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Sports & Fitness

Sports, fitness and football in Rio de Janeiro

Getting away with it

Getting away with it

The full wellbeing experience covered, Ilha Grande style

Runners' delight

Runners' delight

Rio's top five routes to help overcome any lingering lethargy

Wakeboarding

Wakeboarding

Probably the most beautiful wakeboarding site in the world

Slacklining

Slacklining

The latest craze to hit the Zona Sul beaches and beyond

Latest features

Beach tennis

Beach tennis

From the courts to the beach in one easy step

Hang-gliding Rio

Hang-gliding Rio

The São Conrado-based flight specialists

Skateboard the city

Skateboard the city

Stay off the roads and get out on the ramps

Spectator sports

Engenhão

Engenhão

The adopted home of carioca football until 2013

São Januário stadium

São Januário stadium

The historical home of Vasco da Gama CF

Rio Jockey Club

Rio Jockey Club

A spectacular grandstand, a great day out

Spas and wellbeing

Beaux spa

Beaux spa

Barra body shop with array of treatments

Nirvana

Nirvana

First class spa and yoga centre in Gávea

Viver Zen Spa

Viver Zen Spa

For those in search of a little equilibrium

Hitting the beach

Barra beach

The kitesurfers beach of choice, just the other side of the tunnel from São Conrado the wind conditions are frequently perfect for riders
Ipanema beach

The classic carioca sand and surf spot, the promenade is awash with outdoor gym equipment and the sands with courts for a myriad of sports
Copacabana beach

The world famous sweep of sand, head to postos three and four for the widest tract of sand and the room for a full-on game of beach football
Flamengo beach

The waters may not be the most inviting, but for sports fans there are plenty of other options available

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