A Luxury Travel Guide to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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In this video, explore the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, named a top destination by Travel + Leisure. This travel guide shows the best places to stay, eat, and explore, from the stunning Santa Teresa Hotel to the iconic Copacabana Palace. Follow along for tips on the best restaurants, cultural sites, and can't-miss experiences for your next trip to Brazil.

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00:00Brazil has been named the 2026 destination of the year by travel and leisure. Join me as I explore

00:06Rio de Janeiro. I'm here with my parents and we're starting the trip at the stunning Santa Teresa

00:11Hotel in the hills of the Santa Teresa neighborhood. It's a gorgeous blend of rustic,

00:16modern, and artsy. We headed to lunch at Therese, the hotel's amazing restaurant. I got this

00:22delicious seared lobster and avocado dish. After lunch, I popped by the pool before getting some

00:27work done in the hammock on my porch, the perfect spot to listen to a bit of live jazz. I did a

00:33little exploring in Santa Teresa. We're getting an acai bowl at Moo Cafe, a cutesy little spot. We

00:38ventured to the CCBB Museum to see ancestral Afro-America's fabulous exhibit celebrating

00:44the African diaspora. I went out to Pedro Dusal. Then we went to the home, a sick love, but I

00:50tapped out by three. After a long Saturday, I was in need of a little R&R. So my mom and I got the

00:55hotel's signature, Oro Negro. It features an energizing coffee scrub followed by a relaxing

01:00full-body massage. I left feeling reborn. After a few glorious days at the Santa Teresa Hotel,

01:07we moved over to the iconic Copacabana Palace. This is the spot where celebs always stay when

01:13they visit Rio. We checked out the palace's Hall of Fame, where its most notable guests

01:17are honored, followed by a show at Beko-Gajafas. Copacabana Beach is literally right outside of the

01:23hotel. So we spent an afternoon hanging out here and also took a stroll to the neighboring

01:28beach. Once in Ipanema, we did some shopping. Had to go to the iconic Farm Rio, where I got

01:32three of the cutest dresses I've ever seen. For our final night, I put on one of my new Farm Rio

01:38dresses and then went to a fabulous chef's tasting dinner at Mii, the only pan-Asian restaurant in Rio

01:45with a Michelin star. A forces of pure delight. Before embarking on our trip home, we went up the

01:51Santa Teresa Mountain one last time for lunch at Opera Zivil, and the food was next-level delicious.

01:57Rio was the trip of a lifetime, and Brazil is absolutely a must-visit destination.

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