Rio de Janeiro
With reason the people of Rio proudly refer to their city as “a cidade maravilhosa”, the wonderful city. With a cultural melting pot, tempting night life, astonishing landscapes and gorgeous beaches, Rio has it all.
The Rio city is touched by a happy and positive feeling, filled with music and sports. Rio has a lot to offer for its residents and the increasing amount of tourists visiting all year round. The Corcovado (Jesus Christ statue) with a 360° view on the whole city, Sugar Loaf’s fabulous water views, the tropical mountain surroundings, white sandy beaches and the Maracanã football stadium are just a few of the sites that amaze people from all over the world. And it’s only getting better, with the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games coming up soon!
As the city of Rio started to send big police corpses to the “favelas” (Brazil’s shanty towns), also these areas are getting a lot more accessible for visitors, which opens a new door to Brazilian culture. Many voluntary projects with children are being developed to help these communities improve education and everyday life.
West Zone
The Rio Surf n Stay surf camp is located on a coastal line that starts from Barra da Tijuca and goes up to Barra de Guaratiba. This area is called the West Zone and offers many different surf beaches with an uncountable amount of sand bars, offering empty line-ups on many occasions.
Some of the highlight spots are the isolated beaches of Prainha and Grumari, both with amazing jungle mountain backdrop and civilization seemingly far away. Semi-secret spots are located in the area as well, and with the right conditions they offer really fun waves with small barrels and sections to smash the lip. Some of these spots are ranked as the best and most consistent surf beaches in Rio de Janeiro and yearly host Men’s and Women’s World Circuit Tour (WCT), with the world’s top 44 surfers competing against each other.
Rio Map
