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City itineraries · Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, day by day

Rio is the city where the mountains come down to the beach: a statue on one peak, a cable car to another, four kilometres of sand between them and a historic centre by the port. Start with three days that give each of those its own day, with the opening rules that matter in 2026.

Updated 12 September 2026 · 10 official sources checked · report an error

Rio de Janeiro
Photo: Rafael Rabello de Barros, CC BY-SA 3.0

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3 days in Rio de Janeiro

3 Days in Rio de Janeiro
3 days3 Days in Rio de JaneiroSugarloaf, Copacabana and Ipanema, Christ the Redeemer and the Botanical Garden, then the port museums, Lapa and Santa Teresa.

Before you go

Good to know in Rio de Janeiro

Tickets and opening days

  • The Corcovado train to Christ the Redeemer runs daily 8:00–18:00 from the Cosme Velho station, every 20 minutes; adult tickets cost R$134 and are sold for a set departure time on the official site.Source: Trem do Corcovado · checked Sep 2026

Getting around

  • On MetrôRio you can pay at the turnstile by tapping a contactless Visa, Mastercard or Elo card or a phone; the single fare is R$7.90 from 12 April 2026, and with Visa and Elo cards the fare covers re-entries within two hours.Source: MetrôRio · checked Sep 2026

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Sources and method

Places and coordinates: Wikidata and Tripwoa's open-data place catalog (Overture Maps Foundation, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each image. Practical rules: the official sources linked in each note, checked in September 2026.

How this plan was made: Tripwoa's planner drafted the day order from real coordinates and typical visit times. Each stop was then reviewed, reordered where needed and rewritten with AI assistance. Walking distances are straight-line estimates, so allow a little extra time on real streets.