Rio De Janeiro is located in the southern hemisphere and is known for its natural picturesque views provided by its numerous beaches like Barra, Ipanema, Leblon and Tijuca and superficial landmarks as created by the natives consisting of various museums like Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Aerospacial Museum, Sports Museum etc and the giant statute of Christ the Redeemer on top of Corcovado mountain, the new seventh wonder of the world, wonderful infrastructure consisting of trams and mini train etc.
Maracana, one of the world's largest football stadiums is also situated here. Rio De Janeiro has been chosen to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium will also host the final match for 2014 FIFA World Cup and World Youth Day in 2013.
Bar and night club/shopping: Rio de Janeiro can boast of some spectacular bars which offer sumptuous food and choicest of drinks. Check out Bar Brasil, Azul Marinho, Jobi Leblon, Bar Urca and Bar Lagoa etc.
Rio De Janeiro Hotels: To accommodate the heavy influx of tourists the whole year round who come here for business and leisure both, Rio De Janeiro has some best hotels that range from cheap to the luxury. The peak season is December(during the New Year) and February(during the Carnival).
Try Hotel Atlantis Copacabana that offer rooms at Rs 113 $ per night. A reasonably priced hotel with good location and service, is located at the end of Copacabana and at the border with Ipanema, close to the beach and to public transport (buses and metro) . Area is reasonably safe . The hotel is clean. It is known to offer great breakfast, rooftop view and great drinks area, helpful staff and wifi in rooms. Some other cheap hotels are Leme Othon, Windsor Plaza and Scorial Rio Hotel that offer rooms in almost same price range.
For some expensive Rio De Janeiro hotels try Promenade Visconti, Windsor Excelsior Hotel, Best Western Plus Sol Ipanema Hotel, Hotel Santa Teresa that offer rooms in the range of 250 $ and above.
Many of these hotels are located near the beach to give a spectacular view of the outside. Besides clean rooms, they offer other amenities like pick and drop facilities, tour arrangements, multi cuisine restaurant, outdoor and indoor games, casino, disco, car rentals for city visit etc. It will be worthwhile to book these Rio De Janeiro hotels in advance to avail of some great bargains and offers.
Martin Wynn
