RioGuideNow Local Tips For Rio de Janeiro

Prima bruschettaria has been a giant success ever since it opened its doors back in 2010.  Bruchetta comes from the Italian word Bruscato which literally means toast, bruschettaria… toastaria, Italian style. The classic bruschettaria is said to come from central Italy, where in its most traditional form was served simple with roasted garlic, diced tomatoes, [...]

Rio de Janeiro was not settled just for its natural beauty, back in those days, a protective and sheltered port went a lot further in decision of settlement than did white sand beaches.  Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay was the major attraction, so big that many believe Rio de Janeiro (River of January) was given [...]

As we have seen before on RioGuideNow, Rio is filled with fresh juice and sandwich shops. Although many are special for their own reasons, Juice Co stands out from the rest in that they have transformed the juice shop into a classy restaurant. With an amazing location just a block from the beach in Leblon, [...]

Casa Rosa (the Pink House) has been a establishment of entertainment for over a hundred years.  Located in the neighborhood of Laranjaras, this large colonial home was first built in the early 1900’s where it served as a high-end brothel of sorts.  Casa Rosa went on in this fashion albeit with ups and downs until [...]

Stalos Café & Bar in Copacabana brings style, speed, service, good times and good food all under one roof.  Stalos is one out of a handful of Rio juice shops that is taking it to the next level with slick renovations, dim lights and a wide selection of tropical alcoholic beverages.  During the day Stalos [...]

Located on the Copacabana side of the rocky peninsula that makes up Arpoador point and looking back upon the marvelous curvy bay that is Copacabana and Leme stand Copacabana Fort.  Much like Forte Leme, the fort is now open to the public and has a museum, the difference being its much easier to access (no [...]

Dois Irmaos (two brothers) peaks, are two of the most iconic peaks in the world famous Rio de Janeiro sky-line.  Most visitors to Rio notice them, appreciate them, but rarely take the time to find the slightly hidden path that take you up about 500m in altitude to beautiful park filled with amazing lookouts over [...]

The following are a collection of photos taken from all different neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.  Included in the collection are Leblon beach, Urca, Botafogo, Arpoador, Lagoa and Morro do Providencia.