Guidebook for Rio

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Guidebook for Rio

Essentials

Ok choice
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Pão de Açúcar
493 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
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Ok choice
Ok choice for groceries.
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Supermercado Zona Sul - Copacabana, Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
1369 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
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Ok choice for groceries.
Best choice for groceries within a mile or two
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Zona Sul Supermarket
49 R. Prudente de Morais
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Best choice for groceries within a mile or two
Excellent mall for surfers, also hangout with various small food stands.
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Galeria River
67 R. Francisco Otaviano
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Excellent mall for surfers, also hangout with various small food stands.

Food Scene

Great coffee, food and ice cream, outside seating to oversea street movement
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Felice Ipanema
30 Rua Gomes Carneiro
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Great coffee, food and ice cream, outside seating to oversea street movement
Great tapas, great and creative drinks
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El Born
17 R. Bolívar
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Great tapas, great and creative drinks
Good burritos, great margaritas
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Azteka
156 R. Visc. de Pirajá
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Good burritos, great margaritas
Best Japanese in town!
151 abantu bendawo batusa
Azumi Restaurante Japonês
127 R. Min. Viveiros de Castro
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Best Japanese in town!
Good coffee and pastry in the hood
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Apetite
37 Rua Sousa Lima
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Good coffee and pastry in the hood
Good Peruvian food and drinks
64 abantu bendawo batusa
La Carioca
173 Rua Garcia d'Avila
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Good Peruvian food and drinks
Nice Moroccan food
301 abantu bendawo batusa
Zazá Bistrô Tropical
40 R. Joana Angélica
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Nice Moroccan food
Best crepes in town! Has Michelin points!
169 abantu bendawo batusa
Le Blé Noir
19 - A R. Xavier da Silveira
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Best crepes in town! Has Michelin points!
Good coffee, good pastry, good to watch street life too
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Café Cardin
327 Rua Carlos Góis
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Good coffee, good pastry, good to watch street life too
Ok Arabic food, nice atmosphere.
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Boteco Stambul Ipanema
112 R. Gomes Carneiro
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Ok Arabic food, nice atmosphere.
Absolutely great place for good dinner and drinks!
Simon Boccanegra Vino e Gastronomia
98 B Rua Aires Saldanha
Absolutely great place for good dinner and drinks!
Nice Cuban restaurant with cigar smoking area
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Esch Café - La Casa del Habano
78 Rua Dias Ferreira
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Nice Cuban restaurant with cigar smoking area
Great international fusion food
60 abantu bendawo batusa
Quadrucci
60 abantu bendawo batusa
Great international fusion food
Almost the only address for good Thai food
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Sawasdee Bistrô
571 Rua Dias Ferreira
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Almost the only address for good Thai food
Excellent bakery and meeting spot, has a restaurant too.
67 abantu bendawo batusa
Le Dépanneur Delicatessen
86 R. Voluntários da Pátria
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Excellent bakery and meeting spot, has a restaurant too.
Good peruvian restobar with strong drinks!
29 abantu bendawo batusa
Lima Restobar
113 Rua Visconde de Caravelas
29 abantu bendawo batusa
Good peruvian restobar with strong drinks!
Slow wifi, but good air con and space to work.
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Starbucks
1058 Av. Nossa Sra. de Copacabana
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Slow wifi, but good air con and space to work.
Very chic restaurant, upper price segment, extended wine list.
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Le Viu Bistrô
270 Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva
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Very chic restaurant, upper price segment, extended wine list.
Very chique restaurant, upper price segment.
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Bazzar
118 R. Barão da Torre
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Very chique restaurant, upper price segment.
Good Sushi in the hood.
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Umê Sushi
121 Rua Sousa Lima
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Good Sushi in the hood.
Locals go there for drinks and petiscos (tapas).
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Pavão Azul Bar
71 Rua Hilário de Gouvêia
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Locals go there for drinks and petiscos (tapas).
Good restaurant with outside seating, very original in Leme.
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La Fiorentina
458 A Av. Atlântica
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Good restaurant with outside seating, very original in Leme.
Original and good vegetarian café with style.
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Gaia Art & Café
323 R. Gustavo Sampaio
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Original and good vegetarian café with style.
Almost the only arabic restaurant in town. Decent food and relaxed atmosphere.
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Amir
55 R. Ronald de Carvalho
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Almost the only arabic restaurant in town. Decent food and relaxed atmosphere.
Recently opened tapas bar. The point in Copa now.
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Venga Chiringuito
3880 Av. Atlântica
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Recently opened tapas bar. The point in Copa now.
Best Brooklyn style pizza in town, great drinks, quite hip.
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Ferro e Farinha
23 R. Andrade Pertence
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Best Brooklyn style pizza in town, great drinks, quite hip.
Hidden cool spot, some Peruvian cuisine, best pisco sour in town.
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Mercadinho São José
90 Rua das Laranjeiras
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Hidden cool spot, some Peruvian cuisine, best pisco sour in town.
Decent chinese.
Fat Choi Restaurante
127 R. do Catete
Decent chinese.
Best Italian restaurant in the Southern hemisphere, no kidding.
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Casa do Sardo
405 R. São Cristóvão
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Best Italian restaurant in the Southern hemisphere, no kidding.
Start your Lapa night here at this traditional Carioca restaurant!
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Nova Capela Restaurant & Bar
96 Av. Mem de Sá
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Start your Lapa night here at this traditional Carioca restaurant!
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Refettorio Gastromotiva
108 Rua da Lapa
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Old style German restaurant. Good place to start a night in Tijuca walking down rua Uruguai.
47 abantu bendawo batusa
Otto Bar e Restaurante
380 Rua Conde de Bonfim
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Old style German restaurant. Good place to start a night in Tijuca walking down rua Uruguai.
Best arabic food!
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Rotisseria Sírio Libaneza Ltda
29 Largo do Machado
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Best arabic food!
Great bread, french style.
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La Bicyclette
320 Rua Pacheco Leão
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Great bread, french style.
Sitting on the shore and drinking a beer, absolutely great place!
420 abantu bendawo batusa
Bar e Restaurante Urca
205 R. Cândido Gaffrée
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Sitting on the shore and drinking a beer, absolutely great place!
Absolutely best Peruvian restbar in town. Great pisco sour!
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Ceviche RJ
66 R. Arnaldo Quintela
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Absolutely best Peruvian restbar in town. Great pisco sour!

Drinks & Nightlife

Good beer, good vibe
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Beefbar Escondido, CA
98 R. Aires Saldanha
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Good beer, good vibe
Biggest beer & petisco bar where everybody meets
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Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
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Biggest beer & petisco bar where everybody meets
Where Bossa Nova was born, music every night, nice atmosphere.
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Bip Bip
50 R. Alm. Gonçalves
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Where Bossa Nova was born, music every night, nice atmosphere.
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
200 abantu bendawo batusa
Comuna
9 Rua Visconde de Maranguape
200 abantu bendawo batusa
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
Cool place where artsy people meet, great drinks! Trendy rock music
58 abantu bendawo batusa
Caverna
26 R. Assis Bueno
58 abantu bendawo batusa
Cool place where artsy people meet, great drinks! Trendy rock music
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
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Crazy Cats Bistrô
9 abantu bendawo batusa
Cool place where artsy people meet, good drinks
Good wine and tapas
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WineHouse - Botafogo
25 R. Paulo Barreto
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Good wine and tapas
Chique after beach meeting point to get the first drink...
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Bar Astor
110 Av. Vieira Souto
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Chique after beach meeting point to get the first drink...
Gringo meets Brazil, Brazil meets gringo ;-)
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Blue Agave
32 abantu bendawo batusa
Gringo meets Brazil, Brazil meets gringo ;-)
Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
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Void Lojas Gerais - Arpoador
67 R. Francisco Otaviano
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Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
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Void
1166 Av. Ataulfo de Paiva
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Cool meeting spot for young crowd, it's also a trendy fashion store.
Ultimate meeting spot of the Leblon crowd.
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Boteco Belmonte
242 R. Domingos Ferreira
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Ultimate meeting spot of the Leblon crowd.
Place to go in the evening to hang out with locals. Very laid back, sometimes with live music.
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Praça São Salvador
Praça São Salvador
357 abantu bendawo batusa
Place to go in the evening to hang out with locals. Very laid back, sometimes with live music.
Cool hotel bar, romantic.
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Bar Dos Descasados
15 R. Felício dos Santos
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Cool hotel bar, romantic.
Iconic bar in St Teresa, place to go!
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Bar do Mineiro
99 Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno
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Iconic bar in St Teresa, place to go!
Great live music, Thursdays salsa and forró.
56 abantu bendawo batusa
Leviano Bar
47 Av. Mem de Sá
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Great live music, Thursdays salsa and forró.
Brazilian live music place.
261 abantu bendawo batusa
Bar Carioca da Gema
79 Av. Mem de Sá
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Brazilian live music place.
Huge concert hall for samba and MPB.
174 abantu bendawo batusa
Fundicao Progresso
24 R. dos Arcos
174 abantu bendawo batusa
Huge concert hall for samba and MPB.
This is a classic one! Simply best concerts in town.
341 abantu bendawo batusa
Circo Voador
s/n R. dos Arcos
341 abantu bendawo batusa
This is a classic one! Simply best concerts in town.
Most well known music hall, looks like a museum of antiques, a must!
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Rio Scenarium
20 R. do Lavradio
694 abantu bendawo batusa
Most well known music hall, looks like a museum of antiques, a must!
Great music hall, long nights!
308 abantu bendawo batusa
Lapa 40º
97 R. Riachuelo
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Great music hall, long nights!
Jeunesse dorée of Rio, still pretty hip. Nice outdoor club though.
52 abantu bendawo batusa
Palaphita Gavea
1314 Av. Bartolomeu Mitre
52 abantu bendawo batusa
Jeunesse dorée of Rio, still pretty hip. Nice outdoor club though.
Stylish meeting point for most hip crowds in Rio, Tuesdays is the day when literally everybody goes.
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Canastra Bar
42 R. Jangadeiros
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Stylish meeting point for most hip crowds in Rio, Tuesdays is the day when literally everybody goes.

Shopping

Great choose of books and a good restaurant from Bazzar too.
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Livraria da Travessa
572 R. Visc. de Pirajá
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Great choose of books and a good restaurant from Bazzar too.
Huge old style shopping mall from the 60ies with stunning antiques on the 2nd floor.
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Shopping Cidade Copacabana
143 Rua Siqueira Campos
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Huge old style shopping mall from the 60ies with stunning antiques on the 2nd floor.
Great book store.
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Livraria Argumento
417 Rua Dias Ferreira
89 abantu bendawo batusa
Great book store.
Impressing wholesale shopping, absolutely bread food! Only during the day, go by taxi.
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Isakhiwo saseNkantolo RJ - CADEG
110 R. Cap. Félix
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Impressing wholesale shopping, absolutely bread food! Only during the day, go by taxi.

Entertainment & Activities

Great studio cinema with coffee bar and film book store.
175 abantu bendawo batusa
Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim
176 Av. Vieira Souto
175 abantu bendawo batusa
Great studio cinema with coffee bar and film book store.
Very close theatre with movies for all tastes.
355 abantu bendawo batusa
Kinoplex Roxy
355 abantu bendawo batusa
Very close theatre with movies for all tastes.
Excellent studio movies
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Cinemark Botafogo
64 abantu bendawo batusa
Excellent studio movies
No comment! Fla or Flu?
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Maracanã
Portão 3 Av. Pres. Castelo Branco
1102 abantu bendawo batusa
No comment! Fla or Flu?
Lots of bars and places to hang out
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Botafogo station
5 R. Nelson Mandela
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Lots of bars and places to hang out
Great studio films
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Estação NET Botafogo
88 R. Voluntários da Pátria
35 abantu bendawo batusa
Great studio films
Great studio films
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Estação NET Rio Cinema
35 R. Voluntários da Pátria
56 abantu bendawo batusa
Great studio films

Sightseeing

Best spot to surf in Rio, be there at 7am and ask for "Pretão". Best surf teacher in southern hemisphere, and hell, this is fun!
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Arpoador
1009 abantu bendawo batusa
Best spot to surf in Rio, be there at 7am and ask for "Pretão". Best surf teacher in southern hemisphere, and hell, this is fun!
Of course the Sugar Loaf... get a guid and climb up on the west side. Not too difficult if you're fit, but only with guide. Absolutely spectacular!!! Takes approx. 4-5 hours.
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I-Sugarloaf Mountain
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Of course the Sugar Loaf... get a guid and climb up on the west side. Not too difficult if you're fit, but only with guide. Absolutely spectacular!!! Takes approx. 4-5 hours.
Three in one at Praça Mauá: boulevard Olimpico, Museu Arte Rio MAR, Museu of Tomorrow.
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Plaza Mauá
s/n Praça Mauá
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Three in one at Praça Mauá: boulevard Olimpico, Museu Arte Rio MAR, Museu of Tomorrow.

Arts & Culture

Good concerts, mainly Jazz. Excellent bar called bar Paris, by far the most divers signature drinks in Rio.
34 abantu bendawo batusa
Casa de Arte e Cultura Julieta de Serpa
340 Praia do Flamengo
34 abantu bendawo batusa
Good concerts, mainly Jazz. Excellent bar called bar Paris, by far the most divers signature drinks in Rio.
The worlds most iconic museum, by Oscar Niemeyer. A must! Good restaurant in the basement!
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Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
s/nº Mirante da Boa Viagem
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The worlds most iconic museum, by Oscar Niemeyer. A must! Good restaurant in the basement!
Square to hang out by Oscar Niemeyer. One of the best views of Rio.
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Caminho Niemayer
s/n R. Jorn. Rogério Coelho Neto
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Square to hang out by Oscar Niemeyer. One of the best views of Rio.
Iconic art museum with good exhibitions.
703 abantu bendawo batusa
Iziko Lomuzi Wemveliso WaseMzantsi Afrika
85 Av. Infante Dom Henrique
703 abantu bendawo batusa
Iconic art museum with good exhibitions.
Great photography exhibitions, nice café.
216 abantu bendawo batusa
Instituto Moreira Salles - IMS Rio
476 R. Marquês de São Vicente
216 abantu bendawo batusa
Great photography exhibitions, nice café.
Great theatre!
738 abantu bendawo batusa
Theatro Municipal waseRio de Janeiro
S/N Praça Floriano
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Great theatre!