Explore Rio de Janeiro holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. The best time of year to visit Rio de Janeiro. Nov 8, 2023 • 4 min read. Annual robbery rate in the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2010 to 2022. (robberies per 100,000 inhabitants) Characteristic. Rate per 100,000 inhabitants. 2022. 944.1. 2021. 924.4. 2020. Latin America & Caribbean: outbound tourist departures 2018, by country; Brazil: tourists' experiences with crime in Rio de Janeiro 2017; Monthly change in income received from tourism in Morocco 2020 Flights. Flights are always a big part of the cost of vacation. We found flights down to Rio de Janeiro for $528 per ticket, and then used points from our Citi card to cover the cost of most of the flight. We didn’t have quite enough points for the total purchase, so we paid $168, or $84 each, in cash for our tickets. Total Cost: $168. Nearly two decades later, with both the 2014 World Cup final and the 2016 Olympics set to be staged here, Rio is no longer quite so ashamed of its favelas. Officially, it has 763 of them Rio de Janeiro is one of Brazil's most beautiful cities, home to iconic sights like Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain, but it also suffers from an extremely high crime rate. Foreigners are most frequently targeted by petty thieves, but are sometimes also mugged or fall victim to armed robbery. There are lots of ways for tourists to 5. You Get to See a Wonder of the World. For many people, Rio de Janeiro is worth visiting just to see the Christ the Redeemer statue, one of the 7 wonders of the world, standing tall and proud on Corcovado Mountain. The statue itself, called Cristo Redentor in Portuguese, is 98 feet tall (30 m) and stands on a 26 foot tall pedestal, making him I am 26 year old American male who has always wanted to visit Rio de Janeiro. It looks like one of the most beautiful and vibrant places in the world. I plan on visiting in August (fully vaccinated). I’ve read quite a few stories of people being robbed/mugged out there and it’s made me nervous about going. V6pmWI6.