Brasilia City Tour: Local's Insight on Civic, Legal & Architectural Brilliance
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37 Ratings
Brasilia
Experience the brilliance of Brasilia on a local's insight city tour. Explore the civic, legal, and architectural wonders with a knowledgeable guide. Choose from a private tour by bicycle, car, or on foot for the best photo opportunities.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Catedral Metropolitana - The Metropolitan Cathedral of Brasilia is the most fantastic work designed by Oscar Niemeyer, with its crown format, adorned by a water mirror and ornamented with works by renowned modernist artists.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Semiprofessional camera photography
Additional Information

Join a unique exploration of Brasilia with a native guide, who also holds degrees in Tourism and Literature, and harbors a deep fascination for the city’s pre-history. We provide a distinctive perspective of Brasilia through customised tours which can be done via bicycle, car, or even on foot for those who appreciate a leisurely walk. The tour will cover the city’s finest photo spots.

Location
Catedral Metropolitana
Esplanada dos Ministerios lote 12,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.7
(37 Ratings)
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Carmencenirac
Mar 13, 2024
Discovering the capital of Brazil - We did the City Tour on our own. We visited the Esplanada dos Ministérios, Senate, Chamber, Cathedral, Memorial and J K Bridge, Pontão do Lago Sul, Mercado Vírgula...
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Roger_j
Mar 3, 2024
Excellent introduction to the city - Excellent well organised trip. Guide informative. Visited all of the key buildings and also explained the development of the city and the basis of the planning. Well worth it.
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Carlosribeirorecife
Jan 30, 2024
The most general view of Brasilia - Ideal for getting to know the main icons of the Brazilian capital. A comprehensive Tour in all aspects. I didn't do it in a group and I think it's better for better observation, although in a group it's more fun. The visit to the Planalto Army HQ leads us to think about the infamous camps and the resulting January 8th, also remembered during the visit to Congress, the highlight of this tour. Very good tour.
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Silvio_l
Jan 14, 2024
Great tour highly... - Great tour highly reccomended! Brasília, a marvel of architectural. The tour through its modernist wonders start at the Congresso Nacional. Wander to the Palácio da Alvorada, where sleek curves blend seamlessly with the serene shores of Lake Paranoá. The Brasília Cathedral awaits, a futuristic gem with its stained glass and hyperboloid structure evoking spiritual awe. The Square of the Three Powers beckons with the Supreme Federal Court and the Presidential Palace, epitomizing the city's grandeur. In 100 words, Brasília's architecture narrates a story of innovation, symmetry, and Brazil's unwavering spirit.
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Nelson_g
Jan 4, 2024
Great, surprising experience - We went to Brazil for a family vacation and decided to add Brasilia to our itinerary for the amazing architecture we had seen in photos. We were only there for one full day (arrived the previous evening and left the next morning) and had a tour with Alberto. He took us to all the interesting buildings, told us about the history of the city and was overall a great guide. We were absolutely blown away by what we saw, given that the city is like no other place we had been before (and we are pretty well-travelled). We decided on booking this tour with Viator last-minute and it was the best decision ever! Thank you, Alberto! Bianca and Co.
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Hanne_g
Nov 21, 2023
Great tour - A great tour with a lot of interesting information about all the sights, Brasilia and the architecture. We did the tour by bike, which we liked a lot.
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Israel
Nov 13, 2023
Great tour! - Great tour. Alberto knows the city very well and knows the history and curiosities of all the historic buildings visited! I highly recommend it!
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Jesper_m
Nov 8, 2023
Great tour - Great tour together with Alberto. We did see almost all of Brasilia in one tour and I can recommend this tour to everyone.
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Laura_r
Sep 19, 2023
Introduction to Brasilia - This tour was a good introduction to Brasilia, both the history and the main sights. The tour is customizable, but unless you have any other preferences may include: TV Tower (amazing views!), the main football stadium, the JK memorial (with optional small museum inside), Crystal Park, Niemeyer's "acoustic conch", the main cathedral, the national congress (outside only), the "three powers" plaza, the Alvorada palace, the Kubitschek bridge, and the Sanctuary of Dom Bosco. All this took about 4 hours and nothing felt rushed. A must if you're even slightly interested in architecture! Also, since I saw another review that complained about the guide's English, I have to say that while his English was not 100% perfect, he was perfectly understandable, so I don't know what they were complaining about!
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Arthurr459
Feb 23, 2024
Disappointed by an average tour with basic informations - I was disappointed by this visit. I wanted to understand the whole architectural and urban planning project of Brasilia. I adapted my trip to Brazil for this purpose and took a 36-hour diversions. I had chosen Alberto for his good advice, but another guide replaced him. He was a nice man, but his English was too limited to teach us anything. Basic information and few answers to our questions, even with my Brazilian companion. Also, there was no explanation of the tour, its logic or timings. All we got was "there's only 20 minutes left, so let's try to be quick", even though there were still 3 monuments to see. It was great to be transported from monument to monument, but quite frankly it wasn't worth the price. Quite disappointed by the experience I was looking forward to.
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