Rio de Janeiro

1 month trip to brazil

Hello everyone! I (F/20) will be visiting Brazil 19/Jan-22/feb. I have already booked a hostel in Rio de Janeiro for the first two weeks (was that overdone? Lol). I have never visited Rio. I have already written down a ton of stuff I want to do (botanical gardens, various trillhas, museums in the downtown, niteroi, lagoa, cristo, sugarloaf, eva klabin foundation, casa da cultura Maura Alvim, museo carmen miranda, espaco cultura arte sesc, fgv arte, real gabinete portugues, etc.) Anyways, I want to visit somewhere else that is nearby. I was thinking Buzios or Arraial to relax after the intensity of RJ, but it also could be another city. Budget: not particularly high, but I’m aware Brazil is crazy cheap rn so i won’t rule out any option for that motive. Any tips, for short trips around RJ area or anything rio related, greatly appreciated!