Guided Walk through the Historic Center of Rio DE Janeiro

5.0 (3 reviews) 3 hours Free cancellation

out of 5

3 reviews

5.0

Guided Walk through the Historic Center of Rio DE Janeiro — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Guided Walk through the Historic Center of Rio DE Janeiro, photo 2 — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

The historic center of Rio de Janeiro is surrounded by centuries-old roads and buildings that illustrate important passages in the history of Brazil from the imperial period to the republic.

Visitors who walk along Avenida Rio Branco, pass through Largo da Carioca, Cinelândia, return and take the Ombudsman to Rua Primeiro de Março and explore many other paths, will find museums, cultural centers and public places where characters from Machado de Assis and they represented the meeting point of intellectuals until the middle of the 20th century.

Hiking Tours Half-day Tours Private and Luxury Cultural Tours City Tours Zombie Short term availability Weather Dependent - Low

At a glance

Duration: 3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 15 people
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Operated by: RIO PASSEIOS EXPERIENCE

Ages: Infants (0–4 years) · Children (5–10 years) · Adults (11–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Professional bilingual tour guide

Not included

Not included: Food and Drinks
Not included: Private transportation

Itinerary

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

20 min Admission not included

The Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro is one of the most important Brazilian theaters. It is located in Cinelândia, in the city center of Rio de Janeiro.

Opened in 1909, the Municipal Theater is one of the main venues in Brazil and Latin America. In the last renovation, gems were found as a large original panel by the Italian Eliseu Visconti were rescued. Important areas of the Theater have been restored, with an emphasis on the imposing 350kg eagle that adorns the top of the building, which received 8 thousand gold leaves 23 carats of gilding.
Museu Nacional De Belas Artes

20 min Admission not included

The National Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It concentrates the largest collection of works of art of the 19th century, being one of the most important museums of its kind in the country.
Convent Of St. Anthony

20 min

Convento de Santo Antônio is a Catholic monastery belonging to the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception of Brazil located on the top of Morro de Santo Antônio and facing Largo da Carioca, in the city center of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. The convent forms, together with the neighboring Church of the Third Order of São Francisco da Penitência, one of the oldest and most important colonial groups remaining in the city.
Biblioteca Nacional

30 min

National Library, also called National Library of Brazil, whose official institutional name is Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, is the depository of the bibliographic and documentary heritage of Brazil, considered by UNESCO one of the ten largest national libraries in the world and the largest in Latin America.
Colombo

20 min

Confeitaria Colombo is a traditional confectionery located in the city center of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, being one of the main tourist points of the Central Region of the city
Primeiro de Maio

20 min

The old Rua Direita was the oldest street in Rio de Janeiro and was the most important in the city in the 19th century. Originally, it connected Largo da Misericórdia to Morro de São Bento.

In 1875, it was renamed March 1 in honor of the allied victory at the Battle of Aquidabã, which ended the Paraguayan War. Coincidentally, this is also the date of the founding of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Church of Our Lady of the Candelaria

20 min Admission not included

The Church of Nossa Senhora da Candelária is a Catholic temple located in the city center of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. It is one of the main religious monuments in the city, a traditional stage for weddings in Rio society.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Cinelândia in front of the Odeon Cinema

End point

Cinelândia in front of the Odeon Cinema

Cancellation

Free cancellation

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

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The tour is not private, but shared, and the guide will speak in English, Spanish and Portuguese
We do the tour, rain or shine. The day of the tour is chosen by the customer, therefore no refund will be generated in case of bad weather. We will do the tour rain or shine
The time indicated at the time of booking is only indicative. The day before the tour, we will contact you via WhatsApp or via the booking platform to confirm the exact time of pickup.
On days with a higher flow of tourists or in the presence of especially heavy traffic conditions, we can adopt the use of specific meeting points for picking up customers. This choice is made to ensure a more efficient organization of the tour, reducing the waiting times and inconveniences caused by traffic. Therefore, we invite our customers to read this note carefully to be informed and prepared.