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    Rio de Janeiro travel guide

    Everything you need to know before your trip to Rio

    Money, safety, parties, beaches, getting around, living in Rio and Portuguese. Practical guides written by locals, updated with real prices and dates.

    Sugarloaf Mountain and Botafogo Bay at sunset Plan your trip

    First Time in Rio: The Essential Guide

    Everything worth knowing before your first trip to Rio de Janeiro: how many days, neighborhoods, money, safety, transportation and language, with links to each in-depth guide.

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    Rio de Janeiro skyline and Christ the Redeemer seen from Sugarloaf Mountain Things to do

    Rio in 1, 3, 5 and 7 days

    How many days you need in Rio and how to split them: Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, beaches, favelas, hikes, samba and day trips to Búzios or Angra, ordered to minimize travel time.

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