Create Your Own Sightseeing Map in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Creating a self-guided walk to explore Rio de Janeiro is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.

Step 1: Select Attractions

Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface*:
Filter Sights*:
Amsterdam Sauer Museum
Amsterdam Sauer, Copacabana
AquaRio
Arco do Teles
Arcos da Lapa
Armazém do Café
Arpoador Beach
Bali Blue
Bar Lagoa
Barra da Tijuca Beach
Biblioteca Nacional (National Library)
Blueman
Candelária Church (must see)
Carmen Miranda Museum
Casa França Brasil
Catedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (Bank of Brasil Cultural Center)
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Cinelandia Square
Cinta Moderna
Confeitaria Colombo (Colombo Confectionery) (must see)
Copacabana Beach (must see)
Corcovado (Monte Cristo)
Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) (must see)
Edifício Santos-Dummont
Escadaria Selarón (Selarón Steps) (must see)
Feira de São Cristóvão
Forte de Copacabana
Gilson Martins
Gustavo Capanema Palace
Historical Army Museum
Ilha Fiscal Castle
Ipanema
Ipanema Beach (must see)
Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Lapa Rio Capoeira
Largo da Carioca (Carioca Place)
Lealtex
Leblon Beach
Lord Jim Pub
Mangue Seco Cachaçaria
Maria Lenk Aquatic Park
MeMo - Mercado Moderno
Modern Art Museum (MAM)
Monument to the Brazilian Armed Forces
Morro Dois Irmãos
Mountain Bike Olympic Park
Mundo Verde
Museum of Tomorrow (must see)
Museum of the Estate of Heaven
Museum of the Indigenous Populations
National Fine Arts Museum
National History Museum
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum
Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
Paco Imperial (Imperial Palace)
Palacio do Catete / Museu da Republica
Palácio Guanabara
Palácio Pedro Ernesto / Câmara Municipal
Palácio Tiradentes
Palácio do Itamaraty
Parque Lage
Parque do Flamengo
Pedra Bonita
Pedra da Gavea
Ponte Rio-Niteroi
Praca do Republica
Praia Vermelha (the Red Beach)
Praça Quinze
Pão de Açucar
Rio Scenarium
Rio Sul Center
Rio de Janeiro Zoo
Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading
Rua do Lavradio
Saara Shopping District
Sambadrome
Santa Teresa
Santo Antônio Convent
Sao Bento Church and Monastery (must see)
St. Rita Chapel
Sugarloaf Mountain (must see)
São Francisco da Penitência Church
Teatro Popular Oscar Niemeyer
Theatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre) (must see)
Tijuca National Park
Vinicius Piano Bar

Step 2: Select Starting Point

Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One*:
Enter Place Name*:
GPS Coordinates*: Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel*:
Starting Point*:

Step 3: Create/Update Route

The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.

Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk

Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name*:
Email*: