What's Urca like?
If you're looking for the perfect area to explore, why not consider Urca? Beachcombers can spend the day at Copacabana Beach when the weather is nice. There's plenty more to see, including Sugarloaf Cable Car and Vermelha Beach.
How to get to Urca
Urca is located 3.4 mi (5.4 km) from the heart of Rio de Janeiro.
Flying to:
- Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG), 11.1 mi (17.9 km) from Urca
- Rio de Janeiro (SDU-Santos Dumont), 3 mi (4.8 km) from Urca
- Rio de Janeiro (RRJ-Jacarepaguá-Roberto Marinho), 13.1 mi (21 km) from Urca
Things to see and do in and around Urca
What to see in Urca
- Vermelha Beach
- Urca Beach
- Sugar Loaf Mountain
- Guanabara Bay
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Things to do in Urca
- Museu de Ciências da Terra
- Pista Claudio Coutinho
- Ciencias da Terra Museum
- Claudio Coutinho Trail
Other popular Urca attractions
- Morro da Urca
- Praia de Dentro
- Praia de Fora