Top Rio de Janeiro Public Transportation Tours

Get a glimpse into local life in Rio de Janeiro during a favela tour that reveals a different side of the Marvelous City. In an intimate group limited to 12 travelers, you’ll explore two of the largest favelas in Rio, and benefit from the local insight of a guide as you learn more about living conditions in the city.

Get an in-depth local experience with this walking tour of one of Rio's favelas, Rocinha. Follow your resident guide to get an insider's perspective on daily life and learn about the challenges these communities face.

Summit both Corcovado and Sugar Loaf mountains in the early morning to beat the crowds on this half-day tour in Rio de Janeiro. After bright and early pickup from your Rio hotel, travel through the Tijuca National Forest to get up close with the Christ the Redeemer statue without throngs of people around. After learning about its history from your local guide, move on to Sugar Loaf Mountain for spectacular views of the sprawling city, slowly waking up in the morning light.

Save yourself hours of planning on a full-day tour of Rio de Janeiro that includes lunch, admission tickets, and transportation for the ultimate experience of the Eternal City. Rather than navigating public transport in an unfamiliar city, you’ll travel around the city in air-conditioned comfort and benefit from the insider knowledge of your guide. Plus, you’ll tick off top attractions such as Christ the Redeemer Statue, Sugarloaf Mountain and more.

This walk will allow you to discover the bohemian district of Santa Teresa by accessing it by the famous yellow tram, then wandering at your own pace before reaching Lapa by the famous colorful staircase of Selaron then ending your visit with Cinelandia square.

A unique way to get to know the city's urban artistic life, an opportunity to get to know another Rio de Janeiro on the beaches of Copacabana. Also get to know the architecture and transformation of the old capital of the country, understand how the life style of Carioca was born. A simple way to integrate the city without feeling like a tourist and a simple art lover. In each area of the city there is a different culture and the city center is where all cultures meet.

An opportunity to be closer to the carioca people in their daily lives. You will for a moment participate in your experiences, customs and routine passing through the streets, alleys and contemplate one of the most beautiful views in Brazil.  And from there came all Brazilian culture, because but slums came Capoeira; Samba; Brazilian funk; Axé music; Typical foods; slang ... In Rocinha you can also have contact with a good northeastern cultural part, because 80% of the residents there are migrants or descendants of people from the northeast of the country. Even though it is located between two traditional neighborhoods in the south of Rio de Jaineiro, the community is part of the Tijuca forest.  Come have this unique experience with a local Guide and in the largest favela in Brazil.

Experience an unforgettable day of football with Fluminense game in the iconic Maracanã Stadium! This private tour guarantees incredible memories and unforgettable highlights. We'll gather at a designated meeting point and travel to the stadium by metro, allowing you to interact with fellow fans and experience the daily life of Rio. Around Maracanã, we'll explore the stadium and enjoy drinks and barbecues. Inside the stadium, you'll be immersed among the country's most passionate fans and have the chance to cheer alongside the organized supporter groups. At Maracanã, witness a Fluminense home match alongside a local guide who will ensure a seamless evening. Leave the planning of ticket procurement and travel logistics to us – we have you covered. Please, consider the date on the booking tab, but it can be moved forward or backward by a day or two.

Visit Rio's highlights and landmarks on foot during a small-group sightseeing tour. Ride the subway downtown and follow your 'carioca' (Rio native) guide on a walk that includes Rio's most important historical and cultural sites. Visit National Museum of Fine Arts, Theatro Municipal, the Monastery Church of Santo Antônio, Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência and several other important landmarks.

This stroll will give you an excellent overview of the Historic Center of Rio, which combines Baroque churches, colonial buildings and modern buildings as it is also the business center of Rio. The visit is made on foot at your own pace and ends with a lunch on Cinelandia square included in the service.

The walking tour through the city center passes through the main historical points of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This tour works well on weekdays. Our meeting is in Cinelândia, we pass through Largo da Carioca, Santo Antônio Complex, Tiradentes Square, Portuguese Reading Office, Colombo Confectionery, XV Square, CCBB, Candelária Church, São Bento Monastery and we finish at Praça Mauá, Tomorrow, tourists can visit if they want. This is a walk of approximately 5 km, which we do at your own pace, stopping whenever you find it interesting or necessary.

This walking tour will allow you to have an excellent overview of Rio by browsing its Historical Center which combines Baroque churches, colonial buildings and modern buildings because it is also the business center of Rio as well as the neighborhood bohemian Santa Teresa by accessing it by the famous yellow tram and then wandering around at your own pace.

Explore the Feira Hippie de Ipanema, a longstanding fair and farmers market in Ipanema, during this tour in Rio. Stroll through the more than 700 stalls containing locally made jewelry, contemporary art and Brazilian folk crafts. Stop by one of the food stalls to try an acarajé; a croquette, fried in palm oil and filled with spicy shrimp. Practice your bargaining skills with the vendors and engage in friendly conversation with the locals who have flocked to this fair every Sunday since its inception in 1968. Round-trip transportation from central Rio hotels is included.

You need to come and see the favela and take the tour with a jeep or agencies and operators that do not contribute to our development. Come with us and you will be able to walk through the streets, alleys and alleys and get to know our history FAVELA TOUR EXPERIENCE WITH PURPOSE, it is much more than a simple excursion or walk through alleys and alleys. It is the Connection/exchange between tourist and resident, our mission is to take the visitor to an immersion inside the favela, to know the daily life of the resident, to understand the challenges and achievements over more than 100 years since the creation of the first Favela, it is have a broad view of the daily life of a favela resident in Rio, as more than 25% of Rio's population lives in Favelas. In addition to understanding our daily life, your visit contributes 100% to the development of educational, linguistic, sporting or cultural projects within the Favela.

Discover a side of Rio de Janeiro that many other visitors overlook—and learn more about what daily life is like in the Marvelous City—on this private tour of the Rocinha Favela. One of the city’s most accessible favelas, Rocinha also offers some of its best views—and this local-led tour will give you an introduction to the community. Meet local residents and enjoy a unique opportunity for cultural exchange.

Enjoy an in-depth cultural tour in Rio de Janeiro without having to get up early in the morning. This guided tour through the Olympic Boulevard, port area, and to the Museum of Tomorrow takes place in the afternoon—meaning you can enjoy a Rio-style night the previous evening.

In this tour you will get to know some of the places of the city of Rio de Janeiro called "Little Africa" by artist and sambista Heitor dos Prazeres in the early twentieth century. These sites are part of the historical and archaeological circuit of celebration and awareness of the African heritage of blacks in Brazil.  "Little Africa" has come to identify a significant part of the city's waterfront, where African presence and black cultural heritage have forever marked the history, not just of Rio de Janeiro but throughout Brazil.  Often blacks from all over the country were welcomed there, usually by "Aunt Ciata" who was a very important figure for this whole historical process. It is through this walk through "Little Africa" you will also get to know the Cultural Center "Tia Ciata", Museum of New Blacks, Cais do Valongo, hanging garden and we will finish in Pedra do Sal where besides the historical collection also has great bars and restaurants of typical Afro-Brazilian foods.

The “‌Little Africa” tour is historically highlighted as a territory of sensitive memory, struggle and resistance of the black people in Brazil. Despite this, the city is listed as the biggest slave harbor in the history of mankind. This former harbor is an archaeological site listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage because it’s the most important physical trade of the arrival of African slaves on the America continent. It’s also a territory where the black people used to live, struggle and work. By this harbor nearly 1 million Africans disembarked bringing their values, culture and history.

Step back in time to the founding of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Learn about the colonial, imperial and republican periods while exploring the city. Discover history, art and curiosities with your art historian guide. Admire art and architecture, including museums, churches, plazas, and more, on this extensive walking tour.

Escape the tourist path with this locals’ tour of Rio de Janeiro. Your carioca guide will share insider knowledge of the city as you explore on foot and by public transport. See Copacabana, the Municipal Teather, Selaron steps and other major sites through the eyes of a local, as your guide points out hidden cafés, rare specialist shops, and little-known architectural details.

Visitation tour to two exclusive and distant beaches, including an easy-access trail with a breathtaking view. Staying at attractions can be negotiated with the guide responsible for the tour, according to the client's interests, and there will be a length of stay at each attraction. The trip will be made in private transport, with air conditioning and there will be no stops during this route, as we will emphasize the attractions offered.

The "Rio Adventure & Culture Experience" aims to deliver an unforgettable experience in Rio de Janeiro for non-Portuguese-speaking tourists who have concerns about safety. The project is designed to offer exciting outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, visits to historical landmarks, favela tours, live dance, and music parties, with the utmost safety and comfort, ensuring that visitors fully enjoy the marvelous city. The package offers a comprehensive five-day journey to explore the best of Rio de Janeiro, providing foreign and local tourists with a unique, safe, and culturally enriching experience. We have a beautiful old mansion with a swimming pool and a view of the bay in one of the most iconic neighborhoods called Santa Teresa, very close to Rio's most famous sights.

Brazil is a melting pot of flavors and is home to a wide variety of foods. Embark on a private tour of Rio de Janeiro’s farmer's markets and street food vendors to get a taste of the local cuisine. Discover local fruits and vegetables such as aipim, juicy mangoes, and the cashew fruit as well as snacks such as pastel—a pastry filled with various meats and cheeses—and sugar cane juice.