Vila Isabel

Worth seeing in and around Vila Isabel

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Maracanã Stadium

   Estádio do Maracanã, officially known as Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an association football stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Located in the Maracanã neighborhood, it is owned by the Rio de Janeiro state government and managed by the clubs Flamengo and Fluminense.

   1.9 km · stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Museu Nacional

   The National Museum of Brazil is the oldest scientific institution of Brazil. It is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, where it is installed in the Paço de São Cristóvão, which is inside the Quinta da Boa Vista.

   2.5 km · museum of UFRJ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Museum of Brazil fire

   The National Museum of Brazil was heavily damaged by a large fire which began about 19:30 local time on 2 September 2018. Although some items were saved, it is believed that 92% of its archive of 20 million items was destroyed in the fire.

   2.5 km · 2018 museum fire at Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

   Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, commonly known as the Maracanãzinho, is an indoor arena located in Maracanã in the north zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used mostly for volleyball.

   2 km · indoor arena in São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Estádio São Januário

   Estádio Vasco da Gama, popularly known as São Januário owing to its location on a street of the same name, is a Brazilian football stadium belonging to CR Vasco da Gama. It is located in the Vasco da Gama neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, on a hill near the National Observatory of Brazil.

   3.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Quinta da Boa Vista

   The Quinta da Boa Vista is a public park of great historical importance located in the São Cristóvão neighbourhood, in the North zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The park was part of the gardens of the São Cristóvão Palace, the residence of the King of Portugal and then the Emperors of Brazil in the 19th century and the home of the Zoological Garden of Rio de Janeiro, with over 2000 species of animals.

   2.7 km · public park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Paço de São Cristóvão

   Paço de São Cristóvão sɐ̃w kɾisˈtɔvɐ̃w]; English: Palace of Saint Christopher; also known as Palácio Imperial or Palácio Imperial de São Cristóvão) was an imperial palace located in the Quinta da Boa Vista park in the Imperial Neighbourhood of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It served as residence to the Portuguese royal family and later to the Brazilian imperial family until 1889, when the country became a republic through a coup d'état deposing Emperor Pedro II. The palace briefly served as a public building by the provisional government for the constituent assembly of the first republican constitution.

   2.5 km · palace in Rio de Janeiro · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Rio de Janeiro State University

   Rio de Janeiro State University is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country.

   1.4 km · university in Brazil · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden

   The Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden is a zoo located in the district of São Cristóvão, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The institution has among its main objectives the development of environmental and educational activities, based on the animals of its collection—which consists mainly of fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals.

   2.3 km · Zoo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Manguinhos Library Park

    Manguinhos Library Park is a library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The library opened on April 29, 2010.

    3.2 km · library and park complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Wikipedia

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Getting to Vila Isabel

Airports

Santos Dumont (SDU), 9 km · Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim (GIG), 12 km

Stations

Triagem, 2.1 km · Maracanã station, 1.6 km · Afonso Pena, 3.2 km · Sáenz Peña, 1.9 km · Uruguai / Tijuca, 2 km

• São Paulo → Vila Isabel

  353 km · quickest by air, 4h 37m · R$350–540
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• Belo Horizonte → Vila Isabel

  341 km · quickest by air, 5h 9m · R$350–550
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• Campinas → Vila Isabel

  390 km · quickest by air, 4h 27m · R$340–520
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