Departure: any time (09:00 suggested time) Hotel pick up in private car CORCOVADO AND BEACHES Corcovado – The first official expedition to the Corcovado Mountain was headed by Dom Pedro I, heir to the Brazilian throne at the time. The Art-Deco statue situated at the top of the 710 meters high mountain was inaugurated in […]
Sugar Loaf Sugar Loaf — The name “Pão de Açúcar” was given by the Portuguese because in the ancient sugar mills after the sugar cane was squeezed, the liquid was put to drip into a cone-shaped mold that formed the cakes of sugar shipped to Europe. Italian-made Cable cars carrying up to 25 people, introduced […]
Corcovado and Beaches Corcovado – The first official expedition to the Corcovado Mountain was headed by Dom Pedro I, heir to the Brazilian throne at the time. The Art-Deco statue situated at the top of the 710 meters high mountain was inaugurated in October 12, 1931 by then-President Getúlio Vargas. The “Cristo Redentor” Statue is […]
Museu de Art Naïve (need confirmation if open) Museu de Art Naïve — Naif Art International Museum — MIAN — International Primitive Art Museum Rio is a colonial mansion with the world’s largest and most complete collection of primitive art. Just fifty meters from the mini-train station leading to Christ the Redeemer in the Cosme […]
Departure: Hotel, mornings Tues –Fri A ride along the beaches of Ipanema, Leblon, São Conrado, Barra da Tijuca and Recreio dos Bandeirantes takes us to: MUSEU CASA DO PONTAL The largest folk art museum in Brazil is located on a quiet estate in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, set between Prainha beach and the Serra do Mar […]
Hotel Pick Up in Private Car Departure: 9 am PAÇO IMPERIAL Paço Imperial is a rare example of a Historic Monument that was on the centre stage of Brazil’s Colonial, Royal and Imperial history. Governor’s Residence — The Building’s history starts in 1733 when then-Governor of the Province of Rio de Janeiro Gomes Freire de […]
Departure: Hotel PAÇO IMPERIAL Paço Imperial is a rare example of a Historic Monument that was on the centre stage of Brazil’s Colonial, Royal and Imperial history. Governor’s Residence — The Building’s history starts in 1733 when then-Governor of the Province of Rio de Janeiro Gomes Freire de Andrade asked king D. João V permission […]
Departure: 08:00am – This tour requires a 48hs pre-booking and is subject to availability. BURLE MAX 09:00 (2 hours) — Burle Max — Burle Marx, one of the most important landscape artists of modern times, bought the Santo Antonio da Bica State in Barra de Guaratiba in 1949 to store his plant collection. The state […]
Departure: 9 am CORCOVADO Corcovado — The first official expedition to the Corcovado Mountain was headed by Dom Pedro I, heir to the Brazilian throne at the time. The Art-Deco statue situated at the top of the 710 meters high mountain was inaugurated in October 12, 1931 by then-President Getúlio Vargas. The “Cristo Redentor” Statue […]
JARDIM BOTÂNICO Jardim Botânico — Of all of Rio’s green city parks, this is perhaps the best and most elegant. Created by Dom João VI, Regent Prince at the time, to acclimatize the spices Portugal used to import from the East Indies, in October 11th 1808 the Garden became the Royal Horticulture. The Garden only opened officially […]