Rio de Janeiro In April??

[W8PMC]

Morning all, i'm taking my 12yr old son to Rio next Easter & having never visited South America before, was after some pointers as to interesting places to visit during our 8 day stay.

Got the obvious ones like Christ the Redeemer & Sugar Loaf mountain, both of which will be done & we're staying on Copacabana Beach so will get to experience those highlights, but anything worth doing/seeing in the area that we should consider as may not get to return to this neck of the world within the next few years so would like to fill our trip with as much as is possible/affordable?

Thanks in advance.

[W8PMC]

Massive thanks. I'm certainly aware of the crime issue, but would consider myself a sensible tourist & would apply that in any foreign country/city.

I've read the beach by day is well policed & only seen as a concern once it goes dark so we'd be avoiding that anyway once the sun sets. I'd really like to take my son to some authentic eateries rather than no doubt paying a premium in the hotel. We have what's described as one of the best breakfasts in Rio included in our room rate so will fill our boots AM & likely last until the evening, short of the occasional snack which we'll hopefully pick up from a local store early in our holiday & stash in the room.

Quite fancied the idea of a few day trips, even out of Rio into the surrounding countryside & have always found the accompanied (usually a car/taxi for the day) a great way to take in the sights & sounds in relative safety, being they know where to/not to go.

This will be a mix of all holiday requirements so some time will be spent at the hotel doing very little (son likely glued to snapchat/whatsapp etc.), but having never been to South America before i'd like the experience to reach wider than just that & also stretch outside of just being a city break. Are no rain forests or the like within easy reach or something more cultural than scantily clad women on the beach (being honest that was a key reason to me agreeing to my son's request of going to Rio).

[W8PMC]

audidoody said:

Well if your son is after scantily-clad women he's going to hit the Mother Lode!

Just make sure you have plenty of cash and condoms!

And NEVER take them back to your hotel without them showing their ID to the front desk.

Edited by audidoody on Monday 24th October 19:38

As appealing as that sounds, my son will only be approaching 13yrs old when we travel so I don't think i'll be in a position to bring any such ladies back to the hotel, with or without ID. His Mother I imagine would be somewhat scathing of such activities so probably won't require the condoms (although thinking out loud I could perhaps change the hotel booking to 2 rooms)

Thanks for all the suggestions, I think that gives me a suitable idea of what to expect/look for.