Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro

it is a lovely place. And it is a excellent place to stay. I like the food, and the beach is lovely. Blah blah blah, you get the idea...

very nice place ,clean, safe , i love Barra people very kind the ocean is clean, ambiance , residencial aerea .... the best 15 mn from RIO dowtown if no traffic i want to leave to BARRA OUI OUI OUII

I love Barra. Now I am living in Texas, but I love Barra: wonderful beaches, nice restaurants and malls (Barrashopping and nearby Fashion Mall in Sao Conrado). Walk on the sidewalk as everybody else (they, Brazilian and turists do in all the beaces). Barra has nices hotels, with good prices ( they have expensive too), and, in Brazil all hotels inlclude a very nice breakfast. Celita da matta P.

it was the best place in brazil would live there if i could. i would go back there any time i loved it. it was great

Barra da Tijuca was briliant i am definatly going to go there next year! where wewere staying had great entertainment and all the locals were very friendly a family even invited us to have dinner at there house! They cooked beutiful food! i strongly reccomend going there! It was great

It was fantastic as the people were lovely and the atmosphere was calm!! I recomend it Definatly go again anytime

I spent 8 days in Barra with more of a local experience and loved it. I didn't stay at a hotel or visit many of the tourist sites but still had a blast. Anything from enjoying the food, walking along the beach, training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or climbing Pedra da Gavea. As soon as I left I began trying to plan for another trip back. There are several cheap places to eat in Downtown Shopping, as well as, an internet cafe if you need internet access during your trip. I didn't have a chance to visit many night clubs but liked Shanningans in both Barra and Ipanema. It offers the comforts of a pub back in the states, but still offers the fun that the Brazilian people bring. Everyone was very helpful and the language barrier wasn't as big of an obstacle as I thought it may have been. I suggest checking out the islands with the monkeys everywhere and also taking a few hours and climbing up Pedra da Gavea. The view is incredible and you avoid the hassles of the general tourist spots, not to mention it's free.