Dogs in Rio

We are moving to Rio and trying to take our dog with us.   Last April we stayed in Copacabana on a visit and there were dogs everywhere.   It is quite common to see people walking their dogs in the mornings.   I do recall talking to a woman about dogs being restricted on the actual beach/water front, but I cannot say for certain.  I did see a dog park in Leblon. Not sure how common they are in other parts of the city.  Hope this helps a bit.

Thanks nhoover, that is helpful. Good luck with your move.

As it turns out we are no longer moving to Rio, but the countryside near Parati instead, where the issue of dogs is not an issue, but we since discovered that there are some dog parks in Rio, Zona sul and its ok to take dogs walking running along any of the paths around Lagoa and Ipanema, Copacabana, Leblon etc but the sand is considered off limits. As for vets, yes some vets have the chip readers but its very sketchy, not as consistent as you would experience in USA , U.K.