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Rio de Janeiro in 3 days

Two viewpoint mornings, one beach morning; lunch tables fixed, evenings by car, and the last day ends with the bags already in the car.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

2km

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Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

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The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Sugarloaf at opening, a 13:00 feijoada

EasyLow time risk~0.4 km (0.2 mi) walkno long stairsBRL 70 (≈ US$13) taxi

leave byLeave Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) by 11:40 to keep the 13:00 last seating.

64 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) stays under 79 min.

  1. 08:00–08:20Ride-hailing car to the cable-car base
  2. 08:20–10:05Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar)
  3. 10:05–10:33Car to Ipanema
  4. 10:33–13:00Buffer / wander near Casa da Feijoada
  5. 13:00–14:00Lunch table 13:00 (Ipanema)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi BRL 30 (≈ US$6) (Ride-hailing car to the cable-car base) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (Ipanema).
  • L1Taxi BRL 40 (≈ US$8) (Car to Ipanema) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (Ipanema).
  • L2Shorten Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) to 90 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (Ipanema).
  • L2Skip Bar Urca (optional) — protects: Lunch table 13:00 (Ipanema).

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar) → Café with AC (nearest) (6′, then 40′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2.4 = PFL 0.4 + OFL 2 · walk 400 m (0.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 64′ · relax L2 · yield 6.8 · option value 0.63

Deadline: last seating 13:00 → latest arrival 12:50, slack 39′

β vs α: time risk 3% → 0%; margin +45 min; +BRL 0.

trace: generated 6 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×3 · frontier 3 · seed 400167754 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Beach or hotel 14:30–17:00; Arpoador at sunset by car.

Day 2 — Christ the Redeemer, then the Selarón steps

EasyLow time risk~1 km (0.6 mi) walkno long stairsBRL 65 (≈ US$13) taxi
  1. 07:30–07:52Car to Cosme Velho station
  2. 07:52–10:42Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor)
  3. 10:42–11:02Car to the Selarón steps
  4. 11:02–11:27Escadaria Selarón (Selarón Steps)
  5. 11:27–11:35Walk along Avenida Mem de Sá in daylight
  6. 11:35–12:55Bar Brasil

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi BRL 35 (≈ US$7) (Car to Cosme Velho station) — saves walking and transfers.
  • L1Taxi BRL 30 (≈ US$6) (Car to the Selarón steps) — saves walking and transfers.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor) → Café with AC (nearest) (5′)
  • heat Escadaria Selarón (Selarón Steps) → Café with AC (nearest) (0′)
Why this route?

DFL 3.3 = PFL 1 + OFL 2.3 · walk 1 km (0.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 21 · option value 0.67

trace: generated 20 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 400167754 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: dinner on the Copacabana or Ipanema side, back by car.

Day 3 — Copacabana walk, car to Galeão at 13:00

EasyLow time risk~1 km (0.6 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Beach kiosks on the Copacabana promenade by 12:10 to keep the 13:00 boarding.

38 min of buffer left.

  1. 07:30–07:34Walk to the beachfront
  2. 07:34–09:04Copacabana promenade and beach
  3. 09:04–09:07Walk along the promenade
  4. 09:07–09:52Beach kiosks on the Copacabana promenade
  5. 09:52–09:58Walk back to the hotel
  6. 09:58–13:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Galeão
  7. 13:00–14:00Car to Galeão at 13:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Skip Copacabana Fort (Forte de Copacabana) (optional) — protects: Car to Galeão at 13:00.
  • L2Skip Arpoador Rock (optional) — protects: Car to Galeão at 13:00.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Copacabana promenade and beach → Café with AC (nearest) (0′)
  • heat Copacabana Fort (Forte de Copacabana) → Café with AC (nearest) (3′)
  • heat Arpoador Rock → Café with AC (nearest) (0′)
Why this route?

DFL 1 = PFL 1 + OFL 0 · walk 1 km (0.6 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 38′ · relax L2 · yield 11 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 13:00 → latest arrival 12:50, slack 32′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -85 min; +BRL 0.

trace: generated 58 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×19, p_late>0.15×7 · frontier 8 · seed 400167754 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Galeão: allow 3 hours before an international departure; Rio traffic is heavy.

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