*NOTE* Meeting point: In front of Copacabana Palace Hotel (stay next to the Ibrahim Sued's statue) At the scheduled time, we will have 5 minutes of maximum waiting tolerance. After booking the tour, please contact us.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Agata_O

Great experience and I think it is a MUST when you visiting RIO DE JANEIRO. Our guide JUCARA was awesome and I felt very safe the whole tour. She grew up in rocinha so she knew what is all about. She did a really a good job.

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To learn about brasilians a favela tour is a MUST.

Agata_O, Jun 2023

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Great Visit

Alexandre_L, Jun 2023

Thank you for this unique experience. We discovered the favela (history, foundation and development) through the eyes of an expert. We highly recommend it.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

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The best tour here

Jovan_M, Jun 2023

You haven't really experienced Rio if you haven't taken this particular tour. I don't wanna mess up the spelling of her name but the tour guide and owner is amazing! It was a really good time, worth every penny. Be sure to have cash when you go so you can shop for all the nice things and groceries, I promise it's the best spot for it. I'm sad I wasn't able to get this painting because I forgot my cash. Anyway, dope experience and some of the best views. Love love loved it!

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Would 100% recommend!!! Do it!

Ruth_M, Feb 2023

Juçara the tour guide was amazing! As a lot of people we were on the fence about this trip as a controversial topic, but we felt safe the whole time and didn’t feel like we were exploiting the residents. Juçara is an actual resident of the favela so it was great to get her first hand experiences and views. She gave us a lot to knowledgable facts and made us feel very comfortable. Was good seeing how people actually live in favelas with a walking tour rather than doing so in vehicles which we were not up for (the residents are human not zoo animals!) like we heard some tours do. Defo go for it!!!

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Great Guide

Roderick_S, Feb 2023

Guide was very informative and gave alot of history of the Favela. And coming from someone who has lived there was even better. I highly recommend.

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You must take this tour

richard_s, Dec 2022

A fantastic insight to life in a Favela. Guela, (spelling may be wrong), was our guide and has lived there all her life. Her love for her community shone through. We started by walking up a steep street to look at a fantastic view. Then we walked back down through very narrow streets, less than 1 metre wide in some places, and many, many stairs. We went into a local house, where refreshments were offered and a toilet was available. In all an enjoyable and informative trip, you can't visit Rio without visiting a Favela.

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Favela tour Amazing felt...

JOHN_C, Dec 2022

Favela tour Amazing felt safe all the time with our guide she was very informative well worth seeing Thx 👍😎

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Excellent tour , well worth it ❤️

Jacqui_S, Dec 2022

A really interesting tour and Juçara made it really special. She was knowledgeable, spoke excellent English and was very charming. The tour was well structured and showed us Rocinha Favela is a vibrant part of Rio with normal people just getting on with their lives. Meeting Cesar at his home was one of the highlights too. Would highly recommend this tour with Juçara ❤️

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Excellent tour with an excellent guide. Thank you.

Jason_R, Nov 2022

The trip went very smoothly. The tour guide was excellent and did everything that was promised. The Uber transfers turned up on time and the tour guide was waiting for us when we arrived. She delivered an excellent tour and was very knowledgeable, answering questions and giving an excellent commentary throughout the tour. I know that the UK Government website advises against visiting the Favalas, but we really enjoyed it and felt safe whilst we were there. It was a unique insight into this aspect of Rio life.

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Insightful tour through Rocinha with an outstanding local guide

Thomas_W, Oct 2022

We read a lot about Brazil and its people before visiting the country and had a certain picture of what life in a favela could be like. Taking the tour with Touring Tours Agency helped to tear down the wall of prejudice one might have when only learning about favelas from travel guides and documentaries. Juçara did an amazing job. She grew up in Rocinha and now makes a living and supports the community by running a tour agency in her hometown. She knows every corner of every street and answered all of the many questions we had. I highly recommend you take a tour with Juçara through Rocinha. We definitely enjoyed it a lot to learn more about the largest favela in South America, its people, and its history. Also, she showed us many of the best viewpoints (they're amazing...). Apart from all the insights we got, everything was also super-well organized, from online booking to WhatsApp communication and pickup/dropoff. Would 100% recommend joining for a tour and experiencing Rocinha with Juçara when you're in Rio de Janeiro.

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Amazing experience

Bianca_V, Oct 2022

Unique experience! Juçara, our guide, was amaizing! She explained and showed us a lot of things about favelas. We felt safe all the way. Definitely recommended!

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Don’t hesitate. Your’ll finish it smiling 🙂

Matthew_V, Jun 2022

Communication, fantastic. Help when our Uber room took us to wrong place, fantastic. Meeting Juçara and understanding the favela, fantastic. We’re just going to say fantastic about it all as that’s what it was. Informative and educational, yet being relaxed and fun. Some real highlights, meeting some brilliant people and eating good food on the tour. Juçara was the the most wonderful tour guide to show us the around the great community of Rocina.

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Brilliant day

Zoe_R, Apr 2022

To begin, we were a little wary of booking a tour around the favelas but after seeing all the good reviews on this tour we decided to go for it. We definitely were not disappointed! From the second we met Juçara we felt at ease and had a fantastic day! She was very knowledgeable on the favelas as she had lived there all her life and she showed us the best places to buy things to support the locals. All in all the best day and we have booked another tour with Juçara off the back of it!

Response from Host, May 2022

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Excellent

Mounir_B, Feb 2021

Excellent experience, the guide picked me up from Copacabana and then we headed to Rocinha. She taught me a lot about the favela, its history and its people. She showed me some hidden spots to take the perfect pictures. I extremely recommend this tour with the best guide in Rio.

Response from Host, Jun 2021

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Favela Tour

Angel_L, Apr 2024

Muy linda experiencia y muy profesional. Se lo recomendaria a toda esa gente que viaja sola. La guia muy atenta y muy linda.

Nous avons été les oublies de la sortie

Solange_T, Feb 2023

Le 20 février nous avions rdv à Copacabana à 10h non seulement personne était là mais nous avions payé même pas de msg ni mail nous allons demander le remboursement de la sortie et taxi Merci Viator

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Il y a une erreur de votre part. Vous avez réservé pour le 19, pas le 20 comme vous venez de le signaler. J'avais besoin d'un message de votre part via WhatsApp car je vous en avais informé sur WhatsApp et c'est vous qui ne m'avez pas contacté le 19. Suivez à nouveau le message que j'ai envoyé le 19 juin 2022 via Whatsapp : (Bonjour Solange ! Je m'appelle juçara et je serai votre guide local dans la favela de Rocinha :) J'ai reçu votre réservation concernant l'expérience : Favela Tour à Rocinha avec transfert 19/02/2023 à 10h est-ce votre bon numéro WhatsApp? Lorsque vous arriverez au point de rendez-vous qui vous a été envoyé par e-mail, veuillez m'envoyer un SMS via WhatsApp. Et je contacterai le service Uber pour vous Merci de me répondre si vous lisez ce message)

Passeio maravilhoso

Marcelo_R, Nov 2022

Passeio mui bom!!! Guia muito experiente e cheia de informações para passar Vale muito a pena Se forem ao Rio não pode deixar de passar por esta experiência Super recomendo nota 1000

Response from Host, Nov 2022

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excelente

Maria_F, Oct 2022

Una experiencia increíble con la guía, te lleva por el tour recorriendo y explicando los detalles de la Favela de una manera clara y entendible para la gente. Te explica perfectamente los orígenes de ella y te lleva a la casa de una familia muy bonita que vive en ella. Te hace sentir muy seguro.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

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Favela Rocinha - ein Must in Rio

Gyoergy_V, Sep 2022

Gustavo war ein total smarter und sehr freundlicher Guide, der uns sehr kompetent und gleichzeitig unaufdringlich geführt hat. Nur zum Weiterempfehlen👍.

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Traumhaftes Erlebnis und netter Guide

Markus_E, Aug 2022

Der Ausblick von den Favellas war einzigartig. Man hat sich sicher gefühlt.der Guide hat sehr viel von der Geschichte gewusst und war sehr nett.

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