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Favela Tour: Explore Rocinha's Local Life
3.8
62 Ratings
Gávea
Embark on a half-day educational tour of a Rio de Janeiro favela, the Brazilian equivalent of a shanty town. Explore the daily lives of residents in Rocinha, one of Rio’s densely populated favelas. Accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide, you’ll venture into the favela, engage with the community, and gain fresh insights into Brazilian society.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Estrada da Gávea - Travel along the impressive Gávea road as you approach Rocinha and begin to feel the unique energy of the community.
- Novo Visual Restaurante - Rocinha - Enjoy a spectacular new look at the city and relax with a 40-minute break at the Club Bar, where you can take in the views and prepare for the exploration to come.
- Rocinha - Favela Talk: Attend an engaging talk that offers an in-depth look at the history, culture and challenges of Rocinha.
Visiting Walk: Embark on a 25-minute walk through Rocinha for a closer look at everyday life and local dynamics.
Panoramic Jeep Tour: Feel the adrenaline during an exciting panoramic jeep tour on the way down from Rocinha, taking advantage of the opportunity to observe the community from a new perspective.
- Sao Conrado Beach - End your adventure with a stop at the stunning São Conrado Beach for photos and to relax by the sea.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Panoramic jeep tour
- Immersive lecture about the favela
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
Location
Estrada da Gávea
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.8
(62 Ratings)
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Daryl
Feb 1, 2018
Just do it. It's safe, and an eye... - <p>Just do it. It's safe, and an eye opening experience.</p>
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Enp2108
May 13, 2017
Our guide was ammaazzing!! She was... - <p>Our guide was ammaazzing!! She was honest yet passionate about the culture/current situation in the favela's.<br/>
Felt safe and would go again</p>
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Katty
Mar 15, 2017
This is a great tour and recommend to... - <p>This is a great tour and recommend to everyone. Everyone talks about how great Brazil and beautiful Brazil and that's because they don't visit the surrounds of Brazil and their own people. Visitors usually stay in Rio. I'm glad I took this tour with my mom so she can really see both sides of the country.</p>
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Jtorres_md
Aug 24, 2016
The tour guide was amazing! Everything... - <p>The tour guide was amazing! Everything went excellent. Cariocas are friendly and open to tourists. I definitely recommend this tour. I'm happy that I did it, it change your mind because isn't a tour to see the poorest is a tour to share the diversity and the community spirit built out.</p>
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Sheila
May 28, 2016
Quite and education! The people who... - <p>Quite and education! The people who live in the favela seem to have created a community that works well for them.</p>
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Robbert
Aug 31, 2016
We received a great history lesson... - <p>We received a great history lesson about the favela .</p>
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M
Aug 28, 2016
What a wonderful experience, it is a... - <p>What a wonderful experience, it is a must see when in Rio.</p>
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Aisha
May 25, 2016
This tour allows for amazing vistas of... - <p>This tour allows for amazing vistas of Rio and it's a great look into the favela and the ingenuity of the people living there. Best time to go- Sunday morning- because that's the only day when there's a market in the favela. We were able to walk through a large markets and shop a bit.</p>
<p>Only negative- my tour voucher said 8AM pick up. At 8:30 I asked the hotel to call the tour I don't speak Portruguese and I was told the tour was actually 9:10AM start. I'm not sure why the voucher was incorrect, but I'd rather have slept in that extra hour!</p>
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Dean
Feb 18, 2017
This tour was very disappointing. It is... - <p>This tour was very disappointing. It is advertised as a 4-hour tour of Rocinha Favela, however, I was picked up at my hotel at 9:00am, we drove to the favela...walked through Rocinha for one hour from 9:30-10:30am...and after waiting for the driver for 30 minutes in the blistering sun, was dropped off at my hotel at 11:30am...Not fairly priced as there are tours advertised as 2-hours favela tours for less than half the price of this one. The tour guide Carlos was a nice guy. Avoid this one and choose another Rio favela tour.</p>
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Gil
Aug 3, 2016
Driver never arrived to pick us up... - <p>Driver never arrived to pick us up. Very disappointing.</p>
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