African Heritage and Docks Walking Tour: Exploring the Legacy of Afro Culture on Brazilian Identity

Embark on a journey through the wharves and ‘Little Africa’ area. Discover the slave trade’s history, and understand the influence and heritage of African culture on Brazil’s national character. Explore the locations where samba gained fame and African religious practices began to proliferate.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Statue of General Osorio - Estátua do General Osorio, Praça XV, a popular meeting spot.
  • Boulevard Olimpico - A corridor developed for the Olympics, located where the old port area existed during colonial times.
  • Maua Square - A square adjacent to the Port, home to the Museum of Tomorrow and the Rio Art Museum.
  • **Igreja de Sao Francisco…
What's Included
    • Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Transportation
  • Food and Drinks
  • Tickets for the optional visit to Instituto dos Pretos Novos
Location
Praça Quinze de Novembro
In front of the Statue of General Osório
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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U1091dtjessp
Sep 18, 2024
Worth it! - My mom and I went on the African Heritage walking tour with Rio FW Tours and had a phenomenal time!! Our tour guide was Rafael and he was extremely knowledgeable about the history and culture in Brazil and very patient with all of our questions. The tour was about 2.5 hours which allowed us to learn a lot without getting overwhelmed. We will definitely do more tours with this company!
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Jason_k
Dec 29, 2023
Obrigado Rômulo!!! - Rômulo was a great informant! The pride he has for Río is unmatched and it showed during his presentation. Rômulo needs to be the highest paid tour guide the company has! The experience was life changing!!!
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Josephpg839tx
Jul 2, 2019
Worth your time - I did a tour in English with Amanda. I got a lot of information, Amanda was full of knowledge and showed great enthusiasm to share as much information as possible. This specific tour didn’t involve a lot of walking. Very glad I did it as I learnt a lot and understood the area much more. Thanks Amanda, oh and yes, very strange that you pay what you want.
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Bogdanp596
Jan 13, 2019
Definitely worth doing - The tour is really nice and you get to learn a lot about history and culture in Rio. It's definitely worth doing if you can spare a could of hours in an evening
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Chrshayes363
Mar 17, 2019
Great info but your guide was offensive - I just did the African Heritage Tour on Saturday 3/16/19 in English. There were just two of us. Our tour guide was Amanda. While Amanda was very informative for the tour, there are several big concerns I have about the way in which she conducted it. Tour guides should never state their opinion on controversial topics, especially when political in nature. Not only did Amanda do this, but she did so at the detriment of my own religion, people who live in Favelas, black & brown people who use the quota system for college admittance, and trans gender people. As a Spanish teacher myself, I would lose my job if I were to tell one of my students what is wrong with his or her religion publicly. I also would never take aim at a political ideology publicly as I know I could offend them. Amanda did all of this and I felt very uncomfortable throughout the tour. This would be a great tour if the sarcasm and personal opinion pieces were taken out.
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up to 10 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).