When most of your year is spent outdoors (and in the heat, no less!), you need to have some seriously chic sandals. Local designer Marcela B has crafted some of the coolest footwear we've ever seen. Be prepared to come home with an extra suitcase!

Simple, straight-forward and seriously classic, Boteco Rainha is the kind of place locals flock to week after week in Rio. It's nothing fancy, so ditch the heels and keep things casual.

At this uber chic and stylish sushi bar, you can expect to find a handful of glamorous celebrities enjoying this top-quality sushi. You can't leave here without having tasted the white fish ussuzukuri or their lychee caipisake - Sushi Leblon's take on a caipirinha.

Burgers may not be the first thing that spring to mind when you think 'Brasil', but the team at Clan BBQ are here to change that. Swing by for what is undoubtedly the best burg in town.