Brasilia City Tour: Local's Insight on Civic, Legal & Architectural Brilliance
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42 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: 4 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
(42 Ratings)
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Alison_w
Jun 14, 2024
Excellent tour to understand Brasilia - This tour gives you a great overview of the city layout and concept, city architecture and history. Our guide, Michael was excellent and was very enthusiastic about his home city which helped us understand what it is like to live in Brasilia. Highly recommend this tour
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Paul_m
Jun 9, 2024
Great Tour to learn about how Brasilia became the Capital - Very informative tour with a really knowledgeable guide. Took us to all the main historical venues in the City where we learnt about Joscelino Kubitschek and how Brasilia came to be the capital of Brazil. Fascinating history and some outstanding architecture. A must do tour if you are visiting Brasilia and want to learn more about the history of the country
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Thaine_h
May 22, 2024
It was a great tour. - Our guide was very informed and fun to be with. He provided everything we expected and more. We give him five stars.
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Gina_t
Apr 26, 2024
Jose was an excellent... - Jose was an excellent guide - very knowledgeable and fun to tour with. We would highly recommend him! Brasilia is an interesting city to explore.
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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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Lamedelavie
Jun 15, 2024
Incorrect information about what is included - Guide Michael (outsourced) was good and helpful. We like him. We asked for a change in time to start at 10am, which was granted. Now, the note is due to the following: a) tour description offers airport transfer, but after booking they require that arrival be on the same day as the tour, which is impossible, as no one will arrive from the airport and go straight to a tour that starts at 9am-10am. In other words, there is no transfer. B) Additionally, the tour description features semi-professional photography. Which also didn't exist. C) Finally, the entrance to the JK Memorial was paid by us, while the tour description says that it is included. After getting in touch, at the end of the tour, they offered to pay for entry. In short, I found it expensive because, in practice, there was no transfer or semi-professional photography offered, despite the advertisement.
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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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