The club and shop are impressive, with lots of options and a true Flamengo spirit. Everything is…read morewell presented, but the prices are quite high compared to what I expected. Overall, a good experience.

We got to attend as a guest, although they said the basic club membership could be purchased…read moremonthly at R$150 which included access to the pools and the tennis courts which they have several of. The classes offered at the pools such as master swim classes or water aerobics are extra fees. We were told one had to check in with the local doctor to be deemed fit for swimming in the pool, although the inspection consisted of a basic one minute look over and no questions asked. The facility includes a number of things to do. At the entrance there is a museum (presumably of Flamengo history) which costs entry even for club members and is open to the public. Also open to the public is the huge Adidas store where one can get your hearts content of Flamengo paraphernalia, from specialty soccer jerseys to the latest fashion line of sports shoes. They even have a nice patio that over looks the (traffic and) the lagoa. On the far left side they have a barbershop, small chapel, and another Flamengo store plus one of the many restaurants you can find food at. The swimming lanes are in the first pool, in which half is converted to a water polo court on certain days. Behind it in another pool and behind that is a huge an impressive gymnasium. It houses huge floor mats for Olympic routines, uneven bars, and vault. The latter two have deep pits, presumably are filled with foam during practice or people are harnessed and caught when they fall off. Further back to the left is the medical office and the second entrance to the facility for members only. And still farther back is of course a soccer field. There's some stadium seating, and tennis courts all along the right side, both asphalt and clay courts, managed by the office in the corner. We weren't allowed to use them with our guest pass but at the very of negotiating, they finally allowed us since it wasn't very crowded (it was an overcast almost rainy day, and winter time). They also have another cafe on that side for drinks and snacks. The kids pools are shallow (1.5m deep) and are sectioned off so the kids are not everywhere. There's a small kiddie pool for the little ones and some shorter lanes for those who don't need such a big space. There's a lanchonete in the middle of those pools, carefully surrounded by nets so no one can fall in or drop food into the pool. Last but not least, the changing rooms were open, spacious, and clean. They had showers win hot water, toilets, lockers, benches and sinks. It was a good space for a lot of people but could get slippery if there was a lot of food traffic. We did not explore the tunnel that leads to the rowing side though I think it looks awesome from the lagoa side. Overall it was a good experience. The staff was friendly. If it were always this un-crowded it would be great!

My daughter and I took the Tijuca forest small group tour, it was one of the best tours we have…read moredone over the last 10 years of traveling. Our tour was 3 participants, the tour guide Luiza, and our driver (I believe his name was Rafael). Luiza was full of knowledge about the rainforest and Rio. Both were looking for wildlife for us to see. luckily we saw a sloth, toucans, bees, spider. I was the slow poke, and slowed our group down but they were all very patient. The views in the rainforest are amazing. Well worth the money, and you won't be disappointed with this tour, especially if you get Luiza and Rafael.

Is it possible to give this company more than 5 stars because they deserve it! We first read about…read morethem online on a Google search. We reached out to them and had the pleasure of exchanging emails with Anna who was more than helpful in answering our 1000 questions. They provided all the information we needed to be ready for our hike. We decided to go with the Tijuca Forest Adventure Full-Day Hike. When the day came, we met Tito who was our guide for the day. We couldn't have been any luckier! I would have not chosen another person to lead us on this hike. Tito did an amazing job through out the hike with encouraging us and being super supportive. We never felt unsafe because he made us feel completely comfortable and you could tell he loved doing this. The hike itself was not the easiest, but we did not give up and all the spots we stopped at were worth it. He took us on different trails so that we could see the most we could. Tito was also very knowledge and did a great job giving us a little history lesson on Brazil. The sites we stopped at were beautiful and you really get to experience the beauty of nature in the Tijuca rainforest. Tito also recommend some spots to check out while in Rio and they were spot on. I cannot wait to return and book another adventure with them! If you want a great guide who will take you on the best hike of your life, Jungle Me is the place for it.

Copacabana is a bairro (neighborhood) in Rio de Janeiro: in the South Zone of the city. Its 4 km…read more(2.5 miles) beach is the most famous. I'm impressed by how clean the beach is when we get there in the morning! ... evening is another story. Of course, there is this statue of their famed son Ayrton Senna (1960-94), who died on the race track ...our first stop in Rio is to visit him.

We stayed at the hotel across the street (Rio Othon) which was nice since we had a designated area…read moreof the beach to use, this was helpful because the beach gets crowded very quickly. The most annoying thing here is all the vendors constantly coming around a little hard to relax U can grab anything from drinks, we tried one not terrible just too sweet for my taste. Food & snacks to bathing suits, bags & shirts helpful for the vendors. If you don't get anything from the vendors there are plenty of places to eat & drink along the beach. My only complain for the beach was that the water it is very rough, crazy strong current u can feel the pull just standing in the sand. We got to see beautiful sunsets, sunrise & were even lucky enough to be here when Lady Gaga played, crazy crowd by her hotel, rehearsal was a mini concert definitely a very cool experience. Nice stretch of beach, scenery is lovely & it's a great way to spend any time during your visit in Brazil.

This is a very nice and huge stadium to watch any sports that is played here. I was here for the…read moreNFL Football game between the Cowboys and Ravens. The stadium can fit a bunch of fans and also has an area for pregame celebration. Parking is decent just like any other stadium parking. The lights, audio and overall experience will be great for fans when they come to attend a game.

When in Rio, I had to see where Brazilian soccer greats played especially Pele…read more Having its own metro and station made it simpler to reach and accommodate the throngs of fans on game day. In winter, I could only plan to take the tour of the stadium and the small museum on site. Admission was R94 and I guess I was expecting more from my tour of the largest soccer stadium in the world and a Brazilian institution. After the brief video introduction, we were escorted to the locker room and then left to wander on our own. No guided tour, no explanations posted (except in the museum area) but many opportunities to pay more for photos on the field, holding a replica FIFA trophy, kicking a soccer ball, etc. The locker room showcased every jersey from the Brazilian home teams and was quite popular photo spot to take pics with their favorite team. I sat in the home team bench dugout, climbed the stairs up the seating area to get a higher view of the field and get seated in the media room hot seat. The museum consisted of jerseys, bios on Pele and other famous players, the chairs from Queen Elizabeth's visit, Pope JPII stand, Olympics 2016, FIFA 2026 signed soccer ball by Shakira, COPA and FIFA teams and history. Bathrooms were located by the museum. After exiting the tour, the courtyard contained the gift shop and food court. I think they could do so much more to engage their fans but it seemed like paying for all those photo or video opportunities was the main focus unfortunately. Great for die hard fans or if one timed a visit for an actual game.