Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exploring Rio de Janeiro City
Rio de Janeiro covers a vast area of
473 sq miles (1,225 sq km) and is home
to 6 million people, making it Brazil's
second largest and second most
populous city. It has two main zones -
Zona Norte (North Zone), encompassing
miles of poor housing, known as
favelas
;
and Zona Sul (South Zone), with plush
neighborhoods and famous beaches such as
Ipanema and Copacabana. Centro is Rio's
main business district, and has a concentration
of historic buildings, museums, and churches.
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Estácio
Maracanã
São Cristóvão
MARACANÃ
SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Historic Buildings, Streets,
Neighborhoods & Townships
Barra pp86-7
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Confeitaria Colombo
5
Docks & Avenida
Rio Branco
3
Morro do Corcovado & Cristo
Redentor pp82-3
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Lapa
8
Niterói
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Palácio Itamaraty
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Praça XV & Centro pp70-71
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Quinta da Boa Vista
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Sambódromo & Cidade
do Samba
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Theatro Municipal &
Cinelândia
6
Museu Nacional de
Belas Artes
9
Museu da República
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Museu do Rio
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Museu Villa-Lobos
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National Parks
Parque Nacional da Tijuca
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Football Clubs & Stadiums
Jóquei Clube Brasileiro
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Estádio do Maracanã
j
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Areas of Natural Beauty
Sugar Loaf Mountain pp76-7
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SEE ALSO
• Street Finder
pp96-101
• Where to Stay
pp366-9
• Where to Eat
pp394-6
Churches & Monasteries
Catedral Metropolitana
7
Igreja de São Francisco
da Penitência
4
Igreja Nossa Senhora da Glória
do Outeiro
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Mosteiro de São Bento
2
CORCOVADO
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Parks & Gardens
Jardim Botânico
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Street-by-Street area:
see pp70-71
International airport
Ilha
Piraqué
Beaches & Lagoons
Baía de Guanabara
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Copacabana p78
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Ipanema p79
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Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
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Leblon p79
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Lagoa
Rodrigo
de Freitas
Domestic airport
Train station
Ferry service
Metro station
Post office
Ilha dos
Caiçaras
LEBLON
Museums
Museu Carmen Miranda
r
Museu Casa de
Rui Barbosa
g
Museu de Arte Moderna
q
Museu Histórico Nacional
0
Museu do Índio
d
Tourist information
Highway
Main road
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MO
Other road
Praia do
Leblon
Praia de
Ipanema
Railroad
Atlantic Ocean
