Foreign Exchange and Currency

The currency used in Brazil is called Real (R$) and the foreign
exchange rate is published daily in the newspapers and other
specialized sites. Foreign exchange can be handled in banks,
travel agencies and authorized hotels. International credit cards
are accepted at virtually everywhere, including hotels,
restaurants, stores, travel agencies, car rental companies and
businesses that render services to tourists. The Brazilian Central
has a very informative site in English that is worthwhile taking a
look (http://www.bcb.gov.br/?english). There is a list of some
places where you can exchange your money below.

Lyg Tur Cmbio e Turismo: Av. Ataulfo de Paiva,

566 Sobreloja 202/203 Leblon Rio de Janeiro (21)
2515 9927
Bertha Tour Turismo e Exchange: Rua Xavier da
Silveira, 22 Loja B Copacabana Rio de Janeiro (21)
2504 4052
Moreira Cmbio e Turismo: Rua Gustavo Sampaio,
831 Loja A Leme Rio de Janeiro (21) 2275 2796
1ipanema 4 Travel: Rua Prudente de Morais, 167
Loja C Ipanema Rio de Janeiro (21) 3813 2879
Mtur: Rua Dias da Cruz, 215 Loja 102 Mier Rio de
Janeiro (21) 2269 9248
Cittatur: Av. das Amricas, 700 Loja 103 E/F Barra
da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro (21) 3152 9761
AGB Corretora de Cmbio: Rua Candelria, 79
Centro Rio de Janeiro (21) 2263 2318
4 Cantos Cmbio e Turismo: Rua Otvio Carneiro
143 Icara Niteri (21) 2722 6869

Rio de Janeiro Hospitals and Clinics

Rio de Janeiro has a number of internationally respected
hospitals, clinics and doctors, but treatment is expensive so
visitors are strongly advised to take out medical trip insurance
before traveling to Brazil. In case you have a medical emergency
in Rio though, try to reach a hospital or clinic close in the
neighborhood or district where you are located. See below a list
of the main hospitals and clinics in Rio, as well as their address
information.

Casa de Sade Santa Lcia Private Hospital

located at Botafogo, Rua Capito Salomo, 27
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro (21) 2527 4000
Clnica So Vicente Private Hospital located at
Gvea, Rua Joo Borges, 204 Gvez Rio de
Janeiro (21) 2529 4422
Hospital Clnicas Ipanema Private Emergency
Hospital in Ipanema, Rua Farme de Amoedo, 86
Ipanema - Rio de Janeiro (21) 2523 2099
Hospital Copa Dor Private Hospital in
Copacabana Emergency & Clinic, Rua Figueiredo
Magalhes, 875 Copacabana Rio de Janeiro (21)
2545 3600

Hospital Miguel Couto Public Emergency

Hospital, Rua Mrio Ribeiro, 117 Leblon Rio de
Janeiro (21) 2274 6050 / 2274 5702
Barra DOr Private Emergency Hospital in Barra da
Tijuca, Av. Ayrton Senna, 2541 Barra da Tijuca Rio
de Janeiro (21 )2430 3600
Hospital Universitrio Antnio Pedro Public
Hospital in Niteri, Rua Marqus de Paran Niteri
(21) 2629 - 9145

USEFUL TIPS
We selected a wide range of information that will be useful during
your stay in Rio, including security and entertainment advices.

Being Safe
Supermarkets
In order to make your life here more practical and less
expensive, we made a list with the supermarkets with the best
prices, organized by districts.
Barra da Tijuca:

Guanabara: Av. das Amricas, 3.501 Barra da

Tijuca Rio de Janeiro
Mundial: Largo da Barrinha, 96 Barra da Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro
Supermercados Po de Acar: Av. das
Amricas, 2000 Barra da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro

Zona Sul (South Zone):

Prezunic Supermercado: Rua General Polidoro,

260 Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
Sendas : Rua Jos Linhares, 245 Leblon Rio de
Janeiro
Supermarket: Avenida Niemeyer, 756 - So
Conrado Rio de Janeiro
Supermercado Mundial: Rua Voluntrios da Ptria,
71 - Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
Supermercados Po de Acar:
Rua Voluntrios da Ptria, 213 Botafogo
Rio de Janeiro
Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 493
Copacabana Rio de Janeiro
Rua Jardim Botnico, 680 Jardim
Botnico Rio de Janeiro
Rua Jos Linhares, 256 Leblon Rio de
Janeiro
Supermercado Princesa: Rua Bolivar, 38 lj B
Copacabana Rio de Janeiro

Niteri:

Guanabara: Rua Marqus de Paran, 100 Centro

Niteri
Supermercado Real: Rua Cel. Moreira Csar, 106
Icara Niteri

Like any other big city in the world, you have to be careful when
walking through the city:

Do not open your wallet in the street;

Be careful when withdrawing money; avoid using cash
machines outside banks and shopping malls;
Avoid specific places to walk around, especially at night
and without locals. This applies to areas near favelas
(slums), for instance;
Do not walk with valuables showing;
Avoid carrying your original passport, a copy is enough;
Exchange your money for local currency (Real);
Do not take valuable objects to the beach and keep your
belongings in sight.

The DEAT Delegacia Especial de Apoio ao Turismo (Special

Office of Tourism Support) and BPTur are services that provide
support to foreigners here in Rio de Janeiro. Most of DEAT
servers are bilingual.
BPTur:
Rua Figueiredo Magalhes, 550 - Copacabana
(21) 2332 - 7932
DEAT:
Av. Afrnio de Melo Franco, 159 Leblon
(21) 2332 - 2924 / 2332 2885
deat@pcerj.rj.gov.br

Long Distance Dialing from Brazil

Interurban and International calls from Rio de Janeiro are known
according to DDD (Discagem Direta Distncia) and DDI
(Discagem Direta Internacional) codes. To make a call, you must
use the telephone operating companys number before the
country or city code desired. The following examples help to
illustrate this:
Interurban calls (DDD): 0 + Long Distance Carriers Code + code
of the city you wish to call + telephone number
International calls (DDI): 00 + Long Distance Carriers Code +
Country code + City code + telephone number

Entertainment
Rio Shopping Centers
Rio de Janeiro has several good shopping malls options, here is
a list of the main Shopping Centers in Rio, organized by districts.

Zona Sul (South Zone):

Rio Sul Shopping Center: Rua Lauro Muller, 116

Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
Shopping Leblon: Av. Afrnio de Mello Franco, 290
Leblon Rio de Janeiro
Rio Design Leblon: Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 270 Leblon
Rio de Janeiro
So Conrado Fashion Mall: Estrada da Gvea, 899
So Conrado Rio de Janeiro
Shopping da Gvea: Rua Marqus de So Vicente, 52
Gvea Rio de Janeiro
Rio Plaza Shopping: Rua General Severiano, 97
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro

Bars and Pubs:

Barra da Tijuca:

Barra Shopping: Av. das Amricas, 4666 Barra da

Tijuca Rio de Janeiro
Downtown: Av. das Amricas, 500 Barra da Tijuca Rio
de Janeiro
Barra Garden: Av. das Amricas, 3255 Barra da Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Design Barra: Av. das Amricas, 7777 Barra da
Tijuca Rio de Janeiro

Niteri:

Plaza Shopping Niteri: Rua XV de Novembro, 8

Centro Niteri

Fosfobox: Rua Siqueira Campos, 143 loja 22

Copacabana Rio de Janeiro
Melt: Rua Rita Ludolf, 47 Leblon Rio de Janeiro
Nuth: Av. Armando Lombardi, 999 Barra da Tijuca Rio
de Janeiro
Zax Club: Av. Armando Lombardi, 483 Barra da Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro

Nightlife

399 Bar: Av. Olegrio Maciel, 231 Barra da Tijuca Rio

de Janeiro
Academia da Cachaa: Rua Conde Bernadotte, 26
Leblon Rio de Janeiro
Banana Jack: Praa General Osrio, 06 Ipanema Rio
de Janeiro
Bar da Praia: Rua Joo Lira, 5 Leblon Rio de Janeiro
Bar Urca: Rua Cndido Gaffre, 205 Urca Rio de
Janeiro
Barzin: Rua Vinicius de Moraes, 75 Ipanema Rio de
Janeiro
B.g Bar: Praa Santos Dumont, 126 lj B Gvea Rio de
Janeiro
Big Ben Pub: R. Muniz Barreto, 374 - Botafogo - Rio de
Janeiro
Bla Bl -Republique de la plage: Av. rico Verissmo,
843 Barra da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro
Bukowski: Rua lvaro Ramos, 270 Botafogo Rio de
Janeiro
Cobal do Humait: Rua Voluntrios da Ptria, 446
Botafogo Rio de Janeiro
Lord Jims Pub: Rua Paul Redfern, 44 Leblon Rio de
Janeiro
Itahy: Av. Ataulfo de Paiva, 1060 Leblon Rio de Janeiro
Seu bar: Av. Olegrio Maciel, 175 Barra da Tijuca Rio
de Janeiro
Shenanigans Irish Pub: Rua Visconde de Piraj, 112
Ipanema Rio de Janeiro

Lapa:
Rios nightlife has so much to offer and to keep you busy at night.
Nightclubs:

00 (Zero Zero): Av. Padre Leonel Franca, 240 Gvea

Rio de Janeiro
021: Av. Armando Lombardi, 583 Barra da Tijuca Rio
de Janeiro
Caf del Mar: Av. Atlntica, 1910 Copacabana Rio de
Janeiro
Casa da Matriz: Rua Henrique de Novaes,107 Botafogo
Rio de Janeiro
Club Praia: Av. Borges de Medeiros, 1426 Lagoa Rio
de Janeiro
Club Six: Rua das Marrecas , 38 Lapa Rio de Janeiro

Beaches
Zona Sul (South Zone)

Praia do Arpoador: The rocks of Arpoador are one of the

most beautiful spots to watch the sunset and the sea.
Praia Copacabana/Leme: The most famous, diverse and
democratic beach of Rio.
Praia do Flamengo: Here is where pick-up soccer takes
place. Local teams play all day and all night in front of the
iconic hump of Po de Acar.
Praia Ipanema/Leblon: Coquiero, surrounding Posto
9, is the place for artists, hipsters, and beautiful folk in
general. Meanwhile, the surroundings of Posto 10 is more
likely a family place
Praia do Jo (Joatinga): Discover a secret hideaway!
Thats an exquisite and out-of-the-way little beach.

Barra da Tijuca

Praia do Pep: Located at the beginning of Praia da

Barra, thats where you can surf, windsurf, and kitesurf on
the waves or play volleyball, soccer.
Praia do Grumari/Prainha: Thats the place to who
wants to get away and rest.

Niteri

Praia de Itacoatiara: Located in Regio Ocenica of

Niteri, its Niteris youth favorite beach, where several surf
championships take place.
Praia de Camboinhas: One of the most beautiful
beaches of Niteri, also located in Regio Ocenica. There
are great quiosques that offer great treatment
infrastructure for people there.

You can find more useful tips, such as: Sights (where to visit,
operating time, how to get there), Restaurants (location, type of
cuisine), Cultural Programs, here:
http://www.rioguiaoficial.com.br/en.

Lapa district is definitely on the up again. Things hop almost

every night of the week, but the best days are Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday. Lapa's nightlife offers different kinds of
experiences, such as the carefully preserved heritage buildings
turned into music venues that offer some of the best samba in
town:

Carioca da Gema: Rua Mem de S, 79 Lapa Rio de

Janeiro
Estrela da Lapa: Av. Mem de S, 130 Lapa Rio de
Janeiro
Rio Scenarium: Rua do Lavradio, 20 Lapa Rio de
Janeiro
Caf Sacrilgio: Av. Mem de S, 81 Lapa Rio de
Janeiro

Sources
http://www.rioguiaoficial.com.br/en
http://dicasdomundo.com.br/c/seguranca-rio-109.html
http://www.belavistario.com/site/home