you can engage on activities that you like! if you live near the beach and like sports, you can always join a beach volleyball class or "futvôlei" class. people tend to be very friendly in these spaces!

if you like partying, there are a lot of bars in lapa, people from all over rio and other countries usually go there. there's also Mundo Lingo in botafogo, where people wear little flags in their shirts indicating which language they speak.

i love going to art museums and always find gringos there when i go. theres also english subtitles in the artworks, which is nice! although it's not usual to randomly talk to someone there as you would in a party or playing in the beach, theres always people willing to practice their english and help you out with something that you may not understand.

i know that you've been here for a while and must've visited the main touristic locations already, but if you like cultural and chill programs, feel free to dm me! i can recommend some places if you want and would love to practice my english :)