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A great City to tour by bike with the beaches and lakes all
featuring bike paths Rio has
74km (46 miles) of cycle paths that - wherever they exist - are very
much preferable to riding in the city's traffic. They run from
downtown to the South Zone and Bara da Tijuca.
On Sundays, one lane of the street adjacent to Ipanema and Leblon is
given over to the exclusive use of bicyclists and joggers. On Tuesday
evenings be part of an organized bicycle trip (participated in by many
Cariocas) from Leblon to Flamengo
Bicycle Hire
Rent bicycles from Rua Figueiredo Magalhães 285 s. 303,
Copacabana (tel: (021) 257 1726), from R$15 per day.
Copacabana Palace Hotel—Bicycles can be rented in front of this
famous hotel on Avenida Atlantica.
Rio By Bike (tel: (021) 2491 0718
offers excursions, accompanied by bilingual guides, along the South
Zone's beaches, the Aterro do Flamengo Park, the Gloria Marina, Museum
of Modern Art.
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Sailing to Angra dos Reis is a popular excursion for Rio
visitors that your hotel can arrange. Angra dos Reis is home to
South American's largest fleet with almost 7,000 boats
Marlin
Yacht Charters
sailboats and powerboats in Rio de Janeiro and
Angra dos Reis.
saveiros.com.br
Saveiros TourYacht Charters
Rua Conde de Lages 44 - suite 1001Glória
Telephone: 2224-6990; 2252-1555. Fax: 2252-2227 saveiros@skydome.com.br
Rents speedboats, sailboats, fishing boats and yachts with full crew
and can also serve an on-deck seafood buffet. Sailboats and schooners
with capacity for 8-35
Sailing
in Rio Charters
offers sailing trips in Rio de Janeiro and Ilha
Grande Bay, for day and overnight trips, skippered and bare boat
options.
Fishing
in Rio
sportfishing charters in coastal waters, offshore, and in
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US Play
Av. das Américas, 4666 Barrashopping
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22610-000 +55
21 2431-9566
Neighborhood: Barra da Tijuca
US Play is located in the largest shopping centre in Rio, in
Barra da Tijuca, surrounded by shops, restaurants and cinemas it is
always busy and you may wish to book in advance. Disabled access
is available.
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City Rio (tel: (0800) 2258 060) Hop On Hop Off
operates air-conditioned buses supplied with audio and earphones
giving tourist information in a choice of four languages. Tickets are
valid for 24 hours and buses run every 30 minutes stopping at tourist
points, main hotels along three routes
Tour Cultural (tel: (021) 2533 4407; e-mail: triauto@openlink.com.br)
departs every hour Wednesday-Sunday 1230-1730. They offer
air-conditioned minibus cultural tours giving passengers a folder
detailing the opening hours of cultural centres and a listing of
permanent collections. Attractions include Paco Imperial,
Cultural Banco do Brasil, Museu Historico Nacional and Museu
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Sugar Loaf, Gavea Rock, Corcovado, and others form the greatest urban
center for rock climbing in the world to be enjoyed year round.
Sugar Loaf has many paths up its 1,200 feet. Corcovado requires would
require equipment and and/or a guide or equipment.
Cabeça
Verde Climbing School|| ||
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offers a variety of courses as well as local
climbing information.
riohiking.com.br
• Serviços CEB - Centro
Excursionista Brasileiro
Av. Almirante Barroso, 28º andar - Centro
Telephone: 2252-9844.
Fax: 2262-6360.
Weekdays, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
E-mail: cebbrasil@geocities.com
• Trilharte
Ecoturismo 
Fax: 2273-1798.
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Hang
On- English,
the portuguese version is a periodical magazine but info, URLs, contacts,
photos about climbing in Brasi should hook you up.
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NOVOS RUMOS
Rua Visconde de Pirajá, 550 Grupo: 904 - Ipanema -
E-mail: novosrumos@openlink.com.br
Mon-Fri, 9:30 am.-7 p.m.
http://home.openlink.com.br/novosrumos
Tours focused on culture, or purely for pleasure, with specialized
guides and air conditioned transportation. Outings to plays,
concerts, operas, ballets and musicals, as well as visits to historical
and ecological sites and cultural centers.
TURISMO DIFERENTE SMMPL
(A Different Approach to Tourism - SMMPL)
Rua Barão de Ipanema, 32/ l.l03 - Copacabana
Information and bookings Tel.: 2236-3846
Fax: 2537-8983,
Mon, Wed, Fri, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Cultural city tours, accompanied by tour guide. You choose your own
sight-seeing trip among options of museums, parks, churches and
fortresses.
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Equestrian
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Centro
Hípico São Luiz
Rua Profesor Castro Rabelo, 4, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 23020-090
Lessons and rental of stables
Haras
Pôr do Sol
Estrada do Pacui, 907, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
22785-400
Lessons in rural trekking |
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| Favela
Tour by riohiking.com.br |
 favelatour.com.br || photos
There are close to 550 favelas in Rio. Mostly placed on former public
areas on the hillsides, they have highly grown during the last 30 years,
and now are home to 20% of Rio population, however they remain a mystery
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Tours
by blumar.com.br/
- go to the favelas of Vila Canoas and Rocinha,
the largest one in Brazil
- Take the train
to the top of Corcovado Mountain120- ft. Statue of Christ will
greet you
- Jeep tour in the Tijuca Forest
- Visit the fisherman village of Itacuruça, we
cruise on the crystal clear waters of the Sepetiba Bay
- See Petropolis Imperial City,
located at the "Orgãos" Mountain, is only one hour from Rio
de Janeiro.
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Exotictours.com.br is dot gone in 2003 but
their still in business.
the "Favela Rocinha Tour"
by google, a 3-hour
tour through the largest slum in South America.
You're
welcome to bring your camera or VCR your guides will be local
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Mercadinho
do Papai
Travessa do Paço, 12, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20010-170
+55
21 2533-5900
One of Rio's largest and oldest sporting goods stores for fishermen and
hunters
Fishing
in Rio
sportfishing charters in coastal waters, offshore, and in
local rivers and streams.
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Gyms Health Clubs and Rec Centers ||
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Health Club Guide by google |
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GÁVEA GOLF CLUB
Estrada da Gávea, 800
São Conrado - Tel.: 3332-4141
A field of 18 holes for R$250 basic green fees
ITANHANGÁ GOLF CLUB
Estrada da Barra, 2.005
Barra da Tijuca - Tel.:2494-2507
Field with 27 holes only open to members.
GOLDEN GREEN GOLF CLUB
Av. Canal de Marapendi, 2.901
Barra da Tijuca - Tel.& Fax: 2434-0696
Golf Clinic with a three-par six-hole court greens open to outside
players.
with illumination for night play.
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Av. Rainha Elizabeth, 664 - 1º - Ipanema
Tel. & Fax: 522-1620, 9977-9610, 9957-6393
E-mail: jeeptour@antares.com.br
Jeeps tours or hikes along forest trails around Corcovado, Sugar
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CENTRO
EXCURSIONISTA BRASILEIRO-CEB
Av. Almirante Barroso, 2 - 8 º andar
Tel.: 252-9844 - Fax: 262-6360
e.mail: CEB@CEB.ORG.BR
CEB.ORG.BR
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Alpinismo, Trekking e Escalada Mountain Climbing
ATLANTIC FOREST - JEEP TOUR
Information and booking: Tels.: 2495-9827,
Renovated World War II jeeps (including 1942 Dodge Commanders, 1968
Kaisers, and Willys (F-75) offer close-up views of the Atlantic
Rainforest, discovering picturesque hideways in the Tijuca National
Park, as well as excursions to Angra dos Reis, Itaipava, Vargem Grande
and Teresópolis.
SÃO CONRADO ECO-AVENTURA
Information and bookings:
Tel.: 2522-5586, 9966-7010
Ecological jeep rides, trekking around Pedra da Gávea, Pedra Bonita and
Agulhinha Hill and Tandem Paraglider flights
QUALITOURS - JEEP TOUR IN RIO
Information and booking: Pedro Novak
Tel. & Fax.: 2232-9710,
Tours around Rio Antigo, Santa Teresa, Favela, Corcovado, Floresta da
Tijuca, Fortaleza de Santa Cruz, Grumari, in the following languages
(English, German, French and Hungarian).
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Brazil does require a certificate to scuba dive but
lessons are doable. Angras dos Reis located in the middle of
Serra do Mar, 100 miles or 150 Km from Rio de Janeiro city is the most
popular nearby spot for scuba featuring what is said to be 2,000
beaches on over 365 islands.
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Diving in Brazil
Our guide to great dive spots in Brazil and resources
CALYPSO
Rua da Alfândega,98 3º - Centro Downtown - Tel.: 2509-1176 Tel.&
Fax: 2221-2776
sale and rent, diving courses and cruises to the coastal islands.
CIMA - CENTRO DE INSTRUTORES DE MERGULHO AUTÔNOMO
Rua Muniz Barreto, 356 Botafogo - Tel.: 2539-1377
Diving courses and cruises to the coastal islands. Diving courses and
underwater tour.
DEEP BLUE
Rua Marquês de Olinda,18 Botafogo - Tel.: 2553-2615, 2553-1680
DIVE POINT
Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 1.174 ss.4 Leblon - Tels.: 3813-0312, 9699-9633
e-mail: mauromcr@alternex.com.br
- divepoint@ig.com.br
Diving courses and boat tours around Rio's main beaches and Cagarras
Islands, Angra dos Reis, Arraial do Cabo, Búzios including land and
sea transportation,
Diver's
Quest
Rua Maria Angélica, 171 lj.110 Jardim Botânico - Tels.: 2539-1268,
2286-2513
5 star diving center in Rio - Brazil. We rent, sell and
repair scuba gear.
SQUALO DIVE SHOP
Av. Armando Lombardi, 949D - Barra da Tijuca - Tels.& Fax: 2495-5491,
2493-3022
e-mail: squalol@squalo.com.br
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Equipments and vessels for rent - diving courses: daily, diving in
coastal islands of Rio.
Aventuras.com.br
AVENTURAS RIO
Tels.: 3813-0312, 9699-9633
e-mail: mail@aventurasrio.com.br
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Adventurous sporting events such as : rafting, rappel, hiking and
scuba-diving.
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Clube
de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Rua General Almério de Moura, 131, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20921-060
+55
21 2580-7373
Football , fencing and much more
Fluminense
Football Club
Rua Álvaro Chaves, 41, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22231-200
+55
21 2553-7240
Football, tennis, shooting, fencing......
America
Football Club
Rua Campos Sales, 118, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
20270-211
+55
21 2234-2060
Pro football club
Bangu
Atlético Clube
Avenida Cônego Vasconcelos, 549, Rio de
Janeiro, RJ, 21810-080
+55
21 2332-1205
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Rio is a top spot for surfing in Brazil however the swells in Rio
are a seasonal phenomenon. From December to February the waves are
smaller while sea storms rage between May and August. The mix of
cold and warm currents means it's a good idea to come equipped with a
wet suit. Surf competitions take place in
October in Barra da Tijuca. Check current conditions at waves.terra.com.br/
or www.clicksurf.com.br
Copacabana: the
areas in front of the Othon Hotel and the northern end at Leme are good except
on weekends, when there are too many swimmers in the water to allow
for safe surfing.
Copacabana
Arpoador
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famous beaches known as the
birthplace of surfing in Rio. It has a place to
rent surf boards. One of the best spots in the
area
Arpoador
Ipanema: At the end of
the crowded beach is Leblon
which can be a challenge for even the pros, with large waves that break straight onto the rocks in
the winter.
Ipanema
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São Conrado:
always a surprise, with some modest waves where the Niemeyer road
starts.S.
Conrado
Joatinga: a small
hidden spot that often has some fairly decent waves when the sea is
flat everywhere else, sometimes too crowded with surfers to be of any
use.
Barra da Tijuca: a
long stretch of open water with good waves and not too many swimmers
as the currents are fierce and drowning is a hazard. The best spots
are the Quebra-Mar, Barramares and Reserva. Barra
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Prainha e Macumba:
surfers' paradise. Too far from the city hubbub to attract the average
beach-goer and with the best waves around.
Macumba
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Prainha and Grumari, the
preserved non-built beaches south of
Recreio are the most unspoiled.
Grumari
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Itacoatiara
is across Guanabara Bay
in Niterói
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Saquarema is
known for its 9 feet (3 meter) waves about 60 miles or 90 KM from
Rio). Saquarema
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Tennis
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Public tennis courts can be found at the Rio
Sport Center, Avenida Ayrton Senna 254, Barra da Tijuca (tel:
(021) 3325 6644) and at Rua Visconde de Piraja, 161, Ipanema (tel:
(021) 267 4192).
Smash Squash—Five squash courts, one tennis court. No
equipment rental. R$21 per hour for squash, R$60 for tennis.
Monday-Friday 7 am-10 pm, Saturday 7 am-7 pm. Call a day in advance to
reserve a court. Rua Couto Fernandes 210 (Laranjeiras). Phone 2557-3758
Leme
Tênis Clube
Rua Gustavo Sampaio, 74, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22010-010
+55
21 543-1089 Members only
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Walking Tours
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THE
KINGS OF TIJUCA'S
ATLANTIC FOREST
Organized by Aventuras Rio
Tels.: 3 813-0312, 9699-9633
aventurasrio.com.br
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explorer to join our tours, we have a crew composed of hikers,
divers, mountaineers and whitewater rafting instructors, with all
with experience to provide you the information and infra-structure
necessary to practice all the tours, with all the safety in an
very funny way. No previous experience is needed, just relax and
get ready, 'cause the fun has just started… |
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| Windsurf is practiced along Tijuca beach down the coast past Zona Sul
and also up the coast at Búzios. Equipment can be found with ease around Galeria River, no
Arpoador.
Fisilabor - Condomínio
Mandala
Av. Prefeito Dulcídio Cardoso, 400 T
Barra da Tijuca
Telephone: 438-4882.
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