Location: Copacabana
Top Things to do in Copacabana
Top 5 Classes & Workshops in Copacabana, State of Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
With its plentiful beaches, dramatic mountains, and backdrop of samba and bossa nova rhythms, it's easy to fall in love with Rio de Janeiro. Made famous in song, Ipanema Beach is still the place to stroll, sunbathe, and be seen. The largest Art Deco statue in the world, Christ the Redeemer, beckons visitors to Corcovado Mountain. Rio’s annual Carnaval celebrations are bacchanalian extravaganzas of feasting, music, dance, and costumed revelry.
Restaurants in Rio de Janeiro
1. Cook In Rio
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 315 reviews
Can food explain a culture? Cook in Rio offers Brazilian cooking classes in English to foreign visitors wanting to learn about Brazil, and some of the most fun and delicious Brazilian meals and drinks, like cassava sticks, shrimp moqueca or pork feijoada, batida de coco, caipirinhas and pe de moleque (peanut brittle). Every weekday at 10am or 4pm. The hilarious Chef Simone Almeida awaits you for messy fun.
Reviewed By angelarK583BR
Chef Simone provided us with an amazing experience. I would do this again without hesitation. Well worth the time.
2. Rio Samba Dancer
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 417 reviews
Experience Brazil's dance culture and nightlife with a Samba class and Samba Night Tour in Rio. Start your evening at a Copacabana dance studio with a personal instructor to teach you some moves. Then head out to a club with a live band! Get to know Rio's famous nightlife and meet some locals. You don't need to have a dance partner and all levels are welcome. Easy, Safe and Fun!!
3. Rio&Learn Portuguese School - Day Classes
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 254 reviews
With Rio&Learn School you will enjoy Portuguese while having fun. With our RioLIVE activities you discover something new about Brazil, or the Cidade Maravilhosa; by visiting the best places in the city, by practising your Samba steps, dancing forró, doing beach activities, going to see a football game… Our Portuguese teachers accompany you throughout and try to encourage everyone to communicate in Portuguese. Through the RioLIVE! activities you can go sightseeing and experience the culture of the country while interacting in Portuguese.
Reviewed By travel_laura_r
Amazing teachers, great content, and very helpful team. I did the one-year program, and learned much quicker than I imagined. The classes are structured to share useful and well-organized content in a way that encourages students to start speaking from day one... the best way to learn! 100% recommend.
4. Carioca Cooking
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Learn to cook delicious dishes from traditional regions in Brazil in a relaxed environment. We are located in the center of Copacabana, one of the most well known neighborhoods in Rio. We also offer specialty workshops which address specific themes.
5. Carioca Languages Portuguese Classes for Foreigners
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 46 reviews
Carioca Languages is a school specialized on the teaching of Portuguese for foreigners, since 2011 providing services to clients of different nationalities, ages and objectives in an effective, dynamic, quick and responsive manner. Our course is ideal for foreigners that live, work and study in Brazil as well as for those who are travelling, be it professionally or as tourists. Our experienced teachers are graduated in Letters at the best universities of Brazil. Apart from that, our material is developed according to the necessities of our students. We not only offer basic, intermediary, advanced, conversation and Portuguese for business courses but also provide preparation for the Celpe-Bras Proficiency Test, in which we hold a success rate of 100%.
