Rio de Janeiro · Brazil

Rio de Janeiro by neighborhood.

3 neighborhoods profiled, each written by an editor who's slept in a hotel there, eaten at the locals' spot, and sent postcards home.

Ipanema

Rio's aspirational beach neighbourhood — the bossa-nova song, the Sunday street-closure, and the most polished version of the city

Rio's bohemian hilltop quarter — yellow-trolley cobbled lanes, artists' studios, and the Escadaria Selarón

Rio's nightlife capital — the Arcos da Lapa, samba clubs, and Friday streets that close for the party