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Rio de Janeiro has an enormous variety of food and food from a lot of foreign countries. But I believe if you come to Rio de Janeiro, you would like to taste (and know) a typical Carioca food, wouldn’t you? So, the plate is FEIJOADA. Made of black beans and a variety of smoked meats, the side dishes are rice, cabbage…
I use to receive a lot of guests from outside and even from Brazil, that comes to Rio de Janeiro to spend an only day thinking it is enough to know the city. It’s impossible. Only the City of Rio de Janeiro has 1 200,177 km² and is the biggest touristic destiny of America Latina! Besides, there are wonderful cities…
Teatro Oi Casa Grande is the biggest theater in Rio de Janeiro. This is why the biggest musical plays made in Brazil or Broadway's adaptions are presented there. During all February it presents "Bibi, uma vida em Musical", that tell the personal and profissional trajectory of Bibi Ferreira, a big Brazilian Star who…
With us you can explore the wonderful underwater universe by snooker or by scuba diving (we used to call "baptism"). You choose the sea: Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio or Angra dos Reis (Ilha Grande). These places are the "Brazilian Caribbean", with a amazing marine wildlife. The price includes transfer, boat, equipment…
Sail is always an amazing experience! At Academia Náutica you can choose between learn how to sail in a trip with instructors or just having fun sailing in Baia de Guanabara until Cagarras Islands, a set of 7 islands and cliffs located about 5km of Ipanema beach, one of the postcards of Rio de Janeiro. But if you…
The Feira de São Cristóvão is an amazing option to buy, eat, drink, dance and have fun in a same place. It offers crafts, food, drinks, Brazilian folklore and music. The Fair resumes the Nordeste region of our Brazil and offers to the guest 700 stands of a rich tradition: the Nordeste music (forró, xote, baião…
The Carnival is coming soon and the main attraction is the Samba Schools Parade. During all the year the schools prepares it, choosing the themes, music and lyrics. After that, every Saturday, all of them make a "big party" in their headquarters we call "Rehearsals". On the last Saturday before the Carnival, they…
This is a special trail for tracking and to the best view of Rio de Janeiro. The trail is easy (only 1,5km) and very pleasure. The worse part of the tour is to get from the main gate to the trail, because we have to climb a steep slope. But if we go by car, we can park on the top of the slope and only start the…
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