I have been living in Rio for two months. I came to Wow beauty salon to get a new hair color, a…read morehaircut, and it was amazing. the main hair stylist is Davidson and he is a genius when it comes down to hair color. The salon is beautiful and they speak English. Ac is a must in Rio. I totally recommend this place. I also recommend the manicure and pedicures. I feel so pampered. I don't want to leave. The staff knows how to work in all type of hair.

I walked on and was immediately accommodated for a wash and blow out. Super friendly staff. I was…read morein and out in no time. Nice find.

I was looking for a place to get a blowout before a wedding. Not speaking any Portuguese, I was…read morevery shy and intimidated. Beauty vocabulary is specialized and often neglected in translation tools -with hilarious results. The staff at Bellissima were so kind (and beautiful, as you might expect!) My hair stylist took the tine to ask me questions via iPad and Google Translate! The nail aesthetician was so friendy! I visited the salon twice while I was in Rio and would have gone more if I had the time. They sell high-end products like Kerastase (great if you want to skip on the usually damaging stuff in hotels.) You can get your hair done and a manicure *and* a pedicure done at the same time and generally feel like, yes, this is what vacation is about. (I highly recommend the Google Translate app and offline (!) Portuguese dictionary. It was a lifesaver.)

They are located on the 2nd floor of the mall, they are very tiny but they are always busy. My…read moresister has been taking my nephews there forever so I took my son there for the first time and I am hooked. They have videogames while your child gets a haircut. He is usually a pain to get his haircut but Flavio is the best. Super fast and professional.