RIO DE JANEIRO

Have a cold beer watching other people landing on the sand and just relax!
At night try to stay at Ipanema and Leblon, it´s safer and you have plenty of bars and restaurants options. Begin with a caipirinha menu at the Zaza Bistro (http://www.zazabistro.com.br/, rua Joana Angélica 40, Ipanema), the food is contemporaneous asiatic, stay with the drinks and snacks, later you may have dinner at the Sushi Leblon,if you are a japanese food lover (rua Dias Ferreira,182,Leblon).If you prefer to go to another bar try Botequim Informal (check the addresses http://www.botequiminformal.com.br/), normally noisy but the chopp (fresh beer) is excelent and so are the snacks and the food as well.

For an authentic night adventure yourself in Lapa, old part of Rio in downtown with old buildings. Go to Rio Scenarium and have a great time with brazilian music in a magical place made with antique furniture.

And for meat lovers go to Porcão Rio´s at the Aterro de Flamengo.Excelent food, best view of Sugar Loaf and beautiful arquitecture.

And on Sundays don´t miss the handcraft market ( Feira Hippie) at Ipanema!