Rio de Janeiro Trip Overview
Find out more about the Rio carnival visiting areas that the public is’s normally allowed to visit. Dress up in costumes, learn the basics of samba from dancers and the history of samba, see floats, taste a caipirinha and other essentials of this celebration.
After pickup at your place, your guide takes you to explore the Carnaval Factory for a behind-the-scenes look.
In this warehouse, see how the showy costumes worn in the parades are made. Admire the details of the floats that parade through the sambadrome.
Then, head to the exhibition hall to learn about the history of samba and Rio’s carnival, which has been celebrated for over a century. During the visit, feel the atmosphere of union and emotion that is felt during Carnival.
Continue to the backstage dressing rooms, where you will have the opportunity to try on some costumes. To end this experience, a professional dancer will give a brief samba class.
Finally, enjoy a delicious caipirinha before being dropped at your place.
Additional Info
Duration: 3 to 30 minutes
Starts: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Find out more about the Rio carnival visiting areas that the public is’s normally allowed to visit. Dress up in costumes, learn the basics of samba from dancers and the history of samba, see floats, taste a caipirinha and other essentials of this celebration.
After pickup at your place, your guide takes you to explore the Carnaval Factory for a behind-the-scenes look.
In this warehouse, see how the showy costumes worn in the parades are made. Admire the details of the floats that parade through the sambadrome.
Then, head to the exhibition hall to learn about the history of samba and Rio’s carnival, which has been celebrated for over a century. During the visit, feel the atmosphere of union and emotion that is felt during Carnival.
Continue to the backstage dressing rooms, where you will have the opportunity to try on some costumes. To end this experience, a professional dancer will give a brief samba class.
Finally, enjoy a delicious caipirinha before being dropped at your place.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Cidade Do Samba, Rua Rivadavia Correia 60 Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20220-290 Brazil
At the selected time, your guide will meet you at your hotel and drive to the Carnival Experience in downtown of Rio. Do you know how its most popular celebration is planned? We’ll find out.
We’ll visit the backstage of the Rio de Janeiro carnival, that is, the areas behind the scenes that the public does isn’t normally allowed to visit. In these rooms, we’ll see how the elaborate costumes displayed in the parades are fashioned. We’ll also admire the details of the floats that parade through the Marquês de Sapucaí sambadrome.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Cidade Do Samba, Rua Rivadavia Correia 60 Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20220-290 Brazil
Next, we’ll move on to the exhibition hall to learn about the history of samba and the Carioca carnival, which has been celebrated for over a century. During the visit to this special venue, we’ll feel the atmosphere of unity and emotion that is felt during Carnival. It’s not surprising that this event is not considered a mere party, but a way of life.
The visit will continue to one of the backstage dressing rooms, where you’ll have the opportunity to try on some of Rio’s carnival costumes. To round off this experience, a professional dancer will give you a short samba lesson – everybody to the dance floor!
Lastly, we’ll enjoy a delicious caipirinha and, after an hour and a half of touring the backstage areas, we’ll end this incredible visit.
Duration: 45 minutes
