Rio Carnival
Rio de Janeiro , Southeastern Region, Brazil
|The world’s biggest party – a stadium parade with fabulous floats, music and sequinned samba dancers, and dozens of street parties and balls.
Best for ages: 13+ | £10 | 5 days
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Rio de Janeiro , Southeastern Region, Brazil
|The world’s biggest party – a stadium parade with fabulous floats, music and sequinned samba dancers, and dozens of street parties and balls.
Best for ages: 13+ | £10 | 5 days
Southeastern Region, Brazil
Heaven for healthy hedonists – hang glide, surf or hike by day, relax on the beach and party all night. Then, of course, there’s that carnival…
Rio de Janeiro , Southeastern Region, Brazil
|This iconic, art deco beauty, the symbol of South America, watches out over Rio from high on Corcovado Mountain. The panoramic views from the statue’s feet are dazzling.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Region, Brazil
|Rock climb and/or abseil Rio’s most famous landmark, with spectacular bays, beaches and mountains as a backdrop.
Best for ages: 13+ | £35 | 5 hours
Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Region, Brazil
|Rio’s most famous mountain crouches like a sphinx over a perfect half-moon bay. Stunning views of the Redeemer, Copacabana Beach and central Rio. Unmissable.
Best for ages: 4+ | Free
Rio de Janeiro , Southeastern Region, Brazil
|One of the world’s best helicopter flights, over Rio’s spectacular scenery and including a face-to-face encounter with Christ the Redeemer.
Best for ages: 10+ | £50 | 30 mins
Rio de Janeiro , Southwestern Region, Brazil
|Get a deeper understanding of Rio life with an insider tour of its famous favelas, Rio’s famous slums.
Best for ages: 13+ | £25
Rio de Janeiro , Southeastern Region, Brazil
|Rio’s lush urban rainforest climbs over the mountains that surround the Christ statue and Atlantic beaches, affording some of the world’s most beautiful urban views. Excellent for hiking, biking and wildlife-spotting.
Best for ages: 4+ | Free
Rio de Janeiro , Southeastern Region, Brazil
|Life’s a beach – and that’s never truer than in Rio – but not all beaches are equal. Here are our recommendations…
Best for ages: Any | Free
Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Region, Brazil
|Hang-gliding heaven from atop a giant rock monolith, and out over rainforest, bays and beaches. One of the world’s greatest hang-glides.
Best for ages: 14+ | £120 | 3 hours