Shopping
Largest mall in town. They also have quite a good selection of restaurants.
900 locals recommend
Barra Shopping
4666 Av. das Américas Largest mall in town. They also have quite a good selection of restaurants.
Capim Santo
3900 Av. das Américas Most fancy mall in town. Good shopping and good restaurants.
Rio Design Barra
7777 Av. das AméricasIt's really close to the apartment and good for dining options.
Essentials
The best supermarket close to the apartment. They also make really good fresh pizza!
52 locals recommend
Supermercado Zona Sul
3665 Av. das Américas The best supermarket close to the apartment. They also make really good fresh pizza!
Drogaria Raia
7000 Av. das AméricasDrugstore closed by
BR Mania
7597 Av. das AméricasThey are open 24 hours and you can find a reasonably good selection of groceries.
Hortifruti
6471 Av. das AméricasFresh goods like fruits and vegetables
Bar Fonte de Mel Bar do Trabalhador
1791 Av. Ayrton SennaBest place to buy fresh sea food
This is the metro station at Barra. It will connect Barra to the the rest of the city, but it will only take you to the begging of Barra. From there you'll need to either take the BRT or a Uber/cab.
Please refer to the website for further info, available in English.
https://www.metrorio.com.br
*Although the metro can take to some of the main areas in Rio, there aren't many stations. So, you'll probably need to take also some other type of transportation.
Estação Jardim Oceânico
This is the metro station at Barra. It will connect Barra to the the rest of the city, but it will only take you to the begging of Barra. From there you'll need to either take the BRT or a Uber/cab.
Please refer to the website for further info, available in English.
https://www.metrorio.com.br
*Although the metro can take to some of the main areas in Rio, there aren't many stations. So, you'll probably need to take also some other type of transportation.
Getting Around
BRT is the express Bus lane. The line closest to the apartment is the TransOeste and the station is BRT Santa Monica Jardins. Please refer to the website for further info, they have an English version:
http://www.brtrio.com
Santa Mônica Jardins
8888 Av. das AméricasBRT is the express Bus lane. The line closest to the apartment is the TransOeste and the station is BRT Santa Monica Jardins. Please refer to the website for further info, they have an English version:
http://www.brtrio.com