Neighbourhoods
Central Rio walking route: Cinelândia, Praça XV and waterfront museums
Theatro Municipal to Rio Art Museum: a 3.7 km walking route in Rio de Janeiro, with a map, landmark stops and practical access notes
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Rio de Janeiro, on foot
Historic centre, Santa Teresa and beach promenades. 12 walks, 32 places. Area guides and walking routes
Read, then explore
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Views & hills
Copacabana to Ipanema on foot: an urban route via Arpoador
Copacabana Palace to Ipanema Beach: a 5.0 km walking route in Rio de Janeiro, with a map, landmark stops and practical access notes
Neighbourhoods
Santa Teresa on foot: Selarón Steps and hillside museums
Carioca Aqueduct to Benjamin Constant House Museum: a 2.4 km walking route in Rio de Janeiro, with a map, landmark stops and practical access notes
All walking routes
Historic centre: Cinelândia, palace and port ↗
Theatro Municipal → National Library of Brazil → Museu Nacional de Belas Artes → Paço Imperial → CCBB Rio de Janeiro → Candelária Church → São Bento Monastery → Museum of Tomorrow → Rio Art Museum
Copacabana, Arpoador and Ipanema on foot ↗
Copacabana Palace → Fort Copacabana → Arpoador → Ipanema Beach
From Lapa up the steps to Santa Teresa ↗
Carioca Aqueduct → Escadaria Selarón → Parque Glória Maria → Chácara do Céu Museum → Benjamin Constant House Museum
Lapa: theatre, concrete cathedral and aqueduct ↗
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes → National Library of Brazil → Theatro Municipal → Rio de Janeiro Cathedral → Carioca Aqueduct → Escadaria Selarón
Port memory: Valongo and Praça Mauá museums ↗
Valongo Wharf → Rio Art Museum → Museum of Tomorrow → São Bento Monastery → Candelária Church
Glória and Flamengo: church above the bay ↗
Catete Palace → Church of Our Lady of the Glory of the Outeiro → Flamengo Park → Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro
From the imperial square to the Lapa arches ↗
Paço Imperial → Museu Nacional de Belas Artes → Theatro Municipal → Rio de Janeiro Cathedral → Carioca Aqueduct
Museums on the Santa Teresa slopes ↗
Benjamin Constant House Museum → Chácara do Céu Museum → Parque Glória Maria → Escadaria Selarón → Theatro Municipal
Central Rio: the library and Colombo ↗
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading → Confeitaria Colombo → CCBB Rio de Janeiro
Rio: botanical garden, lagoon and Parque Lage greenery ↗
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden → Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon → Parque Lage
Leme: ocean promenade and coastal fort ↗
Copacabana Palace → Fort Duque de Caxias
Urca: geology palace and beach below Sugarloaf ↗
Earth Sciences Museum → Praia Vermelha
Places on the map
- Theatro Municipal
- National Library of Brazil
- Museu Nacional de Belas Artes
- Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
- Carioca Aqueduct
- Escadaria Selarón
- Parque Glória Maria
- Chácara do Céu Museum
- Benjamin Constant House Museum
- Paço Imperial
- Candelária Church
- CCBB Rio de Janeiro
- São Bento Monastery
- Museum of Tomorrow
- Rio Art Museum
- Valongo Wharf
- Copacabana Palace
- Fort Copacabana
- Arpoador
- Ipanema Beach
- Catete Palace
- Church of Our Lady of the Glory of the Outeiro
- Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro
- Flamengo Park
- Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
- Confeitaria Colombo
- Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
- Parque Lage
- Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon
- Fort Duque de Caxias
- Praia Vermelha
- Earth Sciences Museum
How these guides are made
Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed