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A densely packed urban area with numerous buildings at dusk. 3
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By RioEvasion
Free cancellation available
Price is P 3,631 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Change your view of the Rio favelas

    Discover Rocinha, Rio's largest favela and one of the most emblematic in Latin America

    Let yourself be guided through its streets and alleys to discover its history, its culture, its daily life, and its way of functioning. You will understand how this territory, long neglected by public authorities, developed and organized itself until it became a real city within a city, with its shops, services, and its own social dynamic

    We will also get a higher perspective to observe Rocinha from different viewpoints and better understand its development in the heart of Rio

    If there is a favela to discover to understand this facet of Brazil, it is Rocinha

    More than a visit, this experience invites you to go beyond clichés and take another look at the favelas and their inhabitants

    Memories, emotions, and open-mindedness guaranteed, to discover Rio beyond the postcards

Activity location

  • Rocinha
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Metrô São Conrado / Rocinha
    • 22451-265, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Discover the main viewpoints of Rocinha
  • Inclusions
    Rocinha Walking Tour
  • Inclusions
    Discovery of local initiatives

Know before you book

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • This tour includes stairs, steep slopes and passages through narrow alleys. It is not suitable for wheelchairs, mobility scooters or people with severe walking difficulties. Assistance may be provided on an ad hoc basis, but participants must be able to climb and descend stairs and walk on irregular surfaces.

Activity itinerary

Rocinha

  • 3h
During this walking tour, you will walk the streets and alleys of the community, discover its history, its organization and the daily lives of its inhabitants. Several stops will allow you to observe the favela from different points of view, discover local initiatives and better understand a reality often very different from the clichés

Location

Activity location

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    Rocinha
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Metrô São Conrado / Rocinha
    • 22451-265, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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