Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

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Guidebook for Rio de Janeiro

Shopping

Largest mall in town. They also have quite a good selection of restaurants.
901 moradores locais recomendam
Barra Shopping
4666 Av. das Américas
901 moradores locais recomendam
Largest mall in town. They also have quite a good selection of restaurants.
Most fancy mall in town. Good shopping and good restaurants.
142 moradores locais recomendam
Capim Santo
3900 Av. das Américas
142 moradores locais recomendam
Most fancy mall in town. Good shopping and good restaurants.
It's really close to the apartment and good for dining options.
238 moradores locais recomendam
Rio Design Barra
7777 Av. das Américas
238 moradores locais recomendam
It's really close to the apartment and good for dining options.

Essentials

The best supermarket close to the apartment. They also make really good fresh pizza!
52 moradores locais recomendam
Supermercado Zona Sul
3665 Av. das Américas
52 moradores locais recomendam
The best supermarket close to the apartment. They also make really good fresh pizza!
Drugstore closed by
Drogaria Raia
7000 Av. das Américas
Drugstore closed by
They are open 24 hours and you can find a reasonably good selection of groceries.
BR Mania
7597 Av. das Américas
They are open 24 hours and you can find a reasonably good selection of groceries.
Fresh goods like fruits and vegetables
44 moradores locais recomendam
Hortifruti
6471 Av. das Américas
44 moradores locais recomendam
Fresh goods like fruits and vegetables
Best place to buy fresh sea food
Bar Fonte de Mel Bar do Trabalhador
1791 Av. Ayrton Senna
Best place to buy fresh sea food
This is the metro station at Barra. It will connect Barra to the the rest of the city, but it will only take you to the begging of Barra. From there you'll need to either take the BRT or a Uber/cab. Please refer to the website for further info, available in English. https://www.metrorio.com.br *Although the metro can take to some of the main areas in Rio, there aren't many stations. So, you'll probably need to take also some other type of transportation.
Estação Jardim Oceânico
This is the metro station at Barra. It will connect Barra to the the rest of the city, but it will only take you to the begging of Barra. From there you'll need to either take the BRT or a Uber/cab. Please refer to the website for further info, available in English. https://www.metrorio.com.br *Although the metro can take to some of the main areas in Rio, there aren't many stations. So, you'll probably need to take also some other type of transportation.

Getting Around

BRT is the express Bus lane. The line closest to the apartment is the TransOeste and the station is BRT Santa Monica Jardins. Please refer to the website for further info, they have an English version: http://www.brtrio.com
Santa Mônica Jardins
8888 Av. das Américas
BRT is the express Bus lane. The line closest to the apartment is the TransOeste and the station is BRT Santa Monica Jardins. Please refer to the website for further info, they have an English version: http://www.brtrio.com