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Nice informative post..thanks

Oi Gasparzinho,

Thanks for a great post!聽 But, I'd have added another item to laud about Brasil....its people!聽

Maybe it's me....grey-hair, over 80....but I remember one of my earliest flights from GRU to POA.聽 My flight was a little late, and I had to make a quick connection to Gol....only to find several hundred folks in line before me!聽 Almost immediately a clerk from the front counter left his post and came up to me to tell me to follow him to the "Prioridade" line, thus by-passing the waiting crowd!聽 Wow!

During my first trip on the Metro in SP, I entered a crowded car, and stood holding a near-by bar.聽 A few seconds later, I felt a hand on my shoulder, and found a young man offering me his seat!聽 Again...WOW!聽

Over the next few years, I found that this happening to me over and over....in both large cities as well as the smaller towns.聽 The kindness of people I have found in Brasil is something that has no price!聽

@chefjim All in all the Brazilian people are wonderful. There are some things that are difficult to understand, but聽 that鈥檚 true anywhere you go聽

@gasparzinho777, welcome back to Rio.聽 In your absence, I was able to get my e-visa and have finalized my Carnival week hotel, Sambadrome, Cristo Redeemer and a few private parties.

Any recommendations on what to do for a Carnival first-timer from the Carioca expert?

If Rio is your cup of tea, the news about the VLT ( City Wide Trams ), is encouraging., I would kick around Rio Historic Downtown.聽 聽

Remember, trash now, gold latter.聽

The area is close to the old trading port, is is a hidden gem.聽 聽

聽 聽 @gasparzinho777, welcome back to Rio.聽 In your absence, I was able to get my e-visa and have finalized my Carnival week hotel, Sambadrome, Cristo Redeemer and a few private parties.Any recommendations on what to do for a Carnival first-timer from the Carioca expert?聽 聽 聽 聽 -@Pablo888

Good news on the visa !!!

What hotel are you staying at ?

I don't have any reco's from first hand experience at Carnival as I avoid it for all the usual reasons, so, I asked my Carioca wife who went once........

Go and participate in some "blocos"..........

Go to the "sambodromo" and get tickets for a "camarote" (a private catered box) instead of "arquibencada" seating (the bleachers). Go on the last day of the parade event, which is Sunday, as that is when you see the best schools (Mangueira, Portela, Tijuca, Salguiero for example) and stay all night until 500 AM. You will be be exhausted afterwards from the noise level and your body will ache everywhere because the vibrations of the drums in the "batteria" will soon take over and make you start dancing for hours. You cannot control yourself if the school has a good musical score.

Stay away from partying at the beach/tourist areas as that is were everything is pricier........

As to Rio in general,聽 I'd pass on "Christo Redentor".........and go up the two cable cars to the top of "Pao de Acucar" in Urca at sunset instead. You will be blown away by the visual of the sun going down behind the morros of Rio.

聽 聽 If Rio is your cup of tea, the news about the VLT ( City Wide Trams ), is encouraging., I would kick around Rio Historic Downtown.聽 聽
Remember, trash now, gold latter.聽

The area is close to the old trading port, is is a hidden gem.聽 聽
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聽 聽 -@sprealestatebroker

That's down by the docs around the Museum of Tomorrow, etc ?

@Gasparzinho 777, I will be staying at the Miramar in Copa - your neck of the woods.... Any good coffee shops / bakeries / landmarks that you would recommend that I drop by?

Re: Sambadrome - yes - on Sunday and I currently have bleacher seats and I am looking for camarote seats. When I booked the tickets the prices were not yet available.聽 They should be now.

Re: Pao de Acucar at sunset - yes great idea.

I definitely will try the block parties - but I suspect that after I have seen one, I will have seen all of them.聽 Hope to go to see the big monuments - Art Museum, Escadaria Selar贸n, Arcos da Lapa - which will probably put me in Lapa too...

Thank you for the pointers....聽 Much appreciated.

Hey Pablo......

Confeitaria Columbo

Rua Gon莽alves Dias, 32

Centro

A 125 year old two story architectural masterpiece, located downtown, with an ambience second to none. Coffee, sweets and lunches. A must see in Rio.........we go often for lunch if we plan to be downtown.

The Bakers

Rua Santa Clara, 86

Copacabana

A local family run business with sit down service for coffee and all kinds of sweets. I've been going there for 20 years. Excellent baked goods all made in house !!!

Cafeina

Rua Barata Ribeiro, 507

Copacabana

A locally owned place with about 4-5 locations in Copa. Excellent for coffee or sweets, and lunches. Been going there 20 years as well. Very relaxed atmosphere, and great snacks.

Crums Confeitaria

Rua Leopoldo Miguez, 110

Copacabana

A newish place we discovered last month. Awesome brunch for 2 people with everything you can imagine @ R$120........$35 CAD. Great sweets. Very relaxed vibe.

The fort at Posto 6 is an interesting place to go and do a tour. There is also a really cool outdoor cafe on the sea wall terrace against the north side of the fort, with a spectacular view of Copacabana. A must for picture taking and lunch.

One more......not a coffee shop, but a botequim.

Botequim Belmonte

Rua Domingos Ferreira, 242

It's been there for decades, and so have I.......heh. The classical Carioca open bar/restaurant a block from the beach on a street corner full of other interesting places to eat. After 7-8 PM there will always be a line, and the place is bumping. If you go for lunch, usually seating is immediate.

@Gasparzinho 777. Thank you.