In Rio:
- Botanical Garden (nature on a silver plate)
- Fortress of Leme (only on weekends) and Fortress of Copacabana (historical army museum)
- Beaches of Ipanema, Copacabana and Arpoador
- Hippie Market (only on Sundays)
- Sambadrome and Maracanã Stadium (currently closed)
- The area around Pedra do Sal, the beginnings of Rio (currently being reurbanized)
- Feira de São Cristóvão: the centre of Northeastern traditions and products, including food, shopping, live music, and dance
Outside Rio:
- Niteroi: Fortress Santa Cruz, Museum of Contemporary Art, Caminho Niemeyer, Niteroi beaches
- West: Sitio Burle Marx, beaches of Prainha and Grumari, gastronomic centre of Guaratiba