it Ipanema. Try to stay as close to than one R$50. seems more economical, stick KET it as possible. to taxis. R MA R 5 DON’T TRY TO DO SUPE ON T WALK AROUND 2 D ’ 8 DON’T TRY THE PEPPERS CULTURAL STUFF IN BArrA WITH JEWELRY I beg you! Your stomach is R Even though Barra is a nice Ladies and Gentlemen! This BA not used to the chemistry in neighborhood it is, in summary, TNESS O I is not your turf, so no matter Brazilian peppers. Even if I F a taste of American life. We SNACK C PAT I how much clout you have at you can handle them, your / CE do, however, recommend Pepe I PUBL home, it is not worth shit here. intestines are bound to react in JU beach and Nuth dance club. Necklaces, rings, expensive an explosive way for days after, watches, bracelets etc. are not ruining your trip. to be worn except when you are 6 DON’T STAY FAR AWAY ENTAL off to a swanky event or club. R AGENCY BECAUSE IT IS CHEAPER VOID THE HILLS 9 A . KE Otherwise, keep it down low. I B AVEL Okay, you have a Brazilian R Most of Rio’s slums are on the T connection you met back home hills, so with the exception of 3 DON’T ARGUE WITH or on the Internet. He is the one Santa Teresa, Cosme Velho and NE R COPS who begged you to come, and Joatinga, hillsides should be I you did. After arriving, you avoided for your own safety. MACH CENTE The cops here are instructed realize he lives in bumble fuck. to take action, as opposed to Only go on trails with a tour CASH TNESS What to do? Stay at his place I discussing who is right. It guide (see page 74). F and please him rather than enjoy doesn’t actually matter who the practicality of staying in is right, who stole what from 10 DON’T ASSUME THE Ipanema, as this guide suggests? SHOP whom, or if you didn’t know she R Or should you tell him that you WEATHER WILL STAY NICE GEA was under 18. If they want to want to explore Rio by yourself HANGOUT arrest you for anything, let them, The weather in Rio, as in most GAY during the day (while he works BEACH then call your consulate. If they tropical cities, can change or goes to school) and that you want to fine you for something drastically within an hour. If it’s two can hook up at night? Go you did, usually for a driving sunny, don’t waste your time E for the second option. You will R offense, (a good reason not doing indoor tours like museums STO waste time and moolah on cabs UG to drive), then it is up to your or shopping. R HANGOUT D traveling to and from his place. slickness to implore them not to give you a ticket. 7 DON’T TRY TO DRIVE BEACH Don’t rent a car and try to figure out Brazilian road signs. Ok, 4 GET CHANGE FOR A 50 ENCY believe this: not even Cariocas . 3 CAFE . 276 . 177 IR J RR P The surest way to end up in hell IR (people from Rio) know how to IR . CU EXCHANGE P NET P . R SC is to walk around with a R$50 I SC SC get around this maze-like city. I I V NTE V I So unless you’ve got a very V Rio For Partiers Rio For Partiers Intro | Relax | Sports | Cultural | Rainy | Events | Night | Gay | Restaurants | Street Food | Brazil | After WHAT TO BRING SUMMER CLOTHES with the world by using the chips in R$50 or R$100.
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