Rio de Janeiro Trip Overview
We start with the pick in the morning.
We drive to Corcovado train station to visit the monument to Christ the Redeemer.
After the stunning visit, we start the panoramic tour of the city, our first stop for photos is at Maracanã stadium, where Pelé scores his centesivo goal. We pass by the avenue of the Carnival parades. Through the historic center between streets and churches from the empire period, we will make our second stop at the city’s modern, pyramid-shaped Metropolitan Cathedral. Through Arcos da Lapa we reach the third stop for photos on the colorful tiles of the Selaron staircase that takes us to Santa Teresa.
You will be taken to a typical lunch at a steak house in Copacabana
After a delicious lunch, you will be taken to the Sugarloaf cable car station, where you will visit the Urca and Sugarloaf Mountains.
* Return to the hotel
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We start with the pick in the morning.
We drive to Corcovado train station to visit the monument to Christ the Redeemer.
After the stunning visit, we start the panoramic tour of the city, our first stop for photos is at Maracanã stadium, where Pelé scores his centesivo goal. We pass by the avenue of the Carnival parades. Through the historic center between streets and churches from the empire period, we will make our second stop at the city’s modern, pyramid-shaped Metropolitan Cathedral. Through Arcos da Lapa we reach the third stop for photos on the colorful tiles of the Selaron staircase that takes us to Santa Teresa.
You will be taken to a typical lunch at a steak house in Copacabana
After a delicious lunch, you will be taken to the Sugarloaf cable car station, where you will visit the Urca and Sugarloaf Mountains.
* Return to the hotel
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Corcovado – Christ the Redeemer, Estrada Redentor – Alto da Boa Vista Parque Nacional da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22241-330 Brazil
Be ready in the lobby at the appointed time. You will take a full day tour. First stop for the Corcovado train to visit Christ the Redeemer. A panoramic view of the city with a photo stop at the Maracanã stadium, Metropolitan Cathedral and Escadara do Selaron. After lunch visit by cable car to the Urca and Sugarloaf Mountains.
Return to hotel
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Av. Pres. Castelo Branco, Portao 3 Portao 3 – Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20271-130 Brazil
The Maracanã Stadium was built for the 1950 World Cup, if a great asset was the great journalist Mario Filho who gives the stadium its name.
A 15-minute stop for photos of the statue of Belini with the greatest of the Jules Rimet trophies, made exclusively in gold for the best of the world’s teams, Brazil.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, Avenida Republica do Chile 245, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20031-170 Brazil
The modern Metropolitan Cathedral is located in the heart of the historic center, its architecture is based on the lines of the Mayan pyramids with its square base, built in concrete, its internal decoration surprises with its colorful stained glass windows that tell the story of Jesus on earth.
Internal visit 20 minutes
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Sambodromo da Marques de Sapucai, Rua Marques de Sapucai, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22640-100 Brazil
The Sambódromo is an avenue closed to the traffic of vehicles with infrastructure of privileged accents to watch the biggest spectacle in the open sky in the world the Carnival Carioca.
There are three days of light, colors and a lot of joy with 14 Samba schools divided into 2 days of parade showing all the creativity of the costumes, allegories, floats, and thousands of people dancing.
15 minute stop for photos.
Stop At: Escadaria Selaron, Rua Joaquim Silva S/N, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20241-110 Brazil
The Selarón staircase is a work of art decorated by the longstanding Chilean artist living in Brazil, Jorge Selarón, who declared it as a “tribute to the Brazilian people
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Carioca Aqueduct, Rua Riachuelo 27, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20230-010 Brazil
The aqueduct built after the Romans was the most important means of bringing drinking water to the population of the colony and the Brazilian Empire. There are 42 arches that support a track for the old train that connects the historic center to Santa Teresa.
Stop At: Churrascaria Carretão Lido, R. Ronald de Carvalho, 55 – lojas A e B – Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, 22021-020, Brazil
You will be taken to a unique lunch experience, the Brazilian barbecue with allotment. The abundance of meat and a buffet of salads, hot dishes and various side dishes.
*Drinks are NOT included
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sugarloaf Mountain, Av. Pasteur, 520 – Urca, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22290-255 Brazil
Departing from the indicate point, the drive takes you to Red beach, where the sea level cable car station is located. The Sugarloaf rises as a massive granite cone at the entrance of Board the cable car for the ascent made in two stages; it takes three minutes to reach Morro da Urca, 650 meters high, where shops and restaurants are set in shaded gardens. The second stage involves a breathtaking walk to the 1200-foot summit. The aerial view of the city and the beaches is incredibly stunning.
After descending from this stunning observation point of the city, you board your bus again and continue through the historic center on the way to the gigantic Maracanã stadium, after a panoramic view around the stadium we continue to know the avenue where the parade of schools Samba happen every year. A stop for an internal visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral and it’s time for a delicious and hearty lunch at a steakhouse. Return by the beaches.
Duration: 2 hours
