The best f Rio

The best f Rio

See the best of Rio with knowledgeable, English speaker, passionate guide. You can book this tour for your private group and then you get to choose 6 attractions or take the tour with other people. In that case we will go to Tijuca Forest, Christ the redeemer, Metropolitan Cathedral, Selaron Steps , lunch ( not included )and Sambadrome. In both cases you will have a tour to remember for life full of history and details about Rio de Janeiro and Cariocas.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Bondinho Pao de Acucar, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro Brazil

The iconic Sugar Loaf Mountain is located in the Urca neighborhood. Surely one of the icons of the marvelous city of Rio. The ride in the cable cars occur in two stages: first at the boarding station to the Urca Mountain (224 meters - 735 ft); and secondly from the Urca Mountain to the top of Sugar Loaf (395 meters - 1,296 ft).The view is breathtaking!

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Corcovado Christ the Redeemer, Parque Nacional da Tijuca Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22241-330 Brazil

From the top of the Corcovado Mountain, you will be able to have a 360º view of the city. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 meters (98 ft) tall and it stands on the top of an 8-meter (26 ft) pedestal.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Escadaria Selaron, Rua Joaquim Silva S/N, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-110 Brazil

Selaron Steps the colorful mosaic decorated by the Chilean artist Jorge Selaron, a true tour around the world. Among more than 2 thousand pieces that compose it, there are tiles from about 60 countries along its 250 steps, many of them donated to the artist by tourists and fans of his art. The stairs connect Lapa and Santa Teresa.


Duration: 25 minutes

Pass By: Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai, Rua Marques de Sapucai, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22640-100 Brazil

The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built area built for the Rio de Janeiro oficial Carnival parade, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in English. It is located in the downtown area of Cidade Nova in Rio de Janeiro, and is the place where samba schools parade competitively each year during the Rio Carnival.

Stop At: Copacabana Beach, Av. Atlantica - Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22070-011 Brazil

We will drive through the south zone of Rio de Janeiro beaches. You'll get to see Ipanema, Leblon Copacabana and Sao Conrado , where people do paragliding and hand gliding​.


Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Avenida Republica do Chile 245, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20031-170 Brazil

An amazing mayan shaped Cathedral, full of symbolism. A must see even if you're not religious.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Estrada da Cascatinha 850 Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20531-590 Brazil

Tijuca National Park

The Tijuca Forest is home to hundreds of species of plants and wildlife, many threatened by extinction, and found only in the Atlantic Rainforest (Mata Atlântica in Portuguese). The vegetation is so dense that scientists have estimated that ambient temperatures in surrounding areas have been lowered by up to 9 °C. The forest also contains around 30 waterfalls.In 1961, Tijuca Forest was declared a national park.

Duration: 30 minutes