This restaurant boasts the most beautiful view of Rio. Located at the end of Praia Vermelha, very close to the access to the Sugarloaf, it has a varied menu. Unfortunately the service is fairly mediocre, but the view is certainly worth the wait.
Pr General Tiburcio - Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22290-270(21) 2275-4651
1/27/13 - Nomangue closed in Botafogo, it opened in Copacabana but I have not yet been to it.
Unfortunately, we only just discovered this wonderful restaurant, so close to our home, such delicious food, such excellent service. What else can I say? Guess you just have to try it out for yourselves.
The restaurant specializes in seafood, Thursday is the day to go if you like oysters, they are then flown in directly from a farm in Florianopolis. We had those, and some marinated mussels and some spaghetti with seafood. Wonderful, the picture does not do it credit.
We did not try the seafood feijoada, that will be our next time, but friends have praised it in loud voices. As far as I know it has white beans, seafood and some of the meats that regularly go into the feijoada. Sounds a bit strange to me, but I am assured it is well worth having.
There are truly hidden treasures in Rio. This little library is amazingly beautiful. I am sorry that my photos do not do justice to it.
On the 14th of May of 1837, a group of Portuguese merchants got together and decided to create a library, with the idea of maintaining the Portuguese culture alive in Brazil and among its inhabitants. In 1872, the collection, by then counting with more than 40.000 volumes, was moved to the present building, originally a hotel. In 1900 it became a public library and in 1935, a decree was issued in Portugal, that all publishers should provide the library with a copy of all new books printed.
During the Christmas season, there was a festival of nativity scenes in Rio. It was the second of its kind and a request has been submitted to the Guiness Book of World Records to be included as the biggest, life size display of such scenes in the open air. The people voted on their favorite. The winner was:
Look at this amazing service for all us beach and sunshine lovers. It will tell you exactly what PFS to use depending on your skin color.
It resides on the sidewalk on Copacabana near Posto 5. On that particular day, 30 pfs was recommended for light skins and 15 for darker skin tones. It also told us that the water was not exactly recommended for swimming and that the temperature was 28 C.
Are you new to Rio? How about having the inside track by hiring one of our English speaking guides? He or she will take you around to the best places, including of course, those that most tourists do not know about. We will provide a car and you will provide us with an idea on what you most like to see or do.
The New York magazine recently featured THE URBANIST'S GUIDE to Rio. Guess they saw my blog and liked the idea. Between the two of them, I'm sure you will be excited to visit our beautiful city.
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