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Rio First-Timer Guide

Neighborhoods, safety, scams and a 5-day plan, from a carioca's point of view.

$19 $29 28-page PDF, 2026 edition

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What's inside

  • A map of the neighborhoods: where to stay, where to go only by day
  • The 12 scams visitors actually meet, and what to do about each
  • A 5-day plan grouped by area, with times and costs
  • 24 places where locals eat, from R$ 30 lunches to tasting menus
  • Christ the Redeemer during the 2026–2027 works: what changed
  • Beach rules, getting around, money, and a fill-in emergency card in Portuguese

Written by Brazilians. It's the advice we give our own friends, in the order they need it.

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