30 days in Rio de Janeiro & Hamburg Itinerary

Bustling with samba music and all-night street parties, no city encapsulates the spirit of Brazil better than Rio de Janeiro.

Get out of town with these interesting Rio de Janeiro side-trips: Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi (in Niteroi), Petropolis (Museu de Porcelana de Petropolis, Museu Casa de Santos Dumont, &more) and La Grande Vallee (in Itaipava). Next up on the itinerary: enjoy the sand and surf at Copacabana Beach, explore the activities along Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, stroll through Praia de Ipanema, and catch a live performance at Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro.

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Lisbon, Portugal to Rio de Janeiro is an approximately 13.5-hour flight. The time zone difference when traveling from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro is minus 3 hours. Traveling from Lisbon in December, things will get warmer in Rio de Janeiro: highs are around 36°C and lows about 27°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 22nd (Sun) so you can travel to Hamburg.

As the country's biggest port and one of the busiest in all of Europe, Hamburg has a well-deserved reputation as Germany's Gateway to the World.

Explore Hamburg's surroundings by going to Bremen (Justizvollzugsanstalt Oslebshausen, Dom-Museum, &more), The Wadden Sea, Germany (in Norden) and Vareler Windmuhle (in Varel). There's still lots to do: examine the collection at Miniatur Wunderland, take a stroll through Reeperbahn, get a sense of history and politics at Townhall, and explore the activities along Port of Hamburg.

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Getting from Rio de Janeiro to Hamburg by flight takes about 17.5 hours. The time zone difference when traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Hamburg is 4 hours. Plan for cooler temperatures traveling from Rio de Janeiro in December, with highs in Hamburg at 7°C and lows at 2°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 5th (Sun) early enough to travel back home.