Rio de Janeiro

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Rio de Janeiro walking map: routes and landmarks

Historic centre, Santa Teresa and beach promenades. Landmark 3D models and mapped routes. Distances, terrain, GPX and directions

Historic centre, Santa Teresa and beach promenades. Separate neighbourhood walks help match distance and terrain to the day. Cards include stops, estimated time and access notes; museum and observatory visits are planned separately

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Rio de Janeiro: walking routes and sights

Historic centre, Santa Teresa and beach promenades. Separate neighbourhood walks help match distance and terrain to the day. Cards include stops, estimated time and access notes; museum and observatory visits are planned separately

12 walks · 32 places on the map

Historic centre: Cinelândia, palace and port

3.7 km · 9 stops

Walking: about 55 min · with stops: 85–145 min

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

City pavements, squares and a climb to the monastery

Lapa: theatre, concrete cathedral and aqueduct

2.0 km · 6 stops

Walking: about 30 min · with stops: 60–120 min

Museu Nacional de Belas Artes → National Library of Brazil → Theatro Municipal → Rio de Janeiro Cathedral → Carioca Aqueduct → Escadaria Selarón

Downtown pavements and the lower Selarón steps

Glória and Flamengo: church above the bay

2.7 km · 4 stops

Walking: about 40 min · with stops: 70–130 min

Catete Palace → Church of Our Lady of the Glory of the Outeiro → Flamengo Park → Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro

Church climb, park paths and major-road crossings

More walks · 6

Distance follows the mapped track; times are estimates. Sources were checked remotely. The route does not confirm access inside sights: check opening hours, tickets and closures before setting out