for visitors who are a little more adventurous, rio de janeiro offers a whole range of radical sports guaranteed to get adrenaline pumping. mountains, forests, and oceans allow for a broad choice of heart-pumping sports and activities to experience rio in an unforgettable way - with so many hills and monoliths in and around the city, rio de janeiro is the perfect place to go rock climbing.

hundreds of routes, with varying levels of difficulty, are available to hike and climb around the city - from scaling the famous sugarloaf mountain by foot to climbing the giant rocks in the tijuca forest, the options are plenty and thanks to the city's stunning topography they are also endlessly beautiful.