historic rio walking tour.

General information

Destination	Category
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Sightseeing Tours

Program details

This is a different and unique walking tour designed to give you a feel for the legends and stories woven through the narrow streets and old historical buildings of downtown Rio.


The walk includes a visit to many interesting points, such as the São Bento Monastery, Candelaria (the candle-makers), Praça XV, the Travessa do Mercado"", Imperial Court, the cultural centre located in the beautifully-restored Banco do Brasil, the Casa França-Brasil, Ouvidor (the listeners) Street and Gonçalves Dias Street with the traditional Colombo Coffee Shop.


The walk continues on down Uruguaiana Street, Carioca Square up to the Metropolitan Cathedral where passengers will meet the transportation that will take them back to their hotels.



Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at the hotel.

Duration: 4 hours.

Start/opening time: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 1pm.

End/closing time: 5pm.

Language: English, Spanish and Portuguese.