Rio de Janeiro History Walking Tour

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5 hours (approx.)
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Guided half-day walking tour
Entrance to the Sacred Museum of the Convent of Saint Anthony
Professional tour guide with live commentary in Portuguese, English, and Spanish
Lunch with appetizer, main course, and dessert (if this option is chosen)

Snacks and Drinks (available for purchase at Confeitaria Colombo)
Gratuities (optional)
Lunch (if the option without lunch is chosen)

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Cinelândia Square
Cinelândia - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
Cinelândia Square - Exit A of the subway, in front of the Floriano Peixoto monument.

End point

Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB)
R. Primeiro de Março, 66 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20010-000, Brazil

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Cinelandia

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Biblioteca Nacional

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museu Nacional De Belas Artes

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Convento de Santo Antônio

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Real Gabinete Portugues de Leitura

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Confeitaria Colombo

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Praça XV de Novembro

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Arco do Teles (Pass By)

Tucum

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bistrô Ouvidor

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate

The lunch includes admission, main course, and dessert per person. Drinks are paid separately.
Entrance: Chevre salad (mixed greens, nuts, balsamic vinegar, and goat cheese with herbs), Italian eggplant – served with house bread, Café Paris salad (iceberg lettuce, roasted tomatoes, pastrami, ricotta, and sauce), Campagne pâté (French pork and chicken terrine) served with mini green salad and house bread, and ricotta paste with green olives – served with house bread.
Main course: Fish and shrimp moqueca with white rice and dendê farofa; picadinho carioca with rice, beans, farofa, and poached egg; cassava escondidinho with dried meat; pork ribs with tropeiro beans; red feijoada (made with our meats smoked in-house over apple wood – pork loin, ribs, dried beef, paio sausage and calabresa sausage, with rice, farofa and kale (always on FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS)
Dessert: Chocolate-filled profiteroles, condensed milk pudding; chocolate ice cream cake with Negresco crumbs and pineapple with lemon zest.
Customers will have access to the restaurant with the possibility of shared tables (to be determined, subject to availability).
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews

5.0

based on 6 reviews

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Emma is very...

joanne_r, May 2026

Emma is very accommodating on our questions and clarificationsa about some places.. very interesting!

Response from Host, May 2026

Dear Joanne, Thank you for your kind words! We’re so glad to hear that Emma was helpful and accommodating with your questions and clarifications. It’s wonderful to know you found the experience interesting as well. We’ll be sure to share your feedback with her. We hope to welcome you again soon! Customer Experience Team

Interesting walk through beautiful churches

Iwona_L, Jan 2026

Good tour, Henrique is a attentive and well informed guide. He made a tour of beautiful churches, which was what we wanted, and had a lot of patience. It's worth it.

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Response from Host, Jan 2026

Muito obrigada pelo seu comentário, Iwona! 😊 Ficamos felizes em saber que o passeio atendeu exatamente ao que vocês buscavam. O Henrique realmente é um guia muito atencioso e bem informado, e é ótimo saber que as igrejas e todo o tour tornaram a experiência especial. Esperamos recebê-la novamente em breve!