The Cidade Maravilhosa between sea and mountains. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Ipanema; Christ the Redeemer & Santa Teresa; Sugarloaf & Botafogo; Surf & Tijuca Forest.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & Ipanema
09:00 — Arrival at Rio GIG or SDU
13:00 — Hotel in Ipanema or Leblon
15:00 — Ipanema Beach — Ipanema
Walk to Arpoador — Ipanema → Arpoador
19:00 — Sunset at Arpoador — Arpoador
Walk back to Ipanema — Arpoador → Ipanema
21:00 — Churrasco rodízio — Ipanema
Day 2 — Christ the Redeemer & Santa Teresa
08:00 — Christ the Redeemer (Corcovado) — Corcovado
Taxi to Santa Teresa — Corcovado → Santa Teresa
11:00 — Santa Teresa bonde (tram) — Santa Teresa
Walk to lunch — Santa Teresa
13:00 — Lunch in Santa Teresa — Bar do Mineiro
Walk to Lapa — Bar do Mineiro → Lapa
16:00 — Lapa district — Selarón Steps — Lapa
21:00 — Forró night in Lapa — Lapa
Day 3 — Sugarloaf & Botafogo
09:00 — Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) — Botafogo
Taxi to the centre — Botafogo → Centre Rio
12:30 — Per-kilo buffet lunch — Centre Rio
Ferry to Niterói — Centre Rio → Niterói
14:30 — Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) — Niterói — Niterói
Back to Copacabana — Niterói → Copacabana
18:00 — Sunset stroll along Copacabana — Copacabana
Walk to the bar — Copacabana
21:00 — Caipirinha + petiscos — Copacabana Palace Bar
Day 4 — Surf & Tijuca Forest
08:00 — Surf lesson at Arpoador — Arpoador
Head to the forest — Arpoador → Floresta da Tijuca