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Selarón Staircase (Escadaria Selarón)
Selarón Staircase (Escadaria Selarón) Decorated with over 2,000 brightly colored tiles in the colors of the Brazilian flag, the Selarón Staircase (Escadaria Selarón) is one of Rio’s most vibrant and striking landmarks, marking the boundary between the Lapa and Santa Teresa neighbourhoods. The brai
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Museu Afro-Brasileiro
Museu Afro-Brasileiro The Museo Afro-Brasileiro is one of the few museums of its type in Brazil exclusively dedicated to African cultural heritage and its influence on contemporary Brazilian culture. The museum’s collection of African artifacts ranges from maps (depicting the original slave trade
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Marapendi Natural Park
Marapendi Natural Park Nature-lovers will find an incredible escape amid the nearly 250 hectares of land that make up Marapendi Natural Park. This vast landscape of mangroves and sandbanks is home to some of the nation’s rarest species, including the Liolaemus lizard, caimans, a variety of butterf
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Itaparica Island
Itaparica Island This tropical island, which once played host to the Sul America Tennis Open, is home to some 40 kilometers of white sandy beaches, thick green forests and stunning ocean views. Travelers used to the typical Caribbean beach scene will find that the island of Itaparica offers a more
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Cacimbinhas Beach
Cacimbinhas Beach Of Brazil’s many beaches, Cacimbinhas (Praia da Cacimbinhas) is known both for being a quieter beach — accessed only by walking down a long staircase — and for its wind sports. It’s a popular place for both kitesurfing and paragliding. The beach is framed by tal
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Cachoeira Toboga
Cachoeira Toboga This incredible waterfall in the heart of the rainforest is just 30 minutes outside Paraty. Its one-of-a-kind natural waterslide sends travelers shooting down slippery rocks into a warm water pool. Expert guides can help visitors navigate the best (and safest) rocky crags, but it
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Sao Conrado Beach
Sao Conrado Beach Whether you’re here for the surf, the golden sands, or to soar in the skies above, visiting Sao Conrado Beach is a highlight of Rio de Janeiro. Here in this affluent, oceanfront neighborhood that’s sometimes called Praia Pepino, visitors will find an eclectic combo of surfers, pa
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Pipa Beach
Pipa Beach Considered to be one of Brazils ten most beautiful beaches, Pipa Beach (Praia da Pipa) is in fact not one beach, but four beaches, that between them stretch for over 10km (6.2mi). Backed by coconut palm plantations, sand dunes, cliffs and Atlantic forest, the beaches are spectacular, wh
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Pedra da Gavea
Pedra da Gavea When Portuguese sailors entered Guanabara Bay in January 1502, they spotted Pedra da Gavea and thought its shape resembled a topsail of a ship, giving the now famous mountain its name. The granite peak rises 2,769 feet (844 meters) above sea level and plummets almost directly down t
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Pedra Bonita
Pedra Bonita Many of the colorful hang gliders soaring over the city of Rio de Janeiro launch from the top of Pedra Bonita, a granite peak located within Tijuca National Park. From an elevation of 2,283 feet (696 meters), the views are stellar even for visitors who choose to forgo the hang gliding
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Ruins Park
Ruins Park Don’t let the name fool you—Ruins Park, or Parque das Ruinas in Portuguese—isn’t just some abandoned relic of a bygone era. Well, the venue had been the mansion of a well-known Rio socialite, Laurinda Santos Lobo, whose early 20th-century balls were legendary. After her death in 1946, t
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Chacara do Ceu Museum
Chacara do Ceu Museum Situated in a sleek, chic modernist house in Santa Teresa, Rio’s bohemian quarter, the Chacara do Ceu Museum houses part of the vast art collection of the late Brazilian industrialist and aesthete, Raymundo Ottoni de Castro Maya. Over the course of his 74-year lifespan, Castr
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Trindade Beach
Trindade Beach Like the shores of Sono, Trindade Beach requires travelers take a bit of a hike before basking in the rays of South American sun. But visitors to this quiet haven 30 kilometers south of Paraty say the distinctly island vibe, reggae sounds, fresh fish and strong cocktails make this b
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Sono Beach
Sono Beach Sono Beach, nestled on the Atlantic Ocean just south of Paraty, is not your typical coastal destination. Visitors to the somewhat secluded shores of this remote beach need to be up for more than just lazily lounging on sun-kissed sand while sipping frosty tropical drinks. That’s because
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Maracajau Reef (Parrachos de Maracajau)
Maracajau Reef (Parrachos de Maracajau) If the string of shallow coral reefs that grace Natal’s gorgeous, sandy coastline could be called a necklace, then Maracajaú Reef is its biggest, most beautiful jewel. Known as Parrachos de Maracajaú, (coral reef of Maracajau) this complex reef formation ful
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Jericoacoara
Jericoacoara Jericoacoara is beauty at its most unadulterated. Known to locals as Jeri, this undeveloped, pristine coastal wilderness in the northern state of Ceará is home to Brazil’s most beautiful beaches. It takes some effort to reach Jericoacoara – the only way into the area itself is via 4x4
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Ilha Comprida
Ilha Comprida The best thing about this “long island” on Brazil’s east coast is that it’s home to the second largest beach in Paraty. A trip to Ilha Comprida guarantees not only plenty of sun and sand, but also a taste of local life, too. Ilha Comprida has a community calendar filled with events,
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Copacabana Beach (Praia de Copacabana)
Copacabana Beach (Praia de Copacabana) Copocabana Beach, or Praia de Copacabana, is the Rio de Janeiro of the tourist brochures and deservedly so. It’s a breath-taking 2.5mi (4.5 km) stretch of bright sand that’s filled with people luxuriating in the sun and soaking up the atmosphere. As night des
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Morro de Sao Paulo
Morro de Sao Paulo Bahia not relaxed enough for you? Then try Morro de Sao Paulo, the ultimate island getaway.The complete opposite to its big city namesake Sao Paulo, Morro (as its better known to the locals) is only accessible by plane or boat. And once youre there, theres no transport (unless y
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Ipanema Beach (Praia de Ipanema)
Ipanema Beach (Praia de Ipanema) Charming and chic, Ipanema Beach (Praia de Ipanema) is the richer and ritzier sister of the also infamous Copacabana beach. Ipanema backs onto a fancy neighbourhood and there are plenty of high-end hotels. The stunning beach gets divided up depending on the interes
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