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Cafés

Cafés, juice bars and bakeries, Rio style

Pick of the cafés

Allé Café

Café of choice for the true coffee-lovers

Envidia

Leblon's den of chocolate temptation

D.R.I Café

Ipanema's Laura Alvim Centre also boasts a great café

As Claras

Fine coffee shop far off the beaten track

Café Severino

Sedate café in a well-stocked book shop

Vanilla Caffé

High street coffee chain with a little more variety

Best for juice and açaí

Boomerang Mix

Flamengo's home of breakfasts and juices

BB Lanches

Comprehensive selection of juices and sandwiches

Bonde Sucos

Juices and açaí served in Lapa 'til late seven days a week

Ice cream parlours

Sorvete Italia

Much-loved carioca cooler-offer

Sorvete Brasil

Enticing home of the ultimate Rio accessory

Mil Frutas

Premium blends of exotic ice creams

Neighbourhood Guides

  • Centro
    Centro

    A comprehensice run through of some of the finest places in Centro to grab a coffee, from the historic home of glazed cakes to the contemporary quiche and salad lunch specialists

  • Laranjeiras
    Laranjeiras

    Wedged between the hills of Santa Teresa and Botafogo, Laranjeiras is one of the smaller, more residential neighbourhoods in Rio, but its charms are plenty

  • Tijuca
    Tijuca

    Take a break from Zona Sul and experience all that is magical about this traditional carioca neighbourhood, from its famous rainforest to the constant beat of its samba halls

  • Santa Teresa
    Santa Teresa

    The bohemian capital of Rio, from up here the beach is a distant memory and bars, cafés and artists fill the cobbled streets, all overlooked by some stunning architecture


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