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Activity Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio Historic Center Walking Tour with Typical Brazilian Lunch
5.0
(27 reviews)
5 hours
out of 5
27 reviews
About this activity
This stroll will give you an excellent overview of the Historic Center of Rio, which combines Baroque churches, colonial buildings and modern buildings as it is also the business center of Rio. The visit is made on foot at your own pace and ends with a lunch on Cinelandia square included in the service.
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At a glance
- Duration
- 5 hours
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group
- Up to 12 people
- People per booking
- 1–12
- Guide
- Portuguese, English
- Operated by
- Good Guide In Rio
Ages: Infants (0–5 years) · Children (6–14 years) · Youth (15–17 years) · Adults (18–90 years)
What is included
Included
- Included: Lunch included in the delivery with a bottle of water
Itinerary
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20 min
Presentation of the square with its major attractions such as the Teatro Municipal (the Rio opera house), the Museu das Bellas Artes, La Camara Municipal, La Biblioteca Nacional, Le Teatro Odeon (the only cinema in the square still in operation)
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30 min
Leaving Santa Teresa to go to Lapa at the foot of the hill, we will pass by the famous multicolored staircase of George Selaron, Chilean artist who created it in about twenty years.
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20 min
We will continue to stroll while admiring the multiple graffiti which decorate the walls of this district to reach the arches of Lapa, old Rio aqueduct dating from the XVIII and supplying water to the city of Rio until the end of the XIX. The tram from passes through the aqueduct to access Santa Teresa
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian
15 min
We enter the Cathedral to present its architecture, its history, its monumental stained glass windows
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Largo da Carioca
25 min Admission included
We pass by Largo Carioca to present you the Sao Antonio church and Sao Francisco da Penitencia, one of the most beautiful baroque churches in Brazil and the panoramic view from the terrace of these two churches which are next to each other.
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Stop 6
10 min
We pass through the pedestrian streets of old Rio to reach this place which is one of the oldest cafes in Rio with its art deco style which makes it an iconic place in the Centro
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Stop 7
20 min
We continue our walk to arrive at the 15th of November square (proclamation of the Republic) to present to you the Church of Our Lady of the Carmelites, the Paço Imperial, the Equestrian Statue of General Osorio, the Tax Island and the ferry pier to Niteroi and Paqueta Island in Guanabara Bay
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Stop 8
15 min
We then reach Pie X square by the pedestrian streets to show you the Candélaria church, the Olympic boulevard, the CentrO Cultural do Banco do Brasil and the casa França Brasil
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15 min
And we continue our walk to the Saint Benoit monastery which is one of the most beautiful churches in Rio to visit it and tell you its history.
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Maua Square
20 min
This square is an important cultural place because there is the Museu de Amanha (Museum of tomorrow) which we do not visit but which is architecturally very interesting as well as the Art Museum of Rio with its panoramic terrace on the top floor which allows you to have an incredible view of the Maua square, the Niteroi Bridge, the Museum of Tomorrow ...
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Stop 11
15 min
This mural, which is considered the largest in the world, represents 5 ethnic groups and was produced by Eduardo Kobra for the Olympic Games
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Stop 12
15 min Admission included
You will take the tram built by Alsthom for the Olympic Games in front of the Kobra mural to return to Cinelandia square where you can have lunch with the guide
Meeting point and pickup
You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.
Meeting point
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The meeting point is near the bronze statue of Ibrahim Sued in front of the hotel entrance
End point
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The meeting point is near the bronze statue of Ibrahim Sued in front of the hotel entrance
Pickup points
- Visconde De Piraja Apartment
- Rio Design Copacabana Hotel
- Ducasse Rio Hotel
- Windsor Excelsior Copacabana
- Botafogo Easy Hostel
- Novotel RJ Praia de Botafogo Hotel
- Rio Roiss Hotel
- Windsor Martinique Copabana
- Rio Othon Palace Hotel
- Social Hostel
- Novo Biarritz Copacabana Hotel
- ibis Budget RJ Copacabana
and 102 more pickup points
The appointment is made in the hotel lobby indicated by the client or in front of the Copacabana Palace when the visit is not private
Cancellation
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
| If you cancel | You get back |
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| Less than a day before | 0% |
- The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.
Good to know
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Traveller ratings
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