Rio Essentials — 4 days

Beaches, mountains and Christ the Redeemer in 4 days. Day-by-day itinerary: Copacabana; Christ the Redeemer & Santa Teresa; Sugarloaf & Ipanema; Departure.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Copacabana

• 10:00 — Arrival at Rio Galeão (GIG)
• 11:30 — Taxi → Copacabana — GIG → Copacabana
• 13:00 — Seafront hotel check-in — Copacabana
• 15:00 — Copacabana Beach — Copacabana
• 20:00 — Churrasco dinner (rodízio) — Copacabana

Day 2 — Christ the Redeemer & Santa Teresa

• 08:30 — Cog train → Corcovado — Cosme Velho → Corcovado
• 09:30 — Christ the Redeemer — Corcovado
• Taxi to Santa Teresa — Corcovado → Santa Teresa
• 13:00 — Lunch in Santa Teresa — Santa Teresa
• 15:00 — Bohemian Santa Teresa — Santa Teresa
• Walk to Lapa — Santa Teresa → Lapa
• 17:00 — Escadaria Selarón (Selarón Steps) — Lapa
• 20:00 — Dinner in Lapa — Lapa

Day 3 — Sugarloaf & Ipanema

• 09:30 — Sugarloaf cable car — Urca
• 13:00 — Lunch in Urca — Urca
• Taxi to Ipanema — Urca → Ipanema
• 15:30 — Ipanema Beach — Ipanema
• 19:30 — Caipirinha & dinner in Ipanema — Ipanema

Day 4 — Departure

• 09:00 — Ipanema market (Feira Hippie) — Ipanema
• Head to Copacabana — Ipanema → Copacabana
• 12:00 — Farewell lunch — Copacabana
• 15:00 — Taxi → GIG airport
• 18:30 — Return flight