Rio De Janeiro Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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About Rio De Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is a huge seaside city in Brazil, famed for its Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, 38m Christ the Redeemer statue atop Mt. Corcovado and Sugarloaf, a granite monolith with cable cars to its summit. The city is also known for its sprawling favelas (shanty towns). Its raucous Carnival festival, featuring parade floats, flamboyant costumes and samba, is considered the world’s largest. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. The population is 6.4 million based on a 1014 census. Rio de Janeiro is Brazil's primary tourist attraction and resort. It receives the most visitors per year of any city in South America with 1.81 million international tourists a year. The city sports world-class hotels, approximately 80 kilometres of beaches and the famous Corcovado and Sugarloaf Mountains. Rio has a Tropical savanna climate with long periods of heavy rain from December to March. Between April and September the temperature averages about 11oC with small amounts of rain. The sea temperature remains pretty constant at between 11oC and 16oC

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Rio De Janeiro

Jews started settling in Brazil ever since the Inquisition reached Portugal in the 16th century. The population of Rio de Janeiro is thought to be 15,000-30,000. Jews lead an open religious life in Brazil and there are rarely any reported cases of anti-Semitism in the country. Most of the 10 or so synagogues are either based in Copacabana or in Centro / Tijuca. Rio has fewer kosher options since most of the Jewish population is not observant. There are about 3 kosher restaurants in Rio de Janeiro.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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