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
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Santa Teresa
Rio's bohemian hilltop quarter — yellow-trolley cobbled lanes, artists' studios, and the Escadaria Selarón
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Lapa
Rio's nightlife capital — the Arcos da Lapa, samba clubs, and Friday streets that close for the party
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