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Sitio Roberto Burle Marx Tour: Explore House, Art Collection, and Famous Garden
4.3
26 Ratings
Rio de Janeiro
Immerse yourself in the world of Roberto Burle Marx on this tour of Sitio Burle Marx. Explore his house, art collection, and famous garden while learning about his intellectual process and inspirations. Experience the peacefulness of this place and feel his presence. Book now!
Immerse yourself in the world of Roberto Burle Marx on this tour of Sitio Burle Marx. Explore his house, art collection, and famous garden while learning about his intellectual process and inspirations. Experience the peacefulness of this place and feel his presence. Book now!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Sitio Roberto Burle Marx - The Sitio Roberto Burle Marx is located 30 miles southeast of the city, in a secluded area.
The architecture Roberto Burle Marx had an avant-garde and modern style and his designs were inspired by cubism and abstractionism, with a distinctly Brazilian style. - Recreio dos Bandeirantes - Panoramic city view of the…
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Sitio Roberto Burle Marx - The Sitio Roberto Burle Marx is located 30 miles southeast of the city, in a secluded area.
The architecture Roberto Burle Marx had an avant-garde and modern style and his designs were inspired by cubism and abstractionism, with a distinctly Brazilian style. - Recreio dos Bandeirantes - Panoramic city view of the neighborhood of Recreio dos Bandeirantes.
- Barra da Tijuca - Panoramic city view of the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Entrance to the Sitio Burle Marx
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- Entrance to the Sitio Burle Marx
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
The tour offers you the opportunity to see his house and his art collection, mostly folk art, and walk around his famous garden.
You learn about his intellectual process, his ideas, and his inspirations.
Enjoy the peacefulness of this place and feel his presence on this great tour.
Tour guide, ticktes to the the Sitio Burle Marx and roundtrip transfer…
The tour offers you the opportunity to see his house and his art collection, mostly folk art, and walk around his famous garden.
You learn about his intellectual process, his ideas, and his inspirations.
Enjoy the peacefulness of this place and feel his presence on this great tour.
Tour guide, ticktes to the the Sitio Burle Marx and roundtrip transfer included.
- We do not operate this tour on Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and Carnival season.
- Final confirmation is subject to availability with Sitio Burle Marx.
- We contact you back with re-confirmation from the Sitio Burle Marx.
- Minimum of 2 people are required for this activity to take place.
- Due to the pandemic, the Sitio Burle Marx has limited the amount of daily visitors.
- Contact us to confirm the pickup time according to hotel location.
Location
Sitio Roberto Burle Marx
Estrada De Guaratiba 2019, Barra De Guaratiba
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
4.3
(26 Ratings)
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Jjhappytraveler
Dec 9, 2024
Modernism in the Garden, with Excellent Guides - This was an excellent tour with Monica B. and Alan (our driver). It ended up being a private tour with just my husband and I as tourists. We couldn't praise her enough for her professionalism, her deep knowledge of her subjects, and her warmth and personal charm.
Monica is a very knowledgeable guide, and took excellent care of us the whole way, even pointing out locations of interest along the way to the SitÃo.
She translated the Protuguese site guides' remarks for us, but she was also able to give us a lot of background on Roberto Burle Marx as a person, how he used his home, and some of his background.
The gardens are spectacular, the landscape architecture is inspirational for anyone who gardens or just enjoys a pleasure garden. The nation of Brasil has done an excellent job of maintaining the site as it was meant to be. It was a unique and enriching experience for us in our exploration of Rio de Janeiro.
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Mikecanela
Aug 27, 2024
Great Visit to SÃtio Burle Marx!! - We really enjoyed the tour to SÃtio Burle Marx!! He was not only an accomplished landscape designer, but also a very talented painter and sculptor. The sitio contains numerous plants from all over the word, and various settings where he experimented with different characteristics for growing the plants. In his home, where he lived until his death in 1994, contains numerous paintings by Burle Marx as well as from other artists. Our tour guide Monica was also excellent. She was very knowledgeable of Burle Marx’ life as well as his many accomplishments. Monica is very friendly, and in addition to sharing her knowledge about Burle Marx and Rio de Janeiro, provided great conversation as we explored the sitio. Overall, a very nice afternoon if Rio>
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Robert_c
Jun 30, 2024
The driver / guide from... - The driver / guide from the hotel was excellent company and spoke good English. Also the guide at Burle Marx's sitio was very informative and an excellent English speaker. All organised very well and excellent value for money.
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John
Jan 27, 2024
Great visit, interesting guide - Great guide, interesting background information as travelled to the Sitio, great location, local guide also excellent and very interesting visit of plantings and artworks combined. A highlight of Rio, will visit again next time we are here
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854eddad
Jan 25, 2024
LOVE for nature, art and the great passion of an esthete - A big surprise. The Roberto Burle Marx park is a jewel about 45 minutes drive from Rio. It is a contemplative place of great charm. An immersion in tropical nature full of plants, shrubs and brushstrokes of bright colours. Accompanied by the guide, Monica, very good, very competent and pleasant. Compliments. We were all thrilled with it. We have discovered a place that will accompany us emotionally for a long time. Definitely recommended.
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Mikewg3298kb
Jan 25, 2024
A must visit for nature and art lovers when in Rio. - We found this garden and presentation of Roberto Burle Marx fantastic and beyond our expectations. Even on a rainy day its was exquisite to walk the gardens and hear off his wife crammed with so much achievement.
The guide we had Matthew was really knowledgeable and interesting.
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Conniels5826uz
Jan 19, 2024
A special place on earth - If you love design or are looking a one of a kind Rio experience this is the tour for you! The house, studio and grounds were hands down spectacular- a highlight of our 11-day trip. Monica, our guide, couldn’t have been more gracious or knowledgeable. You could tell she loved this special place, and her enthusiasm was infectious and made for great story telling. We quickly became immersed in Burle Marx’s philosophy and grew to understand how his approach to landscape design was revolutionary. From what I see, not that many people book this tour and I can’t understand why. It’s just a short drive outside the city and the walk through the property is serene, stunning, and helps give context to the overall evolution of Rio as a city. Don’t hesitate to book with Monica today!
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Rod_g
Mar 11, 2024
astonishing - the house and gardens were super and also to see the artists working areas plus his collection of all manner of things
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Ann_a
Jul 24, 2024
Terrible Toyr Company - Rio Carioca - Tour company RiO Carioca failed to arrive at pick time although they were paid in advance. No response from them about refunds. The hotel we were staying in provided transport and tickets but we missed half the tour
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Culture678341
Feb 19, 2024
As above - My trip with Cariocas was cancelled by them less than 24 hours before scheduled visit. They said next available date was in four days time. I requested to reschedule if possible.
Less than 14 hours before visit still awaited response from Cariocas . When asked they were unable to advise about either the visit or repayment.
It would appear that booking money is taken one, two or more weeks prior to tour but Cariocas do not buy any requisite tickets until a day before scheduled visit. No financial outlet by them , whilst money paid earns interest.
When you ask about reimbursement the response - let me have your booking reference.
At best this is utter incompetence, or worse a scam.
Unreliable service.
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