Catch the Surf Bus in front of one of the ocean front hotels on Ipanema or Copacabana, and in 60-90 minutes, you’ll be at some of the most natural and beautiful surfing beaches in Rio de Janeiro state. The bus runs from 7am Tuesday – Sunday, starting at the Largo do Machado, near the Cosme […]
This repertory theatre in Gávea is considered one of the most progressive of the city-run venues. Once known as the Teatro Planetário (not surprisingly as it annexes the impressive dome of the planetarium) it was dedicated solely to independent productions until 1994 but has managed to retain that spirit with small dramas and monologues featuring in […]
The beach has already managed to convert volleyball and football into a whole new realm, and now it is the turn of humble tennis. Arriving in Brazil in 2008 for the first time, beach tennis has slowly broken into the mainstream, and can be seen played on Rio’s beaches from Flamengo to Barra and almost […]
Slacklining has become quite the hit among acrobatic carioca boys and girls over the last twelve months. Espousing several of the elements integral to any Rio past time worth its salt – showing off, wearing little in the way of clothing and hanging around on the beach – despite being somewhat unusual, its rise in […]
Between ten minutes and half an hour (depending on weather conditions rather than passenger weight) of pure adrenalin and emotion await you at the end of the wooden ramp atop Pedra Bonita in São Conrado. Tandem flights with views of Dois Irmãos, Corcovado, Sugarloaf and Rocinha will leave you gasping for more, and your pilot […]