Imperial City Tour: Historic Architecture Highlights

Embark on an immersive Imperial City Tour of Petrópolis, exploring its rich history and stunning architectural wonders. Discover the charm of the imperial period, visit iconic landmarks like the Cathedral of Petrópolis and the Imperial Museum, and indulge in shopping at Rua Teresa.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Quitandinha Palace Congress and Convention Center - Featuring Hollywood-style Rococo architecture, Quitandinha was a prestigious 5-star hotel that hosted notable figures such as Walt Disney.
    The view from this location is panoramic.
  • Imperial Museum - Also referred to as the Imperial Palace, this Historical-Thematic museum is situated in the…
What's Included
  • Entrance fee to the Imperial Museum
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Drinks and Desserts
Additional Information

For enthusiasts of history and architecture.
The favoured winter hotspot of Petrópolis unites the allure of period structures from the imperial era with the mountain chills and top-notch amenities. Petrópolis, often referred to as the ‘Imperial City’ due to its significance as the summer haven for the Portuguese royal family, is steeped in history and…

Location
Quitandinha Palace Congress and Convention Center
Avenida Estados Unidos 2
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Marigelid2025
Oct 7, 2025
Petrópolis - Super indicate the agency. We made 2 tours and in both the guides and drivers were wonderful, tireless to make our family trip a much more special moment! Gratitude! Note 10!!!
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Anne_b
Jun 19, 2025
All right, great Aldo guide - I was lucky enough to meet a great guide, Aldo. I was the only French out of a group of 20 people, and he made the effort to translate everything into French, I really enjoyed it. The tour itself was very interesting, I advise
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K6288lmisabellec
Oct 1, 2024
Favorite Historical City! Will definitely be back! - Petropolis is a beautiful historic city, with the Imperial Museum that demonstrates how Brazil's royal family discovered the city and how Petropolis was the first city that abolished slavery in the country. The "Praca de Don Pedro" is also a beautiful plaza with many shops. The center of Petropolis also have "Rua Teresa" which is a popular street for shopping needs. The city also has a newly constructed mall with 3 stories and an incredible variety of stores.
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Al_cior2024
Jul 13, 2024
Tour in Petrópolis (RJ) with City Rio - Tourism. - The trip was great. City Rio was punctual with the start time of the tour, complying with all scheduled schedule. Highlight to the Guide Marco (Chilean), who led the class with harmony. Being super friendly, with nice information during the tour and always helpful.
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Rubenildb
May 22, 2024
All wonderful - The tour, the company, the guide were very good. Ameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I will come back and will use the same tour company
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Aquinohilton
May 15, 2024
A city tour with lots of knowledge and experience - I am a final student of the Tourist Guide and Professional Photographer course. The tour to Petropolis took place on 04/27, as part of our training to complete the course
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Daniel_s
Oct 22, 2024
Pleasant day in the mountains - The friendly and knowledgeable guide (sorry I forget his name) took us from Copacabana to the Imperial Palace museum, the cathedral, the "crystal palace", the house of aviator Santos-Dumont and various places for refreshments. It was very interesting. It could be slightly improved by making it a shorter trip with fewer refreshments.
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Kirstins969
Sep 5, 2024
Beautiful city - A beautiful mountain town that is definitely worth a visit. Our guide also tried to send us all the information in English. We already knew a lot about the story. That helped. The bus was not that big (about 18) and air conditioned. Good value for money.
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M9407ffjulianb
Dec 5, 2025
Too much shopping - Lots of time for shopping in my opinion including being dropped at the mall for 45 minutes. The same amount of time allocated for the Imperial Museum. There was also a chocolate store and a chocolate cafe. Would have much preferred it to have been focused on historic parts.
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Emanuel
Oct 27, 2024
It's a hole! I do not recommend. - 2h in Rio in bus p/ pick up passengers. Running on a visit to the Imperial Museum. Catedral fechada. Very bad!!!
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From $59
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).