A week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Seven days in Rio de Janeiro, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Christ the Redeemer. 31 stops in all.
Day 1
- Christ the RedeemerMonument · On the map
- Parque LagePark · 1 km on from Christ the Redeemer · On the map
2 stops, about 1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2
- Museu NacionalMuseum · On the map
- Paço de São CristóvãoPalace · Next to Museu Nacional · On the map
- Quinta da Boa VistaPark · 0.2 km on from Paço de São Cristóvão · On the map
- America Football ClubMonument · 1.4 km on from Quinta da Boa Vista · On the map
4 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3
- Valongo WharfArchaeological site · On the map
- Museum of TomorrowMuseum · 0.9 km on from Valongo Wharf · On the map
- Candelária ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Museum of Tomorrow · On the map
- National Historical MuseumMuseum · 1 km on from Candelária Church · On the map
- Teatro MunicipalTheatre or opera house · 0.8 km on from National Historical Museum · On the map
- Carioca AqueductBridge · 0.5 km on from Teatro Municipal · On the map
6 stops, about 4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4
- Old Cathedral of Rio de JaneiroCathedral · On the map
- Paço ImperialMuseum · 0.1 km on from Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro · On the map
- Museu Nacional de Belas ArtesMuseum · 0.6 km on from Paço Imperial · On the map
- Rio de Janeiro CathedralCathedral · 0.6 km on from Museu Nacional de Belas Artes · On the map
- Museum of Modern Art, Rio de JaneiroMuseum · 1 km on from Rio de Janeiro Cathedral · On the map
- Flamengo ParkPark · 0.8 km on from Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro · On the map
6 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5
- Guanabara PalacePalace · On the map
- Carmen Miranda MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km on from Guanabara Palace · On the map
- UrcaMonument · 1.1 km on from Carmen Miranda Museum · On the map
- Earth Sciences MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Urca · On the map
4 stops, about 3.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6
- Tiradentes PalaceMuseum · On the map
- Gustavo Capanema PalacePalace · 0.6 km on from Tiradentes Palace · On the map
- Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of JaneiroTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Gustavo Capanema Palace · On the map
- Santa Teresa TramLandmark · 0.6 km on from Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro · On the map
- Brazilian Historic and Geographic InstituteMuseum · 0.4 km on from Santa Teresa Tram · On the map
- Catete PalacePalace · 1.3 km on from Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute · On the map
6 stops, about 3.6 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7
- Ilha FiscalMonument · On the map
- Praça XV de NovembroSquare · 1 km on from Ilha Fiscal · On the map
- Mosteiro de São BentoMonument · 0.8 km on from Praça XV de Novembro · On the map
3 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.
More for Rio de Janeiro
- Things to do in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 40 places to see, led by Christ the Redeemer and Museu Nacional
- One day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 2 stops in a day, starting at Christ the Redeemer
Photo credits
- Christ the Redeemer: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Parque Lage: Aquino Hilton, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Museu Nacional: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Paço de São Cristóvão: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Quinta da Boa Vista: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- America Football Club: Junius, Public domain
- Valongo Wharf: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museum of Tomorrow: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Candelária Church: Rubens Trindade, CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Historical Museum: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain
- Teatro Municipal: Elvis Boaventura, CC BY 3.0
- Carioca Aqueduct: Marco Roberto Petri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
- Paço Imperial: Fulviusbsas, Public domain
- Museu Nacional de Belas Artes: Dornicke, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rio de Janeiro Cathedral: Haakon S., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro: Imagens AMB, Public domain
- Flamengo Park: Alicia Nijdam, CC BY 2.0
- Guanabara Palace: Rzpguimaraes, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Carmen Miranda Museum: Rn.brito, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Urca: Arthur Jacob, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Earth Sciences Museum: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC0
- Tiradentes Palace: Nikolof, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gustavo Capanema Palace: Imagens AMB, Public domain
- Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio of Janeiro: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santa Teresa Tram: Andre Oliveira, CC BY 2.0
- Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Catete Palace: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ilha Fiscal: Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Praça XV de Novembro: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mosteiro de São Bento: Halley Pacheco de Oliveira, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.