Season is on!The cruise ship season in Rio started in October last year and will be over in April 2020. We are expecting about 425 tourists arriving in Rio during this period. An increase of 12% when we compare with last season’s numbers. It will also be the season with the most arrivals of cruise […]
Are you from Canada, Japan, Australia or US? Good news for some countries. Do you need a visa to visit Brazil? Yes, that’s great news but only if you are coming from Japan, United States, Australia or Canada. A difficult visa to get – Brazilian Visa Historicaly Brazil is a country that made difficult for […]
Brazil’s biggest party is on!Carnaval (or Carnival in English) in Brazil started yesterday, but in some states (specialy up North) it’s been going on already for a few days. Did you know that the official holiday is only 1 day? Yes, it is on Tuesdays. But brazilians start the celebrations on the Friday before. Going on […]
Rio weather today during our tour.During our city tour in Rio today we had some fast changes in the weather. Specialy when we were visiting Corcovado.We had a lovely couple from the country side of São Paulo and started our tour from their cruise ship. It was a quick stop before heading to Salvador (Northeast […]
It’s not always that we receive a note after a tour you’ve made. This note was left by a lovely couple from the United States. We’ve spent 2 days together touring Rio de Janeiro on a private tour. On the first day we’ve visited Petrópolis and on the second, a tour in Rio de Janeiro, […]
Elections in Brazil will be over next Sunday, 28th October.Former army captain Jair Bolsonaro and Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad advanced from the first round vote and will face off in the October 28th runoff.Bolsonaro is well ahead on the polls and should win the elections to become Brazil’s next president. People are tired of […]
The most iconic hotel in Rio is the Copacabana Palace!Are you coming to Rio de Janeiro and have never heard of this fantastic hotel? It is fine. People usualy book their accommodation and tours in the city and don’t pay much attention to the hotel.Once in Rio, doing a city tour or visiting the Christ […]
Sugarloaf, a place to go!It is the second most visit attraction not only in Rio de Janeiro, but in Brazil. People take the cable cars to go up to the Urca Mountain and then to the Sugarloaf itself. But they have no idea…The real SugarloafYes, people have no idea how deep the Ganabara Bay is […]
Royal Portuguese Reading CabinetA great place to visit in Rio de Janeiro is the Royal Portuguese Reading Cabinet. Was passing by the main streets in Rio downtown on my way to take the ferries to Niterói. Could not miss this fantastic building, full of history and books! A place to admire, to study, to research, […]
Army takes over Rio de JaneiroBrazilian president Temer along with his ministers have decided that the army is taking over security in Rio de Janeiro. The violent situation that the state of Rio has been going through over the past couple of years is no longer acceptable.The army will take over command of police forces […]