The northernmost part of Rio, the Zona Norte, contains the city's industrial areas and the major working-class residential bairros with little in the way of historic interest or natural beauty.

However, the Museu Nacional in the Quinta da Boa ista park is a splendid collection well worth making time for.

This apart, you're not likely to go much further north than Praça Mauá, exceptions being trips to and from the international airport, inter-city bus terminal and the Maracanã Stadium, Brazil's football Mecca.

  Rio de Janeiro guide

  Rio de Janeiro
  Brief history
  State
  travel details
  Warning
  Orientation: Centro,
    Zona Sul, Zona Norte
  Getting around
Nightlife
  Film
  Rio Gay
  Best of Rio
  Info
 Faelas
 Arrial
 Shopping
 Carnaal
Eating and drinking:
    Churrascarias,vegetarian
For eating in Brazil, read also:
Eating & drinking
     Street foods,
     snacks
     Restaurants
     vegetarian /natural
     Soft drinks, hot
     drinks 

Zona Sul
Sports, beach fashion
Arpoador, Ipanema,
Leblon
Jardim Botanico
Lagoa
Lagoa Christmas tree
Leme and Copacabana Beach
Alto da Boa ista, Parque Nacional da Tijuca
Urca and Pao-de-Acucar
gavea and Jockey Club

 Buzios

Buzios Town and its beaches
Restaurants
Eating options
Getting there
Getting around
Climate and travel info
Buzios Beaches
  Buzios Beaches 2
Buzios Scuba diving
  Buzios Golf
 Buzios Stones St and
    night life
Ecotourism
Hotels in Buzios