For those visiting Rio on business, there are many stylish hotels in the emerging commercial and modern district of the city, Barra de Tijuca. There are also agreeable and inexpensive hotel options dotted around the centre of the city, and the districts that surround it, such as Catete, Flamengo, and Lapa.

Another pleasant option is apartment rental. With the arrival of several highly successful on-line enterprise, there has been an unprecedented surge in this kind of holidaying. Travelers are able to select their home away from home by renting out fully decorated and cozy rooms in apartments and houses.

Public transport round Rio de Janeiro makes any part of the city easily accessible. An authentic visit to Rio would not be complete without taking a ride on one of the fast-riding buses. Alternatively, the metrô is quick and reliable and attends the most popular tourist districts in the city.