Google Street View in Rio de Janeiro ( Nice Place Tips)

Since last week Rio de Janeiro is available on Google Street View, now it is easier to plan your trip to Rio... check out some nice spots before you come here.

A few tips:


Ipanema Beach (Classic, but from a different place)
http://goo.gl/maps/Q9pE

Copacabana Beach (Visit the Copacabana Fort - Traditional Cofe House)
http://goo.gl/maps/hml6 (that is the entrance)

Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
There is a bar(behind the trees) by the water - one of the best places to have a drink and watch the sunset in town (take cash, they don't take credit cards)
http://goo.gl/maps/oiDB

Maracanã
You don't have to pay a lot of  money to take a taxi to Maracanã. Take the subway in any station between Botafogo - Central ( green light train - Pavuna) to Maracanã Station is close to the statium.
http://goo.gl/maps/TYSm

Tip: After the game ends stay in the stadium waiting for the crowd to leave. Buy a round-trip ticket ("bilhete duplo") so you will not have to buy your comeback ticket on Maracanã Station.


Santa Tereza
Very charming place in Rio with a bucolic atmosphere, many artisists has studios there. Nice place for a walk, lunch and take some photos.

(http://goo.gl/maps/TYSm) This is a very nice place to eat.

Tip: Take the "bondinho", the litlle yellow train to Santa Tereza. This is where you take the train ( http://goo.gl/maps/ovZJ ) a little hiden but it is not hard... take the subway to Carioca Station and walk to it.


Praça General Glicério
http://goo.gl/maps/sBbq
No street view there, but on saturdays mornings there is a free market that sells fresh fruits and vegetables. There are a group of "chorinho" (old school soft samba) for free by the trees. Nice place to spend the morning with the family.


Lapa Night Life

That is the place where evething happens at night (http://goo.gl/maps/sBbq) on weekend night the traffic is closed, the bars set their tables on the street... there are many samba houses, shows, bars, pizza places, sushi.

A place you must visit in Lapa is the "Rio Scenarium" (http://goo.gl/maps/3bQ7) used to be a untique store, in a few years became the number one favorite place for cariocas and tourists... but it still hold the same atmosphire (the decoration is amazing). Nice place to eat, drink and dance.
Tip: Average age 30+ to 40+



Other places to come... stay tooned.