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Rio City centre Tour with Selaron Metropolitan Cathedral and more

By Carioca Tropical Tour Operator
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is S$96 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

With this tour you will have the chance to see and visit the main attractions in City centre Rio, the oldest part of Rio de Janeiro!

Activity location
  • Sao Bento Monastery
    • Rua Dom Gerardo 40, Centro
    • 20090-030, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
    • 1020 Avenida Atlântica
    • 22010-000, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Rio City centre Tour with Selaron Metropolitan Cathedral and more
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 13:30
Price details
S$95.68 x 1 AdultS$95.68

Total
Price is S$95.68
Until Fri, 26 Dec

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Professional guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking
  • Children up to 5 years old with ID and on the lap will be free

Activity itinerary

Sao Bento Monastery
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, more commonly known as the Mosteiro de São Bento (Monastery of St. Benedict), is a Benedictine abbey located in city centre Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The abbey was founded by Benedictine monks who came from the state of Bahia in 1590. It is still operational today, along with the Colégio de São Bento (St. Benedict College) nearby. The façade was part of the original Mannerist project and featured a centralised edifice with three archways at the entrance, as well as a triangular gable. Two towers crowned by pyramidal spires flanked the entryway. After passing through the entrance archway, the building houses a tiled porch and iron gates from the nineteenth century.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian
  • 30m
With architecture inspired by the Mayan pyramids of Mexico, the conical shape is believed to give proximity to God. Four stained glass windows run from floor to ceiling forming a cross at the top. Acoustics are "heavenly" here!
Maracana
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Maracanã Stadium, was inaugurated in 1950 to host the World Cup. It is the largest stadium in Brazil, with capacity for more than 78 thousand fans. The "Maraca", as it is also called, besides the games of the national champions, is the Brazilian and of other great international competitions, is the stage of the great musical spectacles.We will not go inside it and will make a quick stop outside, at Bellini's statue, for pictures visit.
Forte Duque de Caxias (Pass by)
Fort Copacabana is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. The base is open to the public and contains the Museu Histórico do Exército (Army Historical Museum) and a coastal defence fort that is the actual Fort Copacabana.
Carioca Aqueduct (Pass by)
The Carioca Aqueduct is located in the centre of the city, in the Lapa neighbourhood, and is frequently called Arcos da Lapa (Lapa Arches) by Brazilian people. Since the end of the 19th century the aqueduct serves as a bridge for a popular tram that connects the city centre with the Santa Teresa neighbourhood uphill, the Santa Teresa Tramway.
Escadaria Selaron
  • 30m
Escadaria Selarón, also known as the 'Selaron Steps', is a set of world-famous steps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They are the work of Chilean-born artist Jorge Selarón who claimed it as "my tribute to the Brazilian people. In 1990, Selarón began renovating dilapidated steps that ran along the front of his house. At first, neighbours mocked him for his choice of colours as he covered the steps in fragments of blue, green and yellow tiles – the colours of the Brazilian flag. It started out as a side-project to his main passion, painting, but soon became an obsession. He found he was constantly out of money, so Selarón sold paintings to fund his work. It was long and exhausting work but he continued on and eventually covered the entire set of steps in tiles, ceramics and mirrors.
Botafogo Beach (Pass by)
Botafogo is a beachfront neighbourhood. It is a mostly upper middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta (which separates it from Laranjeiras) and São João (which separates it from Copacabana). The word Botafogo also refers to a Latin American ballroom dance move, named so because the area of Botafogo is where it originated.
Praia do Flamengo (Pass by)
Flamengo is located between Catete and Botafogo districts on the edge of Guanabara Bay. The beachfront area is dominated by the Brigadier Eduardo Gomes Park, also known as Aterro do Flamengo, built on nearly 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land reclaimed from the bay and completed in 1965. The park features gardens designed by well-known Brazilian landscape designer Roberto Burle Marx.
Rua do Lavradio
  • 20m
Lavradio street is a famous place in Lapa district because it has several antique shops, bars and restaurants that attract people all the time. On the first weekend of each month there is a street fair that concentrates national and foreign tourists and locals who know of the local fame. The bars occupy the streets with small tables and several stalls market everything, which gives a respectable agglomeration

Location

Activity location
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    Sao Bento Monastery
    • Rua Dom Gerardo 40, Centro
    • 20090-030, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Hilton Rio de Janeiro Copacabana
    • 1020 Avenida Atlântica
    • 22010-000, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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