# What to do in Rio de Janeiro: 15 unmissable sights

The postcard landmarks, beaches, viewpoints and museums that appear most in guides and visitor reviews of the Marvellous City.

- 18 votes · 16 items
- Sep 10, 2020 · roteiro_bh
- https://even.best/en/l/63/what-to-do-in-rio-de-janeiro-15-unmissable-sights

## Top 15

1. **Sugarloaf Mountain Cable Car** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1912 cable car up Urca Hill and Sugarloaf, overlooking Guanabara Bay. <https://bondinho.com.br/>
2. **Christ the Redeemer** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 30 m statue atop Corcovado, voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. <https://www.cristoredentoroficial.com.br/>
3. **Copacabana Beach** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Four kilometres of sand with Burle Marx's wave-patterned promenade.
4. **Selarón Steps** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 215 steps in Lapa covered in tiles from over 60 countries by Chilean artist Jorge Selarón.
5. **Lapa Arches** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 18th-century aqueduct crossed by the Santa Teresa tram; the heart of Rio's nightlife.
6. **Museum of Tomorrow** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Santiago Calatrava's science museum on Praça Mauá, opened in 2015. <https://museudoamanha.org.br/>
7. **Ipanema Beach** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The beach of The Girl from Ipanema, with the applauded sunset at Arpoador.
8. **Pedra da Gávea and Pedra Bonita** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hiking trails over São Conrado; hang-gliders launch from Pedra Bonita.
9. **Royal Portuguese Reading Room** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Neo-Manueline library from 1887 in the city centre with over 350,000 volumes.
10. **AquaRio** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — South America's largest marine aquarium, in the port district. <https://www.aquariomarinhodorio.com.br/>
11. **Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Garden founded by King João VI in 1808, with its avenue of imperial palms. <https://www.jbrj.gov.br/>
12. **Maracanã Stadium** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Venue of two World Cup finals (1950 and 2014), with dressing-room tours. <https://www.maracana.com/>
13. **Dona Marta Viewpoint** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Viewpoint at 362 m looking out over Sugarloaf, the lagoon and Christ the Redeemer.
14. **Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lagoon between Ipanema and the Botanical Garden with a 7.5 km cycle path and kiosks.
15. **Santa Teresa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hillside neighbourhood of old mansions, artists' studios and the yellow tram.
16. **Confeitaria Colombo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Belle Époque café from 1894 on Rua Gonçalves Dias, with Belgian mirrors.

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