at a glance

zona sul is the area of rio where many of the city's main tourist attractions can be found, beautiful beaches, parks, and forest areas - the pão de açúcar (sugar loaf), which has a cable car bringing visitors to its top, offering a spectacular 360 degree view of the city, is in the urca neighborhood.

the lagoa rodrigo de freitas, a beautiful lagoon in the center of the south zone, in the neighborhood lagoa, just behind ipanema - the famous christ redeemer statue, one of the new seven wonders, 30 meters high and with a chapel underneath, can be accessed from cosme velho in the zona sul.