Térèse
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RALF member since 01 Jan 2018
Hi, I am Térèse Bellido
I'm from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Home host and Carioca, I love to show my city, Rio de Janeiro, to my guest, as a local friend. My truly vocation is to deal with new experiences around the world and with different cultures and people.
My Fees
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Local Friend
$ 35/h USD -
Virtual Friend
$ 15/h USD
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About me
In 2017 I started to work as an Airbnb host, renting rooms in my house. In a few months, I was, already, a Super host. The exchanged with people from other countries and different cultures was, really amazing. During these 2 years and a half, according to Airbnb, 20 Countries have already passed through my house. But, one of the best part of this experience, is that I don`t only receive my guests. I love to show my city, Rio de Janeiro, to them, as a “local friend”. Doing this, I have had the opportunity to live amazing experiences in my own city, that I`ve never lived before. Since I`ve been living these experiences, I realized my truly vocation is to deal with new experiences around the world and with different cultures and people.
Besides, I`m a screenwriter, a Brazilian soap opera criticized, a cultural producer, a filmmaking, a project manager, an advertising, an actress and a dancer.. I`ve lived working between those areas during 40 years.
My youth (even as a 52 years old woman) and personality, attract a lot of friends; I'm sweet, affectionate, happy, funny and have a good energy; I have a good management in contact with people, sociability and cunning; Even when I don`t agree to other opinions, I know how to show this in a polite and clear way; I have the ability to deal with people from all cultures, economic and social status, and different ages; I have a good education, good professional qualification, character formation and know how to behave in appropriates places and situations; I'm very ethic and a dedicated professional, always ready to help in the desktop; I have responsibility, discretion, knows how to work with a crew and have total dedication and focus. I'm a leadership; I`m also dare and usually solve problems efficiently.
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Interests
- Gastronomy
- Local Shopping
- Music & Nightlife
- Sports & Outdoor
- Wellness & Nature
City's Tips & Traps
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Pedra Bonita
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 trail. On the top of Pedra Bonita the view is really amazing. -
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Samba School Rehearsal
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 make the last one. Tijuca`s headquarter is in downtown and is the safest one. -
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Feira de São Cristóvão
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, xaxado, repente, embolada, maracatu etc) -
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Academia Náutica (sail)
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 already sail and just want to rent a boat, at Academia Náutica you can do it too. -
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Diving
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 and the diving. We have an option that includes an overnight stay in Cabo Frio. -
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Teatro Oi Casa Grande
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 is, today, 95 years old and is still working in the stages. -
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City Tour
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 very close to the Capital that surrounds it, the tourists love to go. There are cities you can go early in the morning and back in the night and there are cities you can go to spend 2 or 3 days, for example. Of course, if you can only spend 1 day in Rio de Janeiro, I’ll give you the best tip to enjoy it. But as so many options to do in the city that I’ll organize here by categories. So, come with me: As I said, if you, unfortunately, could spend only 1 day in Rio de Janeiro, the best thing to do is to choose a CITY TOUR. In Copacabana Beach sidewalk you will find a lot of people selling it, or you can find it in tourism agencies or points that give support to the tourists. In that tour you, usually, will know the Corcovado (Christ, the Redeemer), Sugar Loaft, Maracanã, Selaron Steps (Arcos da Lapa) and will stop to have a lunch. The tours take you at your accommodation at 8 am and leave you at the same place around 8 pm. Some or them goes along the main beaches and goes to Porto Maravilha too. But, at the same time, these don’t stop to lunch. The price is around R$ 200,00. THE TOURISTIC POINTS Corcovado (Christ, the Redeemer) The best way to go there is taking a van in Praça do Lido (Lido Square), Copacabana. Inside the square, you will find the official stand of Corcovado where you buy (on time) the tickets including the transfer. Outside the square, you will find the vans that take you directly to Christ. It costs around R$ 70,00.But going by van you won’t have the possibility to enjoy the climb by train, inside the forest where you can see the small monkeys. So, if you prefer to go by train, you have to go, at first, to the main station (and nearest), in Cosme Velho neighborhood. By car: you can go directly and pay about R$ 26,00.By metro/bus: you have to take the metro until Largo do Machado Station and, there, take a blue free bus (its belongs to metro) until the Station. You will pay only the metro tickets (around R$ 4,80)The tickets: they say, on the site, you have to buy it 48 hours before, but it’s not necessary. It is just to guarantee your place, but you can buy on time. The problem is that buying on time, you should have to wait to a train that has empty places (how many time you will spend depends on the season and the day – on weekends in high season you could spend hours and, because of that, don’t try to do this on New Year Holiday or Carnival). The tickets cost around R$ 70,00. Sugar Loaf Situated in Urca neighborhood, the only way to get there is by car. There’s no metro or bus. Unless you were hosted near Rio Sul Mall (or in Urca neighborhood). So, you can get there walking. The price of the cable car is around R$ 80,00. It’s an amazing outing. I definitively recommend. Maracanã Situated between the Downtown and North Zone, there are daily tours inside the stadium. You will spend 40min visiting everything inside there and the guides are bilingual. The tickets cost R$ 65,00 and you can buy it on time from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Or, by the site https://maracanatour.superingresso.com.br/#!/hoe But, if you want to watch some game, you have to know the schedule games. Each game has a different price. Visit the site: https://www.tourmaracana.com.br/programacao Be careful: Flamengo games are not safe. I don’t recommend. Avoid the big teams’ games (Vasco, Botafogo, Fluminense – and mainly Flamengo, of course). Selaron Steps The Selaron Steps is situated in Lapa, going to Santa Tereza. So, you can visit both places (and, still walk around some Santa Tereza’s streets on the same day. You can go by metro and drop at Cinelândia Station, exit Cinelândia. The first thing you will see is the Theater Municipal, a replica of the Paris Opera House, but smaller. It doesn’t open to visit or tour, but you can visit the site to check the schedules of ballets, operas, and concerts. It’s not very common, depends on the season. http://www.theatromunicipal.rj.gov.br/ Lapa Arcs So, after to take some pictures in front of Theater Municipal, you take your left hand and go ahead by the theater street. Two blocks more you are in Lapa. See the Arcs, it’s one of our “postcards”. Then, continues in the same street, ahead, along with the Arcs and soon you’ll see the Steps. At the end of the steps start Santa Tereza neighborhood. But Santa Tereza is a very, very big neighborhood with a lot of difference entrance in different neighborhoods. You can go to Santa Tereza by Lapa, by Laranjeiras, by Cosme Velho, by Downtown, by Paineiras (depends on where do you want to go to Santa Tereza). And be prepared: Santa Tereza is a hill. So, prepare your legs!!!! Bondinho de Santa Tereza (Santa Tereza Cableway) – If you want to join a delightful experience, make a tour on Santa Tereza Cableway. You will pass over the Arcs (a very narrow way – exciting!) and, then, will make a tour around all the neighborhood. It’s an excellent way to know it. Furthermore, you can drop in the stations (Largo do Curvelo, Largo dos Guimarães, Vista Alegre and Largo do França) and take the cableway again to continue the tour. Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5:40pmSaturday from 10 am to 5:40p, Sundays and Holidays from 11 am to 4:40pmPrice: R$ 20,00You have to take the cableway on Carioca Station, besides the Carioca Station metro (exit Avenida Chile). The cableway station is on the street Lelio Freitas, besides Petrobrás building. http://www.bondesdesantateresa.com.br/http://www.visitesantateresa.rio/bonde/ Suggestion: since you’re going to Avenida Chile, visit the Rio de Janeiro Catedral. It’s not a big deal but is our Catedral -
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Casa da Feijoada
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, cassava flour, and orange. And you should be asking: Orange???. Yes, I explain. The smoked meats are so salted. So, we use to suck orange buds during the meal, to neutralize the salt. But FEIJOADA is very heavy food, so, I suggest you eat at lunch. And, after eating, you certainly would like to take a nap after. Some restaurants use to serve FEIJOADA with Torresmo too. Torresmo is an appetizer made of pork skin and fat. Delicious!!! The restaurant I suggest to eat a very good FEIJOADA in Rio is CASA DA FEIJOADA, in Ipanema. The drink that must accompany the FEIJOADA is our traditional CAIPIRINHA (or Caipifruit or Caipiroska). The difference is: CAIPIRINHA is made with LEMON and CACHAÇA; Caipifruit is made with any fruit and CACHAÇA. Already the Caipiroska is made with any fruit (even Lemon) and VODKA. But I suggest you drink CACHAÇA, that is so Brazilian.
