Learn about the Jewish heritage of Rio de Janeiro on this 4-hour private tour. With a local guide, enjoy the flexibility to customize your own tour according to your interests. Visit Itzhak Rabin Park to enjoy spectacular views over Botafogo beach and Sugar Loaf. See Chaim Weitzman Square and a public school named after Anne Frank. Head to the Jewish Museum and the Grand Temple, a beautiful building from 1932. See the Clube Israelita Brasileiro and Beth El Synagogue in Copacabana, as well as the Beit Lubavitch Synagogue and the Midrash Cultural Center in Leblon. Along the way, enjoy personal attention and informed commentary from your guide. Round-trip transportation from Rio hotels is included.

Learn about the Jewish heritage of Rio de Janeiro
Visit Itzhak Rabin Park to enjoy spectacular views over Botafogo beach and Sugar Loaf
See the Clube Israelita Brasileiro and Beth El Synagogue in Copacabana
Enjoy personal attention and informed commentary from your guide

What's Included

Professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Port pickup and drop-off
Transport by vehicle / Car or Van

Food and drinks
Gratuities
entrance fees

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Departure Point: Tour departs from most hotels by the cost line of Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana. If your hotel is outside the pickup area contact local provider to know the best pick up location and pick up time. Please wait by the entrance door - lobby Returns to original departure point. Please contact local operator to know the best pick up location.

What To Expect

Leblon Beach

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ipanema Beach (Pass By)

Copacabana Beach (Pass By)

Botafogo Beach

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Botafogo Bay

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museu Judaico do Rio de Janeiro

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Grande Templo Israelita do Rio de Janeiro

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Wheelchair accessible
Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking to check if possible
Stroller accessible

Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 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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Reviews

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Marilyn_s, Apr 2024

Our guide was terrific. He grew up in Brazil He took us around all the Jewish sites and gave us the history of how the Jewish people came to Brazil We went inside the synagogues and he gave us great explanation each. Told us about the close relationships the Jewish people have and the community center they built so there is a place for them to go. It was wonderful

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you Marilyn for you nice review. Great you enjoyed your tour. Regards, Victoria

Jewish tour of Rio de Janeiro

Judy_S, Mar 2024

The tour was quite extensive and learned a great deal about the Jewish community past and present. Visited four synagogues and the Jewish center. Our guide and driver were so informative.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you Judy for your nice review. All the best, Victoria

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Sandy_Z, Jan 2023

Ephraim and Gisela were amazing. Very informative and interesting. Comfortable car and opportunity for lots of photos.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thank you Sandy. It was our pleasure show you Rio

Worth Doing

Alan_W, Jan 2023

Our guide was very knowledgeable and as a local of the community we felt as though we were invited into his home. If interested in this type of tour, don’t miss it if in Rio.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thank you!!

Warm and Welcoming Experience

Peter_A, Nov 2022

My wife and I were picked up by Gisella and Efraim, two delightful and friendly lifelong Rio Jews. We were taken to the sites listed in the tour itinerary and were given a good understanding of the past and present history of the Jewish community. A great use of our time. Unprompted and uncompensated, Efraim offered to and took us for Shabbat Services to the Reform ARI synagogue. He introduced us to the Rabbi and some of his friends. Everyone was outgoing and friendly and we had a great time. I highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Jan 2023

Thank you very much for your time! We are very happy you enjoyed your tour. Regards

Leonrdo was superb!! He explained everything and answered questions thoroughly

Gary_L, Feb 2020

Leonardo was animated and gave excellent information about each temple.In addition,he gave interesting personal experiences that each of us enjoyed.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you very much.

A good guide would have made all the difference.

Susan_L, Feb 2020

We did a shore excursion and were told to be on the dock at 8:30. The other couple from the ship on our tour was told 9:00. After beginning the tour with a half hour wait, we drove to a hotel to pick up a third couple and waited about another half hour with the tour starting a full hour late. Not a good start! Also a tour booked as “shore excursion” should never make hotel pickups! Ephraim, our leader, said he was a tour guide teacher at one point. I don’t know what kind of teacher he was, but as a guide, he was extremely a poor. He had a hard time understanding us. He told us next to nothing while driving around the city. In one temple he simply handed us a sheet of information and sat down to wait for us to look around. The same happened at the Jewish museum where he handed us a pamphlet and waited for us to look around. The worst part in my opinion was when he pointed out a bathroom we could use. I went in and when I came out, he was gone with the group, having left no instructions as to where I could meet them. After looking all over two floors of the building without finding them, I spent the balance of that stop waiting in the van. After I had spent one hour waiting for the tour to start, I was outraged that he could not wait a few minutes for me or at least let me know where to find him when I was finished. The sights were worth seeing but the aggravation with Ephraim’s lack of leadership made this a very frustrating experience.

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Good morning, we would like to thank you for your comment. Good or bad comments are always important to us. We would like to respond the points mentioned as bad by you, one by one. *Departure time* - Our tours usually start at 9am. We always ask the customer to contact our company to confirm the pick up location and pick up time. We use a system to book our tours that does not differentiates the pier from the hotels, so it gives a time gap as it would be from a picking up point to the other. And for that, we are sorry about this misunderstanding. However, according to our guide Efraim, there was a 15 minute difference as the passengers with the 9am pick up arrived 15 minutes earlier at the meeting point. *Shore excursion* - The Jewish Tour is not sold as a shore excursion. We regularly do pick ups at Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon and by the pier as well. So, the pier is just another pick up location. *The guide* - Efraim has excellent teaching skills and a vast experience as a Brazilian, Carioca, Jewish and as a guide who's been working in this business for many years. As it is a group tour, various informations are passed inside the vehicle to facilitate explanations since the group is all together. In the attractions themselves, the guide go along to clarify doubts when necessary. In this specific case you mentioned what happened at the Jewish Community Center, the whole group waited with the guide and nobody in the group, including your husband, knew where you had gone. Efraim put the whole group in one place and went looking for you. We are deeply sorry that you feel frustrated after your tour because we all work hard and try to give all of our clients the best experience possible. Once again we thank you for your testimony and we hope to have clarified your comment. Gisela Vayda

Enjoyed the tour

Tony_K, Feb 2020

Katya (Kathie) was great. It was good to visit the various synagogues which were all different. The Jewish Museum is rather sad for a Jewish community as large as it is in Rio - just one room in an office block. Yitzchak Rabin park is not accessible at the moment. Enjoyed it but overall not masses to see.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for taking your time to review us. We wish you all the best!

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Jonathan_S, Feb 2020

Whenever I travel outside the United Staes I also try to include a Jewish content to my visit. This was a great morning full of Jewish heritage and history. Leonardo was so personable. The tour was personalize to our interests. It also served as a wonderful introduction to the whole city of Rio De Janeiro.

Response from Host, Feb 2020

Thank you very much to share your experience in Rio with us. We are always at your disposal in Rio! Best regards Gisela Vayda

Jewish community tour

Joan_W, Jan 2020

Very interesting Jewish history and presence in Rio. Our guide Leonardo was extremely engaging and knowledgeable.

Response from Host, Jan 2020

Thank you very much for your review. We appreciate a lot. Hope to see you again in Rio and have the chance to show you more of the city! Regards, Victoria

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Semon_J, Dec 2019

outstanding tour outstanding guide. visited many Jewish sites including synagogues and holacost museun

Response from Host, Dec 2019

Thank you! We are very happy you enjoyed your tour! Best regards, Gisela

Jewish Rio

Climber52142458010, Jan 2019

We had a wonderful Guide (Edwardo) and Driver (Bernardo). They made the tour interesting and enjoyable

Response from Host, May 2019

Thank you for booking your tour with us and great that you enjoyed it. regards, Gisela

Excellent guide and explanations at...

Norman, Feb 2018

Excellent guide and explanations at each site. Would recommend it to all.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you for taking your time to review us. We wish you all the best!

El conocer 3 sinagogas de...

Michelle_V, Oct 2022

El conocer 3 sinagogas de diferentes épocas, la magestuosidad y el recibimiento tan cálido en cada una de ellas. un museo judío en un departamento que lo destinaron a Dios 🙌.. y nuestro guía como Judío nos dio la más. cálida bienvenida a su cultura y religión con tanto cariño y confianza que nos dio..

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Muchas gracias por su comentario. Es mui importante para nosotros su alegria y satisfacción.