Zona Central Travel Guide

Catch an event at Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí during your trip to Rio de Janeiro. Wander the beautiful beaches or discover the area's mountain views.

Find out about the history of Rio de Janeiro when you spend time at Arcos da Lapa. Wander the beautiful beaches or discover the area's mountain views.

Have fun with interactive exhibits that reveal the way the world is transforming and how climate change and social disintegration can be avoided.

Explore the best of 20th-century Brazilian art and sample cutting-edge Brazilian cuisine at this bold 1950s modernist gallery on the edge of Rio’s Guanabara Bay.

Climb this urban staircase to experience one of Rio’s largest and most useful public art projects, a series of mosaics created singlehandedly by a much-loved Rio personality.

Watch a concert or a ballet at this century-old opera house, which glitters just as it did in the early 1900s, thanks to a painstaking 2008 renovation.

After visiting Consulate General of the United States Rio de Janeiro, make a plan to see the other sights and activities in Rio de Janeiro. Stroll along the beautiful beaches or discover the area's mountain views.

Catch an event at São Januário Stadium during your trip to Rio de Janeiro. Wander the beautiful beaches or discover the area's mountain views.