
Rio de Janeiro
Surf, sailing, kayak, climbing and mountain biking town · Brazil
Surf, sailing, kayak, climbing and mountain biking, 6 nights from tomorrow, from your nearest start point: scored, planned and costed. Try another search
Beds: 92 places
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92 places to stay within 2 km.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£50 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£60 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£75 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).
All 92 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 50 places in 5 sports
Surf · this week
Forte de Copacabana · about 10 min by car
37 out of 100Posto 5 - Copacabana · about 10 min by car
30 out of 100Arpoador · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBaixio · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBarra da Tijuca - Posto 8 · about 35 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreBarra de Guaratiba · about 1h 15m by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCanto do recreio · about 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreCastelinho · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
All 38 surf spots
CcB · about 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFarorinha · about 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreFlamengo · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreGrumari · about 1h 05m by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreInferno · about 1h 10m by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreIpanema · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreJoatinga · about 25 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLage Postinho · about 25 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLaje do sheraton · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLeblon · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreLeme · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMacumba (Curvão) · about 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreMacumba-secreto · about 1h by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePier · about 25 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePontão do leblon · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePosto 10 - Recreio · about 50 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreposto 11 (Atlântico sul) · about 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePosto 4 · about 30 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePosto 6 · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraia da Macumba · about 55 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraia do Diabo · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePraia do Meio · about 1h 10m by car · Not for beginners
–, no scorePrainha · about 1h by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreRecreio Posto 9 · about 50 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreReserva · about 50 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSao Conrado · about 20 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreShore break expresso escorpiao · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreSugarloaf Pão de Açucar · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreTropical (posto 1) · about 25 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no scoreVala do Mauri · about 30 min by car · Not for beginners
–, no score
Sailing · this week
Marina da Glória · 3.8 km · stays here
38 out of 100REFITS spider terminal · 6 km · stays here
36 out of 100Carioca Iate Clube · 12.8 km · stays here
35 out of 100Clube dos Marimbás · 5.2 km · stays here
14 out of 100Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro · 2.8 km · stays here
14 out of 100
Kayak · this week
Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium · 23.2 km · stays here
100 out of 100Clube de Remo Botafogo · 3.5 km · stays here
93 out of 100Lagoa Stadium · 4.4 km · stays here
93 out of 100
Climbing · this week
Aguilhinha da Gávea · 9.4 km · stays here
49 out of 100
Mountain biking · this week
Estrada do Grumari · 35 km · stays here
85 out of 100Trilha de ligação · 28.8 km · stays here
85 out of 100Trilha da Represa dos Ciganos · 10.9 km · stays here
83 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Rio de Janeiro; a spot more than 30 km away stays here because Rio de Janeiro is the nearest town with beds.
Places to eat
6 near Rio de Janeiro
Places to eat near Rio de Janeiro
- Churrascão do PCBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
- Casa do MinhoBrazilian · 0.5 km from the centre
- Forneria Da TabernaPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- Mamma RosaItalian · 0.6 km from the centre
- Brasa BBQBarbecue · 0.7 km from the centre
- Oficina do SushiSushi · 0.7 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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the town and every place near it
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About Rio de Janeiro
where it is, what is near
Rio de Janeiro is a town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
From Rio de Janeiro you can reach 38 surf spots, 5 sailing spots, 3 kayak spots, 1 climbing area and 3 mountain bike areas, 8 of the surf spots more than 30 km away.
The nearest is Iate Clube do Rio de Janeiro, a sailing spot 2.8 km from the centre.
Overture lists 92 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
The nearest airport is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 5 km away.
In Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
- 92 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), 5 km, Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), 15 km, Francisco de Assis Airport (JDF), 129 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).