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>Can anyone suggest an inexpensive but clean and safe hotel within a
>block or so of Ipanema. Information on good restaurants would also be
>appreciated. thanks tom
Ipanema Plaza Hotel is a brand new 4 star hotel a block from the beach in
Ipanema.
Rio de Janeiro - Restaurants
Antiquarius
Rua Aristides Epinola 19, Leblon
Rio de Janeiro
Phone: 021/2294-1049
Antiquarius is one of the best restaurants in Rio. Food is Portuguese. Best
to make reservations…it is on the high end price wise but worth it. Dress
nicely, although Jacket is not necessary
Marius - considered best all you can eat Bar-b-que
(Av. Atlântica 290-A, Leme - Copacabana
tel. 021/542-2392). AE, DC, MC, V
Porcão - also considered best all you can eat Bar-b-que
Rua Barão da Torre 218, Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro
Phone: 021/521-0999
Ouro Verde Restaurant in the Ouro Verde Hotel - Av. Atlântica, 1456
Copacabana
Very nice atmosphere - good food and great service - Swiss owned and operated
Café do Teatro - underneath the Municipal Theatre - go for lunch - very
unusual atmosphere - looks like a Cecil B DeMille movie set
Av. Rio Branco, Centro
Rio de Janeiro
Phone: 021/2262-4164
Colombo - this is a 'turn of the century' Parisian style tea house - great for
the atmosphere
Rua Gonçalves Dias 32, Centro
Rio de Janeiro Phone: 021/2232-2300
Mediterrâneo - Excellent for seafood and homemade pasta - casual atmosphere
near the Praia Ipanema Hotel - a couple blocks away.
Ipanema Rua Prudente de Morais, 1.180
521-0195
Plataforma - Go for the Samba Show…need to make reservation for Samba Show
Leblon Rua Adalberto Ferreira, 32
2274-4022
Cipriani - this is very high end - considered one of the Best restaurants in
the World
Av. Atlântica, 1072 Copacabana Palace Hotel
225
5-7070
Natural Food & Salads
Natural - Ipanema
Natural Food Buffet - charged by weight
Rua Barao da Torre, 171
Gula-gula - Salad Bar
Rua Anibal de Mendonca, 132
Things you must do in Rio.
Cable-Car Ride to Sugarloaf. The panoramic trip to Sugarloaf, the
soaring 1,300-ft granite block standing at the mouth of Guanabara
Bay, is not to be missed. Italian-made bubble cars holding 75
passengers each move up the mountain in two stages, the first stopping at the
Morro da Urca, a smaller mountain in front of
Sugarloaf, and the second continuing on to the summit, each stage
taking three minutes.
Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer). Since it was placed atop
the 2,300-ft peak of Corcovado in 1931, this figure--a statue of
Christ with his arms apart as if he were embracing the city--has been
one of the most famous symbols of Rio. It stands 100 ft tall on a 20-ft
pedestal, weighs 700 tons, and is visible night and day from most of
the city's neighborhoods.
Tandem Hang-gliding call: 2268-0565 or cel phone: 9985-7540 Paulo Celani
Also - Take a half day tour to Petropolis - reserve this with the concierge at
the hotel.
www.ariauamazontowers.com/bio.htm
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