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Historic Rio Walking Tour: Discover Brazil's Past
4.9
74 Ratings
Centro
Let’s go for a walk? Learn a lot about the History of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil in this unforgettable walking tour through the streets of the Historic City Center. Follow the suggested itinerary or tell us the places you want to see so we can customize it for you!
Let’s go for a walk? Learn a lot about the History of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil in this unforgettable walking tour through the streets of the Historic City Center. Follow the suggested itinerary or tell us the places you want to see so we can customize it for you!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - Our Meeting Point, Rio’s Opera House
- Cinelandia - The square with the first movie theaters in Rio and important historical buildings.
- Escadaria Selaron - Staircase decorated with colored tiles from all over the world. A must-see!
- Carioca Aqueduct - Lapa, the famous bohemian neighborhood where…
- Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro - Our Meeting Point, Rio’s Opera House
- Cinelandia - The square with the first movie theaters in Rio and important historical buildings.
- Escadaria Selaron - Staircase decorated with colored tiles from all over the world. A must-see!
- Carioca Aqueduct - Lapa, the famous bohemian neighborhood where the arches (former aqueduct) is located.
- The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian - Desingned with unique architecture
- Largo da Carioca - The square with the oldest buildings in the city
- Confeitaria Colombo - The most traditional coffe shop and bakery in the city
- Paco Imperial - One of the most important historic squares in Brazil
What's Included
- Experienced local tour guide
- Conversational commentary
- Experienced local tour guide
- Conversational commentary
What's Not Included
- Transportation
- Food and Drinks
- Transportation
- Food and Drinks
Additional Information
- As per city law, showing covid-19 vaccination document is mandatory to visit the tourist attractions in the city.
- Don’t forget a bottled water. Rio can be really hot specially in the summer.
- And last but not least, bring your smile! :-)
- As per city law, showing covid-19 vaccination document is mandatory to visit the tourist attractions in the city.
- Don’t forget a bottled water. Rio can be really hot specially in the summer.
- And last but not least, bring your smile! :-)
Location
Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro
Praça Floriano
The Opera House of Rio de Janeiro, Theatro Municipal is located at the Cinelandia Square in the City Center, near the Cinelandia subway station.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(74 Ratings)
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234lilaj
Feb 11, 2025
Don’t miss this tour!! - Elaine was THE BEST tour guide!! She had excellent knowledge of the history of the city, shared fun stories and took excellent care of our group. The stops on the tour were all worth it and we had time to take pictures and explore key sights, including the Selaron Steps and Metropolitan Cathedral - both gorgeous!! Visiting Confeitaria Colombo was another highlight with delicious treats and a taste of the Queen’s ice cream. Highly recommend this tour!!
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Q4300dapamelas
Feb 7, 2025
Well-organized itinerary and insightful commentary - We were very pleased with our tour guided by Rafael. He was well organized and informative. His insights into the social and political history of Brazil and of Rio, as exemplified by the various places we visited on our 3 hour-walking tour, were particularly useful and entertaining.
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K4944dhdavidb
Jan 25, 2025
An Excellent Tour - Lia did a great job with the tour. I learned a tremendous amount of history and enjoyed exploring the historic center of town.
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Llama_m
Nov 26, 2024
Great experience with Rafael! - Amazing, friendly and very informative walk around the historical center of Rio! 5 / 5 stars! Thank you!
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Julio_cesar_1961
Oct 29, 2024
Very good - Very good, punctual
I would add the Cathedral and the Lapa Tunnel for its importance
The rest everything .very well and very well explained
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Lisavwhitney
Oct 19, 2024
History of Rio walking tour - We really enjoyed our city center walking tour of Rio with Gabriel. He is a very knowledgeable and entertaining guide. And the stop at Confeitaria Colombo was delicious!
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Hmvkent
Aug 9, 2024
Great tour, informative and a feast for the eyes! - An informative and fun walking tour round Rio Centro. Rafael, our outstanding local guide is a wonderful person & shared his passion & love for Rio & Brazil in such an infectious way. He also shared many links with us for further reading and items of interest. Thanks so much, highly recommended.
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Anau995
Jul 23, 2024
Very good - Very good tour to do the first or second day in Rio, you know about the history of the city and it helps you a lot to locate geographically. I highlight Josefa who was our Guide! everything excellent, super friendly, committed, interested, with very good Spanish. Super recommend!
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Cristianoalenz
Jun 24, 2024
Great walking tour with the guide Marcus Paulus! - We did the River Free Walking Tour with the guide Marcus Paulus, whose was exceptional. The guide had a deep historical knowledge of the city of Rio de Janeiro (including all over Brazil) and made our tourism experience incredibly enriching. Even with only two people joining his group (it was a rainy day), he committed to performing the walking tour in the same way and even personalized the experience going through places we would be most interested in. Thus, he not only guided us through the sights, but also provided us with fascinating narratives that really deepened our understanding of the city and its history. The guide also made sure we were always safe during the tour due to his previous experience in this branch. In conclusion, it was an excellent experience to take the tour with the guide Marcus Paulus and I highly recommend it.
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Marcosa3759gy
May 11, 2024
The very best free walking tour - We had two amazing free walking tours in mid season (May 2024) in Rio, one in the historical centre and the other one in the Little Africa neighbourhood. Our guides were Jessica and Laetitia, we couldn’t be luckier! They were super nice, and provide a lot of historical and interesting information, apart from the best tips to explore the city. If you will visit Rio, you can’t miss these free walking tour!! Obrigado 🇧🇷
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