Rio de Janeiro Things to Do Tips by RafaelTheSecond

Until today this mountain is a reference for anyone who gets in Rio from the Ocean, it shows you the entrance of the famous Guanabara Bay. Its image demends respect and tells you everything that is waiting for you in Rio.

That is really one of the best places where you can understand the whole city!

You pay 30 reais for the ticket (attention, it is only a friendly information!!!!), which is less than 10 dollars, and you can have the best views of the city!

And in the picture you can see the Cable car which we amazingly call BONDINHO.

April 29th, 2005

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Address: PRAIA VERMELHA - URCA
Directions: Coming from Copacabana, cross the Tunel do Pasmado and head your way to Urca, it is just in the end of a main avenue called Pasteur!

It is one of the most imprresive fortress in the city of Rio de Janeiro, forte São Joao has an island called Morro Cara de Cão that you can clearly see in the picture!

Well, this is exactly the place where the city began, a little settlement in the 15 hundreds that the indians called CARIOCA.

Cari means WHITE MAN and Oca means HOUSE...so the name given for citizens from Rio really means HOUSE OF WHITE MAN!

In that time that place was safe to avoid the indians which were not very friendly in that time and some of them had the bad habits to have WHITE MEN as a meal :)))))

Only in 1564 they built the fort. The portuguese were and still are, great architects!;)

April 29th, 2005

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Address: FORTE SAO JOÃO - URCA
Directions: Same way to the Sugar Loaf, but you have to reach the bay Coast line in Avenida Portugal, and than Mal Canutaria, in the end of this street you will find the way to the Fortress, you will have to pay a small fee, less than one dollar.

Of course it is not a perfect day to see so many beauties...but if you think well, even in a cloudy day you can see many things, the sea get really interesting colors, and the combintation of the sky and the see you can notice vivid colors in the islands like that one in half wayfrom the Ocean to the Bay!

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Address: PRAIA VERMELHA - URCA
Directions: Coming from Copacabana, cross the Tunel do Pasmado, keep your right and turn to Avenida Pasteur, the end of this avenue is the Cable Station and have fun!

It is one of our most important natural resources in the country, but you know it is being destroyed by men's stupidness, thanks God the few parts we have are highly protected and in Rio it could not be different, it offers us fresh air, adventures and many good things that the Nature provides!

The Mata Atlântica covers almost all over the brazilian coast and in the State of Rio, it is specially beautiful and you can find it also in the Sugar Loaf, and sometimes the monkeys come to welcome you!;)

In the picture you can also see the mountains of Niteroi!

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Address: PRAIA VERMELHA - URCA
Directions: Coming from Copacabana, cross the Tunel do Pasmado and head your way to Urca, it is just in the end of a main avenue called Pasteur!

If you go to the Sugar Loaf for sure you will never know that there is a way to explore its forest very close, and Pista Claudio Coutinho is one of its option!;)

All Carioca people love that place for walking and jogging!

April 29th, 2005

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Address: PRAIA VERMELHA
Directions: Praia Vermelha is located in the neighborhood of Urca

Everyone in this world has a glamour on Rio de Janeiro, and one of my functions as a Rio's citizen is making people happy in my land!

And for sure my friends just like elton from New York could see the best of Rio on the top of Christ Statue, which open arms are there to hug you!

May 1st, 2005

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Address: TIJUCA NATIONAL PARK
Directions: Paineiras road by Car and Cosme Velho by train!

ROMENIA is one of my newest friends and she is an spectacular person and we went together to the dona Marta Hill where you can have the ebst view of Rio!

We are honored to show our country to our foreign friends!

April 27th, 2005

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Address: DONA MARTA HILL
Directions: The best access is Paineiras Road in Cosme Velho

If you want to find the best view of Corcovado Mountain where the Christ are, go to the Hill Dona Marta, I took my friend Radek there, and he was more than grateful, by the way he is the one of my top picture in my Rio's Page!

April 27th, 2005

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Address: MORRO DE DONA MARTA
Directions: The best access is the Paineiras Road from Santa Tereza or Cosme Velho.

Some says it is the highiest pic of Rio, some others say it is the second...Well I just climbed a big roof of Rio and I was shocked to see so many beauty and how big Rio de Janeiro is, the paths are really tough but when you reach the top you realize that all sacrifice to be there is absolutely worth!

Reaching high peaks are like reaching the peaks of my life, I am not afraid to start at all!

February 27th, 2005

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Address: PARQUE NACIONAL DA TIJUCA
Directions: If you get to the Park from Alto da Boa Vista you will reach this side of the hill where the paths start!

A tropical place has always green mountains and Rio is blessed by incredible hills. Some of them are easy to climb, but it demands you lots of effort, but when you reach the top you can take fantastic pictures!

Pico do Papagaio - February 27th, 2005

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Address: PARQUE NACIONAL DA TIJUCA
Directions: You can get there taking the Alto da Boa Vista entrance!