Mirante Dona Marta
Mirante Dona Marta
4.5
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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- lilinadParis, France358 contributionsGreat!Must-see view on Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf. Starts to be known so a little waiting for photos but it remains reasonable because no tourist buses. Riding Uber for 12reals. No difficulty to have one on the way and one on the return.Visited September 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten September 6, 2024
- Jorge P6 contributionsStunning view of the riverVery good, I recommend. Wonderful view, almost 360 degrees from the river. It has free parking and no flanellines. If you pay attention to the weather, if it is rainy or cloudy, due to the height, you will not be able to see almost anything. He stands on the road to the Redeemer Christ.Visited September 2024Traveled with friendsWritten October 6, 2024
- GNS333Toronto, Canada56 contributionsAmazing viewsOnce you are at the car park, a short walk in one direction will take you to a viewnpoint of the sugarloaf mountains. The helipad with the view of Christ the redeemer (better views than from Parque Lage in my opinion) is on the opposite side, again a short walk from the car park. Make sure you ask the driver the wait for you. We got there around 10am. There were lots of taxis and tour vans parked in the car park but there was still parking spots available. Note that there is a favela at the very bottom before you start driving up to the parking lot. We were advised not to go to this area after dark. Best you go with someone who is familiar with the area.Visited January 2025Traveled as a coupleWritten January 7, 2025
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Jack Miller
Czech Republic24 contributions
Jul 2019
Balcony with a spectacular view of the city, it is on the way to Corcovado, you can go through it, the advantage is that it is free and you do not have to pay any entrance fee. Ideal to see the sunset. You can go by bus to a part and then walk up or directly in a taxi. The view is incredible and the time to enjoy the place is half an hour to an hour.
Written June 16, 2020
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T D
Philadelphia, PA4,736 contributions
Mar 2022 • Couples
A must do if you’re in Rio! We were approached by a sales lady who offered a van service that would take us on top of the visitor center and include two additional viewpoint for R50 each person round trip, so we agreed to it. The van service took us to this great view of Rio - it’s about half way to visitor center. Then it drove us the visitor center afterwards. Beautiful view!
Written March 6, 2022
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Goal100Countries
Cheltenham, UK596 contributions
May 2019
Dona Marta is beautiful view point that overlooks a large portion of Rio. At a spectacular altitude, you are far away enough from the city to find some peace an quiet. In my opinion, the views from Sugar Loaf are better, but it is well worth visiting for a different perspective!
Written January 7, 2020
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Hayley M
London, UK69 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
This is a great place to come for an amazing view where you can see sugar loaf , Christ redeemer and more.
We took an Uber up there to see the sunset and naturally assumed we could get an Uber back to Copacabana. This was not the case as each time we thought an Uber accepted our request they then cancelled it. We were apprehensive as it was now dark and we appeared to be stranded. It so happened to be the case that two other groups were in a similar predicament. One group managed to hitch a ride and told us it’s best for us to start walking down to Trem de Corcovado. At this point only 1 car was left in the car park. We took her advice and started walking down. It was 4 girls and 1 guy so you could imagine how nervous we all were especially how we would have to pass by a favela at night. Luckily after 15min of walking a minibus passed by which one of the girls flagged down. The driver offered us a left down to Trem de Corcovado for $30R. This situation possibly could have gone a whole lot differently so please ensure that you have your ride back from Mirante Dona Marta as in our experience (both groups) we could not get an Uber to collect us
We took an Uber up there to see the sunset and naturally assumed we could get an Uber back to Copacabana. This was not the case as each time we thought an Uber accepted our request they then cancelled it. We were apprehensive as it was now dark and we appeared to be stranded. It so happened to be the case that two other groups were in a similar predicament. One group managed to hitch a ride and told us it’s best for us to start walking down to Trem de Corcovado. At this point only 1 car was left in the car park. We took her advice and started walking down. It was 4 girls and 1 guy so you could imagine how nervous we all were especially how we would have to pass by a favela at night. Luckily after 15min of walking a minibus passed by which one of the girls flagged down. The driver offered us a left down to Trem de Corcovado for $30R. This situation possibly could have gone a whole lot differently so please ensure that you have your ride back from Mirante Dona Marta as in our experience (both groups) we could not get an Uber to collect us
Written October 19, 2019
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Dean A
Sheffield, UK198 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
Guided tours will take you here, but I did it by public transport. Buses 006 and 007 run from the city, bus 507 runs from outside Largo do Machado Metro station - all go to Silvestre and are very frequent. Get off at the road junction before the bus terminus - you'll see the guardhouse and the entrance to the national park. Easy 30 minute walk up the road to the viewpoint, where your efforts will be weel rewarded with a remarkable panorama stretching from Ipanema beach around to Maracana stadium. In 2019 there were security guards at the car park.
Written May 17, 2019
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Petitdudu09
Brussels, Belgium49 contributions
Jun 2014 • Solo
Only the view from the christ redeemer could beat the views you get from mirante dona marta.
You can reach by taxi, no entrance fee, no queue. You can see almost everything from here : sugar loaf, christ, botafogo, rocinha, maracana...
To me, this place is wonderful and is a the only alternative to the christ if you want to avoid the queue and the price. Strongly recommend !
You can reach by taxi, no entrance fee, no queue. You can see almost everything from here : sugar loaf, christ, botafogo, rocinha, maracana...
To me, this place is wonderful and is a the only alternative to the christ if you want to avoid the queue and the price. Strongly recommend !
Written July 3, 2014
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Englandsupporter72
Tadley, UK272 contributions
Oct 2019
We got an Uber from Santa Teresa to the view point and it was really reasonable. The views are great and not widely visited by the huge crowds. There is no charge either, but go in the day as it isn’t so safe at night being near a Favela.
To get down you need to walk down the road to get the bus down to central. The 006 or 007 buses take you down to the central area of Rio, where you can get the metro, bus or Uber. Uber’s are not always keen to come back up to the view point to pick you up.
We felt totally safe walking down the road to the bus stop and through the forest.
To get down you need to walk down the road to get the bus down to central. The 006 or 007 buses take you down to the central area of Rio, where you can get the metro, bus or Uber. Uber’s are not always keen to come back up to the view point to pick you up.
We felt totally safe walking down the road to the bus stop and through the forest.
Written November 1, 2019
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Travel_World63
Sao Paulo, SP382 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
This belvedere is near to the borough of Cosme Velho. What make this place interesting is that there is a 360 degree view of the city of Rio de Janeiro: to the Sugar Loaf, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Corcovado of the Crist and the baia of Guanabara. It is free for visitation and there is a airstrip for helicopter. Take your panoramic pictures as postcard of your visit to Rio de Janeiro. The best way to understand this unique city, with mountains, lakes, beaches and slums.
Written December 27, 2014
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Similtiades
Riga, Latvia3,453 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
Midrante Dona Marta viewpoint
When trying to get the train up the Corcovado Mountain to the Cristo Redentor statue, my girlfriend and I were approached by a car company "Corcovado Car Service" offering to take us up the hill with a visit to the Dona Marta viewpoint included as well. As the line for the train was long and clouds were coming in over the tops of the mountains, we, along with another small group of Spanish tourists, took up the offer.
We hadn't initially planned on visiting the viewpoint here, but it turned out to be well worth it. The slightly higher Corcovado Mountain with the Christ statue was too concealed by clouds for any view at the top, but this mountain was still low enough for a spectacular view of the city from its summit. The clouds were coming in around us too, but not to such a great extent; so it was possible to get some great photos with and without cloud coverage.
If the weather is too bad for the full Corcovado Jesus experience, then the viewpoint here is definitely a great alternative. Alternatively, if the weather is good and you do have the option to combine them for the same price, it's definitely something worth doing.
When trying to get the train up the Corcovado Mountain to the Cristo Redentor statue, my girlfriend and I were approached by a car company "Corcovado Car Service" offering to take us up the hill with a visit to the Dona Marta viewpoint included as well. As the line for the train was long and clouds were coming in over the tops of the mountains, we, along with another small group of Spanish tourists, took up the offer.
We hadn't initially planned on visiting the viewpoint here, but it turned out to be well worth it. The slightly higher Corcovado Mountain with the Christ statue was too concealed by clouds for any view at the top, but this mountain was still low enough for a spectacular view of the city from its summit. The clouds were coming in around us too, but not to such a great extent; so it was possible to get some great photos with and without cloud coverage.
If the weather is too bad for the full Corcovado Jesus experience, then the viewpoint here is definitely a great alternative. Alternatively, if the weather is good and you do have the option to combine them for the same price, it's definitely something worth doing.
Written December 27, 2019
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A.B.Maeda
Rio de Janeiro, RJ429 contributions
Oct 2018 • Family
If you want to see the Christ in front of him, go to this place! If you like to ride a bike, this is a good place to exercise by bike! and the view of Botafogo and some iconics places FOR FREE worth!!!!
Written May 27, 2019
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Olá! Há muita oferta de taxis do centro de visitantes Paineiras?
Written March 3, 2022
O Mirante é aberto aos sábados e domingos?
Written February 23, 2021
Gostaria de saber se o Mirante já foi reaberto e, se sim, em quais horários. Alguém poderia me ajudar?
Pretendo de ir em dois momentos: nascer do sol e pôr do sol 😊
Written January 22, 2021
Quero ver o nascer do sol no mirante, mas estou viajando sozinha. Queria saber se é perigoso ir de uber e fica lá esperando o sol nascer. Com certeza vai ter mais gente, ainda mais que vou em janeiro, mas queria saber que é tranquilo.
Written November 25, 2020
Lugar bem tranquilo e ainda conta com vigias
Bem movimentado
Tem muitos agentes de turismo la
Written November 26, 2020
Gostaria de saber se existe estacionamento no Mirante. Se sim, se é gratuito ou não. Desde já agradeço.
Written November 12, 2020
Bom dia! Alguém sabe se é possível chegar de bicicleta?
Written August 16, 2020
Sim! há passeios saindo da Favela Santa Marta, sempre em grupo, no valor de 100 reais. A subida é um pouco íngreme, mas a descida é tranquila
Written November 12, 2020
Alguém sabe se o Mirante Dona Marta está aberto à visitação??
Written August 13, 2020
Está aberto parcialmente com regras desde 9 de julho. Visite o site do Parque Nacional da Tijuca para saber mais.
Written November 12, 2020
como puedo llegar hasta el mirador de manera simple , sencilla y economica? gracias
Written January 28, 2020
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