Plan a trip to Rio de Janeiro

Places to see in and around Rio de Janeiro

12 of the 27 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

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  ParatyUNESCO

  Town · Rio de Janeiro

  Paraty is a Brazilian municipality on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is 258 kilometres from the state capital, the city of Rio de Janeiro. Alongside the Atlantic Ocean, the municipal area has an average altitude of just five metres above sea level.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lampiao3 (Public domain). Map

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  Ilha GrandeUNESCO

  Island · Rio de Janeiro

  Ilha Grande, or "big island", is a 193 km2 (75 sq mi) forested island located around 12 km off the Atlantic coast of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and about 243 km from São Paulo. The highest point on Ilha Grande is the 1,031 m (3,383 ft) tall Pico da Pedra D'Água.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Claus Bunks aka Afrobrasil on flickr (Public domain). Map

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  Valongo WharfUNESCO

  Cais do Valongo

  Ruins · Rio de Janeiro

  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.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Tijuca ForestUNESCO

  Floresta da Tijuca

  Park & nature · Rio de Janeiro

  The Tijuca National Park is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Serra da Bocaina National ParkUNESCO

  Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina

  Park & nature · Rio de Janeiro

  Serra da Bocaina National Park is a national park of Brazil. It straddles the border of the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. Roughly 60% of its territory sits within the state of Rio de Janeiro, while the remaining 40% lies within São Paulo.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Claus Bunks aka Afrobrasil on flickr (Public domain). Map

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  Sítio Roberto Burle MarxUNESCO

  Garden · Rio de Janeiro

  Roberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world-famous. He is credited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil. He was known as a modern nature artist and a public urban space designer.

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  Rio de Janeiro

  City · Rio de Janeiro

  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 number of international tourists.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Christ the Redeemer

  Cristo Redentor

  Memorial · Rio de Janeiro

  Christ the Redeemer 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.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Arne Müseler (CC BY-SA 3.0 de). Map

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  Copacabana

  Neighborhood · Rio de Janeiro

  Copacabana is a Brazilian bairro (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 mile) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Gustavo Facci from Argentina (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

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  Sugarloaf Mountain

  Pão de Açúcar

  Mountain · Rio de Janeiro

  Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m (1,299 ft) above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined sugarloaf.

  Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ccarelo (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

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  Corcovado

  Mountain · Rio de Janeiro

  Corcovado is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a 710-metre (2,330-foot) granite peak located in the Tijuca Forest, a national park.

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  National Museum of Brazil

  Museu Nacional

  Museum · Rio de Janeiro

  The National Museum of Brazil is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where it is installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão, which is inside the Quinta da Boa Vista.

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