Me and a group of buddies are going in October for a bachelor party and wanted some good advice. Does anyone know where we could rent like a nice mansion for a good price for like 12 people near the beach? What clubs/bars should we hit up?
Ipanema has the best beaches and they are numbered based on the type of crowds that go there.....Also a lot of little food places that are all really good Bars/Clubs: - Place called Lappa, similar to 6th street with a bunch of bars/clubs - The Jockey Club hosted a huge "#" party when we were there so you can ask around about that, one of the most "scenic" parties I have ever been to Food: - Got to check out TT Burger, one of the best burgers I have ever tasted ....All I can remember for now post more as it comes to me
Thanks man, really helpful. Looking forward to these places.. was it hard to communicate over there? Or do I need to learn some Portuguese to get by?
You won't need to learn any Portuguese, considering the reason you're going, but as someone who's nearly fluent, I can tell you, a little bit will go a long way. But be realistic about it; you only have a few months left. If you already speak any Romance language it'll help, but Portuguese is definitely its own flavor. Wish I could help you on the beachfront information, but good luck on finding something. It's all gonna be pretty $$$, especially given the proximity to next year's Olympics. The other poster is right. Stay near Ipanema or Leblon. And always, always take a taxi after dark. As tourists you're automatic targets.
Highly recommend AirBnb. Just be sure to select "entire place" so you're not sharing a place with anyone and it's actually yours
It wasn't too hard to communicate. We stayed at the Hotel Marina Palace across from Leblon beach and Ipanema was a relatively short walk away. Contact this guy to see if he can drive you around: Robson Pinto - robson-pinto2005@ig.com.br It's been a couple of years since we were there, so I do not know if the email is still good, but he drove us around one day to all the sites. He also offered to drive us around at night to clubs. I am pretty sure we only paid him a couple of hundred USD for 8-10 hours of drive time.
