3 Hour Rocinha Favela Walking Tour: Explore Brazil's Largest Shantytown with a Resident Guide
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571 Ratings
Copacabana
Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Rio de Janeiro's largest favela on a 3-hour walking tour. Explore Rocinha with a resident guide and gain insight into the challenges faced by these communities.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Copacabana Beach - This is our first beach and place where we pickup most of our clients at 13:30 (be aware)
- Ipanema Beach - Second beach - another great location in Rio and one of the most expensive areas in Brazil. We drive by to pickup clients as well. We drive by the second meeting point at 13:50
- Rocinha - We expect to arrive in Rocinha after all pickups at 14:30 for our walking tour - please wear comfortable shoes for the tour
What's Included
- Local guide
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Visiting the Rocinha favela, one of Rio’s hundreds of “favelas” (the Brazilian term for a slum or shantytown) and the largest in the country, is a local experience that gives you the chance to see Brazil from another point of view. With a resident guide, take a non-intrusive walking tour to learn about daily life in the favela and gain insight into the challenges these communities face.
Our Favela Tour only starts after collecting all of our clients from both meeting point at 13:30 (Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel) as well as 13:45 (Praia Ipanema Hotel) Consequently, we expect to arrive at Rocinha Favela around 14h for your walking tour.
When your tour is finished our driver will be heading back to Copacabana neighborhood crossing the beaches of Leblon and Ipanema, therefore you must inform our tour guide where you are staying so we can make sure you are dropped off as close as possible to your hotel.
Duration of our tour including pickup and drop off is around 3 hours.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- May be operated by a multilingual guide
- Be aware of uneven steps
- You must be fit or in good condition to walk at least 5 km
- Our walking tour is around 3km downhill
Location
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
Avenida Atlântica
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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848dominicc
May 30, 2024
I love Alberto! He is best guide ever! - Alberto grew up in the Favela and he knows every corner of the Favela. He introduced us to his friends, his neighbors, even the neighborhood cat 😜
He knows the history so well especially the political situation in the country. I feel so safe having Alberto as my tour guide and enjoy his tour very much.
For readers out there, Favela is not as dangerous as the media shows. In fact, I feel so touched seeing how the people in the Favela help one another to get through their financial hardship. It is truly a community where everyone helps one another.
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263faithd
May 29, 2024
10/10 experience, thank you Alberto! - An absolute must experience when visiting Rio. Alberto was so informative, friendly and instantly put us at ease. The people of the favela were so friendly and happy to see us. We even wanted to stay longer after the tour.. Vibrant culture, lovely people. Book this tour :)
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Argelio_m
May 29, 2024
Great Rocinha tour with local guide - Our tour guide is a local resident of the favela and provided invaluable information about the community while walking us down main passages and pointing out local hot spots. It gave me a more complete picture of the inner workings of these underprivileged communities. It was a spectacular alternative to mainstream Rio’s attractions such as Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Janenorthernireland
May 18, 2024
A fantastic tour and would highly recommend it - A brilliant afternoon out with Alberto to see around his favela. He was so passionate about where he lived and was a funny educating host. We watched children beautifully dance and walked in the lives of the people in the favela. I always felt very safe and would recommend this trip highly to
See how people live ❤️
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Kris_y
May 18, 2024
Great Tour of a Favela with a Local - Unique experience to see a favela with a local who grew up there and still lives there. We even met his parents and saw where he lives. Eye-opening to see how people live there and understand the different class strata within the favela. Highly recommend!!
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Romur781
May 13, 2024
Learn how to live in a fabela - 100% recommended, the guide Bruno was a genius, he showed us each hallway of the factory. I never felt insecure on the tour. The best tour I did in Rio!
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Robineliev
May 11, 2024
It was a amazing, eye-opening and interesting experience - It was a amazing, eye-opening and interesting experience. I really recommend. I must be honest. I heard al the bad story's and ideas from the movies. Which made me a bit afraid to do this tour. But my boyfriend insisted. After talking to some people we met, we decided to go. And I must say, I was flabbergasted. It really changed my perspective. Our guide Carlos was a big help to that. It was amazing just listening to him. The way he spoke and how motivated he was, was just amazing and inspiring.
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Jodien240
May 9, 2024
Rochinha favela tour - A great tour! We felt very safe with Alberto and Bruno. Alberto showed us inside his home which we thought was going above and beyond what we'd expected to see.
Lots of steps involved and take water with you! Incredible views!
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Nichole_m
May 8, 2024
I love Carlos and his Favela! - Carlos was the best tour guide! He was kind, funny, and informative. The people of his favela were also kind, fun, and really cool. I have so much love and respect for his favela, and I am grateful to have been able to do this tour. I highly recommend this tour if you are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 🇧🇷
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Allanah_w
May 11, 2024
Favela explained - Loved seeing how the Favela is a city within a city with very thing that you could want. Our guide Bruno was very informative and helpful as we manoeuvred our way through the alleyways
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