Outdoors
The full verified list for this section. The shortlist on the category page is the curated starting set.
Parque Glória Maria
Parque Glória Maria, once known as Parque das Ruínas, is a Santa Teresa park and gallery built around the ruins of a Belle Époque mansion, renamed in 2023 for the Brazilian journalist and TV host.
Passeio Público
The Passeio Público, built after 1779, is the oldest public park in Brazil and one of the oldest in the Americas.
Campo de Santana
Campo de Santana is a downtown park also known as Praça da República, named for its proximity to where Brazil's republic was proclaimed in 1889.
Parque do Flamengo
Parque do Flamengo, or Aterro do Flamengo, is a waterfront park built on landfill in Guanabara Bay, opened October 17, 1965, and covering 1.2 million square meters.
Pista Cláudio Coutinho
The Pista Cláudio Coutinho is a 1.25-kilometer paved trail beneath Sugarloaf Mountain in Urca, named for the former Brazilian national football team coach.
Praia de Copacabana e Leme
Praia de Copacabana e Leme is one continuous arc of sand facing the South Atlantic, framed by Avenida Atlântica and counted among the most famous beaches in the world.
Forte Duque de Caxias
Forte Duque de Caxias sits atop Morro do Leme, a coastal fort previously known as Forte da Vigia, Forte da Espia, and Forte do Leme.
Marina da Glória
Marina da Glória hosted the sailing events for both the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, part of the Flamengo Park cluster on Guanabara Bay.