D-Edge

One of the city’s coolest electronic-music clubs, D-Edge attracts partiers with a wild dance room... More

Empório Vieira Santos

Etnia Boutique

Run by the Pousada Etnia, this shop has Osklen bikinis and swim trunks; colorful tops... More

Forum

Fundação Maria Luisa e Oscar Americano

Fundo do Cravinho

This sultry samba club has nightly live music. ... More

Galeria Melissa

Galeria Melissa is a mecca for plastic and rubber footwear. Expect stylish sandals, sneakers, and... More

Garota de Ipanema

The bar where, legend has it, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Morais wrote the... More

Gloria Coelho

Grazie a Dio!

In the evening, "urban bossa" and other live music entertains an energetic crowd.... More

HomeAway

Texas-based HomeAway lists 30 properties along the coconut grove–lined coast, and its "rent with confidence"... More

Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo

Originally founded in 1636, this church was rebuilt in Neoclassical style in 1828.... More

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo

The seventeenth-century church combines Neoclassical interiors with Baroque and Rococo carvings located in the sacristy.... More

Igreja de São João Batista

The second-oldest church in Brazil was built by Portuguese settlers in 1586. Its defiantly plain... More

Iguatemi

Ipanema Beach

What to Expect: Majestic granite peaks jut from a jungle-covered range to create a spectacular... More

Isabela Capeto

Jardim Botânico

Vast palm-lined avenues lead to groves of cocoa and rubber trees. Giant Amazonian water lilies—some... More

La Vereda

Above the city's fray in the boho-chic hilltop neighborhood of Santa Teresa sits a tiny... More

Love Club & Lounge

Brazilian DJ's spin all night at this local hot spot.... More