10 Top Tourist Attractions in Rio de Janeiro - Travel Video

15 places in this vlog

In the order they appear. Tap a time to play it here, or ↗ to open YouTube at that second.

1. 0:52

   Barra da Tijuca Beach

   🏢 Landmark · Barra da Tijuca

   Its waters are said to be cleaner than Ipanema's and Copacabana's, and the area was developed only about 30 years ago.

2. 2:10

   Lagoa

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Lagoa

   Called the third most expensive neighbourhood in all of South America.

3. 2:23

   Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas

   🌳 Park · Lagoa

   The path around the lagoon is about four miles long.

4. 3:01

   Maracanã Stadium

   🏢 Landmark · Maracanã

   It held nearly 200,000 people when it opened in 1950 and now seats about 80,000.

5. 3:40

   Tijuca Forest

   🌳 Park · Tijuca

   The forest was replanted by hand in the 1800s with as many as 9 million trees after coffee plantations nearly destroyed it.

6. 4:09

   Mayrink Chapel

   ⛩️ Temple · Tijuca · brief mention

7. 4:37

   Lapa

   🏘️ Neighborhood · Lapa

   On weekend nights the music and dancing spill into the street, making it a good spot for caipirinhas.

8. 5:07

   Selarón Steps

   🏢 Landmark · Lapa · brief mention

9. 5:34

   Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

   🌳 Park · Jardim Botânico

10. 6:32

    Sugarloaf Mountain

    🏢 Landmark · Urca

    The cable car leaves every 20 minutes from Babilônia hill to Morro da Urca, where a second car continues to the summit.

11. 7:44

    Ipanema Beach

    🏢 Landmark · Ipanema

    Families favour the section between posts 11 and 12, while post 9 draws sunbathers and artists.

12. 9:03

    Copacabana Beach

    🏢 Landmark · Copacabana

    It is lined inland by closely packed high-rise hotels and apartments.

13. 9:07

    Arpoador Beach

    🏢 Landmark · Arpoador · brief mention

14. 9:23

    Copacabana and Ipanema Boardwalks (Calçadão)

    🏢 Landmark · Copacabana

    The walkway was originally built in the 1930s.

15. 10:15

    Christ the Redeemer

    🏢 Landmark · Corcovado

    Most visitors take the cog train up, and elevators and escalators now replace the hundreds of steps to the top.