How Deep Inland To Be Safe?
I'm currently looking at accommodations for an April trip and targeting the Ipanema / Leblon area plus maybe the border area between Ipanema and Copa since those are suppose to be safe areas. I know that the closer we get to the beach, the safer it is so my question for now is just how far inland should I place a limit -- is 3-4 blocks inland from the beach too deep towards sketchy areas?
Since my first trip will likely be just a tour of the main termas plus maybe 1-2 clinicas / prives, I don't really need a guest friendly hotel or Airbnb unless I need to invite one of the girls I like from these outlets back to my room on a Sunday since everything is closed.
Another question is regarding flight arrivals as I noticed that both Copa and Avianca have late arrivals into Rio at around 12:30 am. Is this hour going to be an issue getting Ubers from the airport that late at night? I realize that late check in to Airbnbs might be an issue but hotels should be okay.