RIO DE JANEIRO
CORCOVADO, SUGAR LOAF, BARRA, IPANEMA, LEBLON, COPOCABANA
TRAVEL, TOURS, HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
Rio de Janeiro is a 5,5 million people city and the main tourist reference in Brazil.
Land distances to other main travel destinations:
266 miles /429 Kms from Sao Paulo;
2716 miles/4374 Kms from Manaus (Amazon);
1700 miles/2800 Kms from Fortaleza (Northeast);
964 miles/1553 Kms from Porto Alegre (southern biggest city).
Travel destination type
Rio de Janeiro is beach life (windsurfing, swimming, sailing, diving...) in beaches as Barra,
Ipanema, Copacabana and Leblon. Golf, shopping, fun, nightlife and big tourist
icons as Corcovado and Sugar Loaf.
Travel attractions nearby
Buzios, Angra dos Reis and Cabo Frio (beach resorts); Corcovado, Sugar Loaf,
Petropolis, ecological places in its surroundins as Tijuca forest, Botanical
Gardens, Paquetá Island...
Hotels
There are dozens of hotels in Rio de Janeiro, in all categories, in downtown or
near beaches as Copacabana, Barra da Tijuca, Leblon, Ipanema.
For 5 stars category: Luxury Hotels in Rio de Janeiro...
In the budget category: Cheap Hotels in Rio de Janeiro...
For a general view and
a wider choice online, see below.
Airports
Galeão Intl airport (or Carlos Jobim Intl airport) (GIG), located 11 miles/18 km
from Rio downtown.
Santos Dumont airport (SDU), located in an island close to downtown (for internal flights
involving São Paulo, Brazilia, Belo Horizonte, Porto Seguro...)
Transfers to/from Rio de Janeiro:
The transfers to Rio are made by taxi or buses.
Tours
For detailed travel information involving Rio (and Corcovado, Sugar Loaf, downtown monuments, and Ipanema, Barra, Leblon and
Copacana) and its surroundings, see:
Beaches, Entertainment and Nightlife in Rio de Janeiro and around
Tours involving Rio, Buzios, Angra dos Reis
Sport fishing in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Golf in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
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