Pick-Up at Accommodation

• Direct pick-up unless the area is difficult to access (narrow streets, steep hills, etc.)

Pick-Up Areas (by neighborhood):

• Arpoador
• Botafogo
• Catete
• Centro (Downtown)
• Copacabana
• Cosme Velho – Joe Joe Hostel Largo do Boticário only
• Flamengo
• Gávea
• Glória
• Humaitá
• Ipanema
• Lagoa
• Lapa
• Laranjeiras
• Leblon
• Leme – If up the hill, meet at Novotel Leme
• Santa Teresa – Explorer Bar only
• Urca

Airport Pick-Ups

• Santos Dumont (SDU)
• Galeão (GIG) → for airport to Ilha Grande BOOK HERE
• Linx Hotel Galeao –  pick-up is possible

Other Meeting Points

If you are staying outside the pick-up areas or hard to access place, choose one of the following meeting points.

• ibis Santos Dumont – Av. Mal. Câmara, 280 – Centro
• Joe Joe Hostel – Largo do Boticário / Cosme Velho
• Maracanã Stadium – in front of the Bernini statue
• Santa Teresa – Explorer Bar – Rua Almirante Alexandrino
• São José Paroquial – Av. Borges de Medeiros, 2735 – Lagoa
• Hotel Diamond – R. da Glória, 46 – Glória

Bus Station Pick-Up

• Rodoviária Novo Rio: Vans are not allowed a terminal
  • Meet at Novotel RJ Porto Atlântico, 750m away
  • Address: Av. Prof. Pereira Reis, 49 – Santo Cristo

Special Neighborhood Notes

• Santa Teresa: Explorer Bar only (R. Alm. Alexandrino, 399)
• Leme (if staying on the hill): Meet at Novotel Leme (R. Gustavo Sampaio, 320)
• Copacabana / Ipanema: If on Rua Saint Roman (or streets accessed by it), meet at either Ducasse Rio Hotel or South American Copacabana Hotel 
• Favelas: Vans do not enter areas deemed Favela’s. Choose a safe hotel in the pick-up areas to meet if staying in one.
• Barra da Tijuca or São Conrado: Choose a hotel in  Leblon, Ipanema or Copacabana to meet.