golf arrived in rio de janeiro in the 1920's, with the creation of gávea golf and country club - squeezed in between the ocean, and the tijuca forest, gávea is the most central golf club in the city as well as one of the most beautiful.

the second course to be constructed, in rio, was itanhangá in the 1930's - still considered one of the best in the city, and in fact the entire world, itanhangá was ranked amongst the top hundred courses outside the usa

the listed clubsrequire memberships, but also offer day passes for golfers stopping  by - the only requirement for guests is to call 24hrs before hand to schedule a tee time.