at a glance

the best time to visit is early in the day or around sunset, however this mirante makes it for a fabulous spot where to have lunch - in fact, the kiosks here serve a variety of appetizers including the carioca must try fish delicacy bolinhos de bacalhau.

the back of the wooden deck allows for close-up views of the nearby favela vidigal, and the secluded praia do vidigal.

the mirante do leblon can be seen on this wikimapia - the link as we present it is best seen using chrome, as it may not open correctly with other browsers.

located at the beginning of avenida niemeyer, the mirante do leblon can also be seen on this google map.