Cachoeira dos Primates, located in Sector B of Tijuca National Park, is a waterfall accessible via a trailhead in Rio de Janeiro’s neighborhood of Jardim…
Pão de Açúcar (Sugarloaf Mountain) stands 1,299 ft / 396 m tall at the eastern edge of Rio de Janeiro and is one of the…
Already hiked Pedra da Gávea and looking for another equally (or more) challenging hike in Rio de Janeiro? How about hiking Pedra da Gávea –…
Pedra da Gávea, the largest coastal monolith in Brazil, rises 2,769 ft / 844 m nearly straight up from the ocean, separating Rio de Janeiro’s…
Morro da Urca is located in the neighborhood of Urca on the eastern edge of Rio de Janeiro’s Zone Sul, and is home to the…
Morro Dois Irmãos (aka Dois Irmãos) is an iconic rock formation at the western end of the Ipanema/Leblon beaches in Rio de Janeiro’s Zona Sul….
Pedra Bonita is one of Rio de Janeiro’s most popular hikes – and for good reason. The views afforded by this granite monolith are some…
WARNING: There have been a large number of assaults on people hiking the trail to Corcavado in the past couple of years. Corcovado, also known…
