Historic Center of Rio de Janeiro: Multicultural and Architectural Walking Tour

Discover the rich history and vibrant multicultural traditions of Rio de Janeiro on a guided walking tour of its historic center. Explore iconic architecture, visit historic sites, and immerse yourself in the unique carioca way of life.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - We will make a historical introduction to the square where the theater is located.
  • National Library (Biblioteca Nacional) - Located next to the world theater.
  • Escadaria Selaron - Staircase selaron great point for shooting.
  • Carioca Aqueduct - Located next to the selaron staircase. Introducing…
What's Included
  • Licensed tour guide provided.
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch: 10 USD per person maximum
Additional Information

Guided tour of the historic city center.
On this tour you will be introduced to Rio de Janeiro within its historical context. Focusing on architecture and multicultural traditions, which define a unique way of being and living the ‘carioca’.
We will walk towards the knowledge and traditions of the City. We will visit squares, churches, and historic…

Location
Cinelândia Square
In front of the main gate of the Teatro Municipal, next to the police trailer. At 09:00 in the morning. At 02:30 pm.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Josec3554
Sep 24, 2024
Rio de Janeiro - Excellent guided tour, do not miss visiting this place! Rio de Janeiro is wonderful, has everything to be happy who visits this wonderful city! The most beautiful city in the world
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Jfk_x2003
Sep 23, 2024
Very informative. - Lucemir was very knowledgeable about the city and the locations. He also seemed know most of the people at the places that were visited. Recommended for a good half-day tour, for deatiled history of the locations of cultural significance in the city.
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Mari2ono
Sep 22, 2024
Great tour/素晴らしかったです - Lucemir was very nice and took me to all of the places that are highlights of Rio de Janeiro. He explained to me all the details and took photos of me, which is so kind when you are traveling alone. Thank you for the great day, Lucemir! ルセミエールさんは、丁寧にリオデジャネイロの主要観光地を案内してくださいました。歴史や文化についても教えてくださいました。ありがとうございました!
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Bruqueiroz
Sep 14, 2024
Excellent guide - Excellent Guide, very helpful and willing! He is a deep knowledge of the history of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil in addition is a great photographer!
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Gaga12348
Sep 12, 2024
excelent tour guide... - excelent tour guide meilin is awesome recomend this trip 100 . very happy with tour . if you are in rio this is the tour you have to do . do the entire day you going to enjoy believe me . the lunch in restaurant is very good you going to enjoy recomend mein at 100 por ciento
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738nareshr
Sep 9, 2024
Walking tour and historic insights. - The tour was excellent. Lucemir was very knowledgeable and showed us around the Center in a relaxed manner. Definitely recommend **
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Zainjeddy
Sep 6, 2024
Energetic walking tour! - Lucemir was fantastic! His deep knowledge and passion made his tour for us super interesting. And his enthusiasm and stories made it so much fun to spend the day. He also went out of his way to take some amazing photos of us. We appreciate him making our trip special.
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Tyler_s
Sep 5, 2024
Fantastic experience in Rio - Lucemir was a wonderful guide, incredibly insightful along with good humor. He made a last full day in Rio very memorable.
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Olivier
Sep 9, 2024
Not good!! - Apart from the fact that we did see everything we wanted and what was described in the ad the Guide Lucemir was very bad ... he arrived late, was rude in the mouth, and told many uninteresting stories that really had nothing to do with the tour of the city.
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Nikita_m
Oct 2, 2024
WTF… the WORST walking tour ever - My husband and I took Lucemir’s tour. We are fairly well travelled and have taken walking tours all around the world and have experienced tours from very poor quality to excellent. However we’ve never before had an experience quite as baffling and outright terrible as this. Lucimer showed up late (although only by a few minutes) with his excuse being that he had lost his camera. However he then proceeded to tell the story of the lost camera multiple times throughout the tour, as if having forgotten he had already told us many times. He was disorganised, and did not really seem to know where he was going next - he would tell us we were going to see one thing, then change his mind and say “no let’s go this way”, not following the advertised itinerary at all. He provided very little information about the historical sites, and instead spent a great deal of time telling us personal stories that were of no relevance to the history of Rio. Some may find this quirky and charming, however to us it was an unnecessary waste of time. He was unable to answer questions about Rio when asked. He then became more inappropriate and the stories became of a sexual nature which was not suitable for the tour. He was openly rude about previous guests on his tour, and about other women we walked past. He forgot my name, and for half the tour referred to me as “girl” rather than asking my name again. He took some photos of us on his personal camera which we did not mind, but others may find this intrusive. He also appeared overly paranoid about security (much more so than my Brazilian extended family who had given us guidance on what to expect in Rio). Overall, the tour showed us some of the sites about which we learnt very little, and was much more about Lucemirs stories and all delivered in a highly unprofessional manner.
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From $29
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).