Copacabana Information

Copacabana Information:

Things to do during the day:

Where is good to eat?

- Where to eat - Carretão and Monchique (barbecue restaurant) around 20 and 35 reais
- Fagulha (by kilo) 30 reais
- Don Camillo (around 25 and 50 reais) . Italian
 

Tour:

- Favela Tour – 9:45 and 13:45 65 reais. 3 hours

City tour –13:00 5 hrs 135 R$

Funk party – 22:00 Sunday 6 hrs 60 R$

Boat party –22:00 Monday 6hrs 60R$

Football – Games on Wednesday, thursday,Saturdays and sundays

Surf class – Any time 1 hr 60 R$

Hang gliding – Any time 2hr 250R$

Jeep tour – 9:00 and 14:00 4hrs 90R$

One day at Ilha Grande – every Tuesday,Thursday and Saturdays at 7:30am 13hrs 110 R$

One day at Buzios – Every Wednesday, friday and Sundays at 7:30am 3hrs 120 reais
 

Cheap things to do

Dress Light clothes during the Summer and a few sweaters in the winter
Wheather
Hot during the Day and cool in the night
Others
We suggest you bring locker.

How to get to the city

- Beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Barra da Tijuca, Reseva, Prainha and Grumari (good surf)
Visit Historic Center and museums (Contemporaneous Art Museum, at Niterói; Banco do Brasil Cultural Center, Teles Arches, Paço Imperial, Tiradentes Palace, Selaron stairs, Modern Art Museum, National Library, Fundição Progresso) – every day, except of Monday.
Hippie fair at Ipanema – every Sunday from 8am at General Osório square Copacabana fair – Every day (except of Monday) from 6pm at Atlantica av. Post 5
Lapa Arches and Santa Teresa – Tram ride costs 0.60 reais

How to get to the Hostel from the airport and from the bus station

The answer for this question is written in the previous item

Things to do at night

- Where to eat and drink

o Butiskina (Copacabana)
o Devassa (Copacabana)
o Belmonte (Copacabana)
 

- Where to dance

o Mariuzinn (Copacabana)
o Nossa Sem Hora (Copacabana)
o Atlântico(Copacabana)
o Nuth (Lagoa / Barra)
o Lapa (Carioca da Gema, Rio Scenarium, Lapa 40 graus)
 

Suggestions

To dress:
Light closes, flip flops, shirt and short. Bikini, skirt, tenis
 

Wheather:

Fall / winter – 18 to 35 celsius
Spring / summer – 25 to 40 celsius
 

TRANSFERS:

How to get to the city
Taxi from the domestic airport Santos Dummont (SDU) and bus terminal costs 50 reais Taxi from the hostel to the domestic airport Santos Dummont (SDU) and bus terminal costs 35 reais Taxi from international airport Galeão(GIG) o the hostel costs 70 reais From hostel to GIG costs 50 reais By bus both way costs 8 reais ans takes 1:30 hr
 

How to go to 3 closest tourist cities

Paraty (by bus 5hrs 50 reais)
Buzios (by bus 3 hrs 30 reais)
Ilha Grande (by trasfer from the hostel 75 reais 3:30 hrs)
 

- 3 places you must go

Christ Redeemer
Sugar loaf
Copacabana and Ipanema beaches