Rio’s beaches Copacabana and Ipanema need little introduction. Instead, go to the locals’ beach Praia Vermelha in the ...

The tourist area – known as Zona Sul (the South Zone) – is generally safe ... In all areas of Rio, remain vigilant with valuables due to pickpocketing, and keep in mind that some tourists ...

For a hassle-free means of transportation from Rio de Janeiro International Airport ... around the most popular neighborhoods in the South Zone. City buses are also convenient, but unfamiliar ...

which covers almost this whole side of South America. Rodge: Is he trekking through the Amazon rainforest, or kayaking along the Amazon river? Freya: No Rodge, he’s in Rio de Janeiro.

It is followed by neighborhoods in the South Zone and Barra da Tijuca in ... excluding inflation. The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a massive economic powerhouse, significantly impacting both the ...