Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Surrounded by the most famous neighborhoods in Rio - Lagoa, Ipanema, Leblon, Botanical Gardens and Gávea - framed by mountains and embraced by Christ the Redeemer, the Lagoon impressed by the sunset and the reflection of golden sun in its placid waters and silent becoming a great meeting point for both locals and for visitors. Connected to the sea through the channel of the Garden of Allah, between Ipanema and Leblon, home to its waterfront parks, sports courts, skating rings, an heliport, trails for hiking and jogging, biking and distributed by a gastronomic center kiosks that offer food to German Japanese, plus live music from dusk. Not to mention the paddle boat that rides on Sundays and holidays, give the tourists a unique view of all that one of the most beautiful postcards of Rio reveals.
The margins of the Lagoon are some of the best-equipped entertainment areas of the city and invite walking, jogging or biking, which can be rented there. Its 7.5 km long incorporate Skate parks, Taboas and Catacomb. The set of three parks offer a plethora of sporting options and dining. Below a few guidelines:
Skate Park (Avenida Borges de Medeiros s / n º)
In the area between the club and Piraquê Heliport, Park Blades can be a good choice for recreation with many activities ranging from skating the simultaneous concerts in kiosks in its surroundings. There, you can also enjoy the most diverse international cuisine.
Catacumba Park (Pessoa Av s / n º)
The Catacomb Park can be seen as a beautiful open-air museum inside a small environmental reserve. Altogether there are 32 sculptures of various artists that are part harmony with the nature of the park, ideal for hiking. Near this mixture of art, great tasting dishes to snacks and worldwide.
Taboas Park (Avenida Borges de Medeiros s / n º)
It is located between two famous football clubs in Rio, the Club de Regatas Flamengo and Club Caiçaras. The park is a true sports court which brings together practitioners from many different sports like soccer, tennis and skating. Kiosks are also part of the sports park.
Address: Epitácio Pessoa and Avenida Borges de Medeiros - Lagoa
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Address: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Rio de Janeiro - RJActivities near to Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
| Christmas in Rio de Janeiro (festival) -
Christmas in Brazil, or better, Christmases in Brazil are one of the biggest parties of the country. The Christmas celebrations are no exception to the pattern of other countries with the majority Catholic population. It is time to decorated the tree with balls, flashing, and as the country is very large in some regions local products are used as decorations.
At Supper there is the traditional turkey, ham, French toast... Address: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 0.00km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas | |
| The Christmas Tree Lagoon (sightseeing) -
one of the symbols of Rio de Janeiro at the end of the year, was inaugurated on Saturday night (5). View photo gallery The traditional Christmas tree, which since 1996 graces the Lagoon, has 150 wreaths and nearly 3 million micro bulbs in this year. According to organizers, it is 85 meters high, equivalent to a building of 28 floors. Also, the tree entered the Guinness Book as the largest floating Christmas tree in the... Address: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 0.00km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |  |
| Water skiing and Canoeing in Rio de Janeiro (activity) - Outrigger catamaran Hawaiian, Hawaiian canoe. Despite having arrived in Brazil for less than four years, the history of this ship already has 3,000 years of memory. With double hull and propulsion (sail or rowing), the Outrigger has become crucial in the process of colonization of Polynesia and the Pacific Islands. He arrived in Hawaii, became a sport, won fame spread worldwide, and today is practiced in over 12 countries: Costa Rica to... Address: Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 0.01km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas | |
| ArtRio - Feira Internacional de Arte Contemporânea do Rio de Janeiro (festival) - ArtRio International Fair of Contemporary Art in Rio de Janeiro. Rua Pacheco Leão, 94, 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil+ 55 21 3114.0171http://www.artriofair.com.br/site/?page_id=39 Address: Rua Pacheco Leão, 94, 22460-030, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Distance: 1.07km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas | |
| Festival of Cribs (festival) - An interesting nativity festival takes place in December. In the Garden of Allah, a park between Ipanema and Leblon are the various participants and cribs and also some ornaments such as sleds, home of Santa Claus, Scenes and Christmas Decoration.The Festival of Cribs was considered by the public and the media the best street art event in Rio de Janeiro in recent times. Was also considered as the largest exhibition of art full size crib... Address: Jardim de Alah Leblon, Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 1.14km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas | |
| Festival de Presépios (festival) - The Festival of Nativity was regarded by the public and the media as the best street art event in Rio de Janeiro in recent times. Was also considered as the largest exhibition of art full size cribs in the open world (verification request accepted by Guinness World Records, in an administrative proceeding of the conference), with unique works produced by Brazilian artists selected by the Curator of the exhibition, from National public c... Address: Jardim de Alah Leblon, Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 1.14km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas | |
| Catacumba Park (park) - The Catacomb Park is an ecological reserve on the shores of Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. There are landscaped with paths and picturesque alleys, in line with the dense vegetation that extends predominantly by the length of the park. A great diversity of trees, plants and flowers are seen throughout the park.
The lower part of the park is paved, winding, slope, gives a special charm to the place. Every now and then is faced with some ... Address: Parque da Catacumba Avenida Epitácio Pessoa, 3000 - Lagoa, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil Distance: 1.14km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |  |
| Lage Park (park) - A small park, once a private mansion, where now a school of fine arts works. Contains some interesting plants and wildlife as well as strange concrete structures that will entertain the kids. The park is the beginning of a path up Corcovado, through sub-tropical rain forest. Address: Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Distance: 1.27km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |  |
| Leblon Theater (theater) - The Theatre of Leblon, located in a prime area of Rio de Janeiro, is today one of the most important cultural centers of this city - a reference space for shows of quality, so looking for local promoters, by cultural producers from different genres, so as the general public in Rio.Has continued programs, Tuesday through Sunday with performances for young audience, young and adult, in addition to lectures and courses taught there.In the ... Address: R. Conde Bernadotte, 26 - Leblon, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22430-200, Brazil Distance: 1.39km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas | |
| Antiques Gavea (market) - The Antiques Fair Gavea began in 1997 and it is coordinated Brazilian Association of Antique Dealers (ABA) which is the one promoting the Fair every Sunday from 9h to 17h. It is located at Praça Santos Dumont, in Gávea.Mas forward is under the supervision of Betinho, as is known by all.The Fair is lined with Persian carpets and sells hoarding objects, china, silverware, paintings and objects of the time as the clothes 70 years.Gatheri... Address: Praça Santos Dumont Rio de Janeiro - RJ Distance: 1.43km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |  |
| Nossa Senhora da Paz Square (park) - The Square Our Lady of Peace is a public square in Rio de Janeiro, located in Ipanema. It is located between the streets Visconde de Pirajá, Joana Angélica, Barão da Torre and Maria Quitéria.
It was part of the urbanization project coordinated by the Barão de Ipanema from 1894, and was officially opened on October 31, 1917, under the name Souza Ferreira Square.
It was landscaped again in 1932, and received its current name in... Address: Praça Ns. da Paz - Ipanema Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22410-030 Distance: 1.44km from the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas |  |
Restaurants near to Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Drink Café is a Pub restaurant that is roughly 0.57km from Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and can be found at Av. Borges de Medeiros, s/n
Caipirinha & Filé is a Pub restaurant that is roughly 0.57km from Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and can be found at Av. Borges de Medeiros, s/n
Arab da Lagoa is a International restaurant that is roughly 0.57km from Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and can be found at Av. Borges de Medeiros, s/n
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