The traditional, middle-class neighborhood of Botafogo, and neighboring Humaitá, may not have the beaches of their southern neighbors, but they don’t lack for much else, with intriguing museums, movie theaters, quaint bookshops, a shopping center, and festive, open-air bars on tree-lined backstreets.
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- glide up to the top of Pão de Açúcar by cable car for the awe-inspiring view of Rio at your feet
- bask on the sands at one of Rio’s prettiest little beaches, Praia Vermelha, taking in great vistas of the rocky coastline
- walk between forest and sea on the peaceful, winding Pista Cláudio Coutinho
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