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Half Day City Tour to Belo Horizonte
Duration: 03 hours Deartures: at 9am and 2pm Frequency:
Daily
It was the first Brazilian city to be built (1897) upon an urban
plan. At present, the city has 2,5 milion inhabitants. Belo Horizonte
is the country’s second industrial center, producing steel,
cement, automobiles and exporting iron ore, manganese, nickel, uranium
and precious stones.
Highlights:
Pampulha Lake: a district where one can see the first works by the
archictect Niemeyer, landscape projects by Burle Marx and paintings
by Portinari. This district is looked upon as an early example of
contempory architecture in Brazil, which reached its climax in Brasilia.
Visit the Church of Saint Francis of Assissi, Museum of Art and
the Soccer Stadium.
Half Day Tour to Congonhas do Campo
Duration: 04 hours Departures: at 9a and 2pm Frequency:
Daily
Congonhas contains important works from the Golden Age of Brazil.
The main points of interest are Aleijadinho’s sculptural masterpieces
of the twelve Prophets, carved in soapstone and his sculptural representation
of the Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross), done in polychromatic
woodwork. The set of life-sized sculptures is Brazil’s greatest
artistic treasure.
Duration: 06 hours
The Kaleidoscope of Immigrants, who bestowed their various cultures
while adding to the progress, beauty and history of this city high
on a plateau, is infinitely visible. from its inception in 1554
when the Indians worked together with the Portuguese to build school
and small village, to the contributions of European architects,
engineers, Italian laborers (who, it is said, “constructed”
São Paulo) and Japanese agriculturists, São Paulo
has embraced and given opportunies to all who arrive her. there
is much to see in this city of 13,5 million only São Paulo.
on the tour through the city you will pass the residential area
of Higienópolis with its modern apartment-buildings, the
Pacaembu soccer stadium, the medicine school, the Hospital das Clinicas,
the university campus with its various departments.
A stop will be made at the Butantan snake farm, a world known institution
where snakes are kept for poison extraction, which later is used
as antidote against snake bites and tropical disease.
A stop for the photo lovers will be made at the top of Morumbi hill,
a panoramic view of the upper part of the city can be seen. At the
Morumbi area, you will visit (the outside only) of the state government
Palace Morumbi, and soccer stadium of São Paulo, as well
as the residential area of Europe Garden.
One of the highlight’s of the tour is the Ibirapuera Park
with beautiful gardens and lakes. At the entrance to this park,
visitors can admire the famous monument of the Bandeirantes by victor
brecheret. To the left of this monument is situated the moderm chamber
of deputies building. Inside the park is the monument of the constitutionalist
soldier, a mausoleum in memory of those republicans who fell in
1932 revolution.
There is also the city hall, the planetarium and the Bienal, where
exhibitions of international art can be seen the whole year. You
will pass also by Praça da Republica, Itália building,
Praça Roosevelt and Paulista Avenue.
Note: Butanta institute and museums are closed
on Mondays.
Full Day City Tour of São Paulo
Duration: 08 hours
The Kaleidoscope of Immigrants, who bestowed their various cultures
while adding to the progress, beauty and history of this city high
on a plateau, is infinitely visible. from its inception in 1554
when the Indians worked together with the Portuguese to build school
and small village, to the contributions of European architects,
engineers, Italian laborers (who, it is said, “constructed”
São Paulo) and Japanese agriculturists, São Paulo
has embraced and given opportunies to all who arrive her. There
is much to see in this city of 17.4 million (1990 census), a city
predicted to exceed 20 million by 2000.
on the tour through the city you will pass the residential area
of Higienópolis with its modern apartment-buildings, the
Pacaembu soccer stadium, the medicine school, the Hospital das Clinicas,
the university campus with its various departments.
A stop will be made at the Butantan snake farm, a world known institution
where snakes are kept for poison extraction, which later is used
as antidote against snake bites and tropical disease.
A stop for the photo lovers will be made at the top of Morumbi hill,
where the Jockey Club (São Paulo’s race track) is located
and a panoramic view of the upper part of the city can be seen.
At the Morumbi area, you will visit (the outside only) of the state
government palace Morumbi, and soccer stadium of São Paulo,
as well as the residential area of Europe Garden.
Stop at Memorial da América Latina- this original Oscar Niemeyer’s
project was created to harbor all kind of cultural information about
Latin America.
From Tuesdays to Sundays - 9 a.m. tp 6 p.m.
One of the highlight’s of the tour is the Ibirapuera Park
with beautiful gardens and lakes. At the entrance to this park,
visitors can admire the famous monument of the Bandeirantes by Victor
Brecheret. To the left of this monument is situated the moderm chamber
of deputies building. Inside the park is the monument of the constitutionalist
soldier, a mausoleum in memory of those republicans who fell in
1932 revolution.
There is also the city hall, the planetarium and the Bienal, where
exhibitions of international art can be seen the whole year. You
will pass also by Praça da Republica, Italia building, Praça
Roosevelt and Paulista Avenue.
Liberdade Distric when the Japanese are the principal culture.
Note: Bbutanta institute and museums are closed
until March and on Mondays too.
Cultural Half Day
Duration: 03 hours
Museum de arte de São Paulo is the most important museum
on western art in Latin America - Paulista Avenue, 1578.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays to Sundays - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Museum do Ipiranga was built in a century ago to preserve the memory
of imperial period in Brazil (1822-1889) -
Parque da independência - at the end of Avenida Dom Pedro
I - Ipiranga.
From Tuesdays to Sundays - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Memorial da América Latina - this original Oscar Niemeyer’s
project was created to harbor all kind of cultural information about
Latin America.
From Tuesdays to Sundays - 9 a.m. tp 6 p.m.
Full Day Tour to Corcovado and Sugar Loaf
Duration: 8 hours
This is an excellent option to see the best of Rio if time is limited.
In only one day you may visit Corcovado and Sugar Loaf. In the morning
a visit to Christ Statue at Corcovado mountain taking the cog train
through the luxuriant rain Forest. Enjoy the spectacular views of
Rio and the surrounding countryside.
After the morning tour, relax and enjoy lunch at a seafood restaurant.
In the afternoon, join he Sugar Loaf tour, driving by downtown Rio,
with its fine colonial-style portuguese buildings, and continuing
on to the cable car at Prai Vermelha ( red beach).
A ride to the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain gives the visitor a wonderful
view of the city nestling between the mountains and the sea, and
the sight of the sun going down over Copacabana beach is magical.
After riding down the cable car, our coach returns passengers to
their hotels.
Half Day Tour to Corcovado
Duration: 04 hours
From any place of the city, the visitor can see the most beautiful
postcard of Rio de Janeiro: Christ the Redeemer statue in the mountain
of Corcovado, located at 710 meters above the sea level and inaugurated
in 1931.
This tour begins in Cosme Velho's neighborhood from where the cog
train starts a trip through the Tijuca Forest, the largest urban
forest in the world, up to the statue.
Once there, a panoramic and extraordinary view of Rio will be seeing
including the Sugar Loaf, the Guanabara Bay, the beaches of Southern
Zone and the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.
After the visit of the Corcovado, the tour will continue to São
Conrado area with a brief stop at the Pepino beach from where you
can appreciate the flight of the hang gliding .
Half Day Tour to the Sugar Loaf
Duration: 04 hours
This tour begins with a city panoramic view through downtown Rio,
passing by the Sambodrome, the Metropolitan Cathedral, in pyramid
form, with internal diameter of 96 meters and height of 80 meters.
Get to know the traditional Cinelândia square with the historical
buildings, the Municipal Theater, the National Library and the National
Museum of Fine Arts. By taking the Aterro do Flamengo, you will
be taken to the neighborhood of Urca where it is located one of
the largest symbols of the city: the Sugar Loaf. This visit is made
in two steps by cable car.
The first cable car takes passengers to Urca Hill which is 215 meters
high and from where one can have a beautiful view from the Guanabara
Bay and its islands, the Rio-Niterói bridge and Corcovado
hill. From this stage, a second cable car will be taken up to the
top with 395 meters to find a splendid view from Copacabana beach,
the Santa Cruz fortress and some beaches of Niterói.
Full Day Tour to Tropical Islands
Duration: 08 hours Lunch Included
The city of Itacuruçá, located 1 ½ hour away
from Rio de Janeiro, in the district of Mangaratiba, has among the
main activities the fishing, agriculture and tourism and has basically
simple houses of fishermen. The Saveiro, name given to this typical
boat that looks like a schooner, cruises the Sepetiba Bay, an area
rich in natural beauty, where it is normal to spot a flora and fauna
as dolphins, giant king-fisher, parrots, turtle and sting-rays.
A stop is made for a swim and then the saveiro continues to the
island of Itacuruça where a delicious lunch self-service
buffet will be waiting for the visitors. There will be a time to
explore the Island before returning to Itacuruça.
Half Day Historic Rio de Janeiro Tour
Duration: 04 hours
This is an unusual walking tour which gives the visitor a feeling
for the legends and stories woven around the narrow streets and
old historical buildings of downtown Rio.
The walk includes a visit to many interesting points, such as the
São Bento Monastery, Candelaria (the candle-makers), Praça
XV, the "Travessa do Mercado", Imperial Palace, the cultural
centre located in the beautifully-restored Banco do Brasil, the
Casa França-Brasil, Ouvidor (the listeners) Street and Gonçalves
Dias Street with the traditional Colombo Coffee Shop.
The walk continues on down Uruguaiana Street, Carioca Square up
to the Metropolitan Cathedral where passengers will meet the transportation
that will take them back to their hotels. This is an unusual walking
tour which gives the visitor a feeling for the legends and stories
woven around the narrow streets and old historical buildings of
downtown Rio. The walk includes a visit to many interesting points,
such as the São Bento Monastery, Candelaria (the candle-makers),
Praça XV, the "Travessa do Mercado", Imperial Palace,
the cultural centre located in the beautifully-restored Banco do
Brasil, the Casa França-Brasil, Ouvidor (the listeners) Street
and Gonçalves Dias Street with the traditional Colombo Coffee
Shop. The walk continues on down Uruguaiana Street, Carioca Square
up to the Metropolitan Cathedral where passengers will meet the
transportation that will take them back to their hotels
Rio by Night show & dinner at Severyna Brasil
A great new option for good Brazilian food & music
Severyna Brasil has just opened its doors and is now consider as
one of the best options for entertainment in Rio...
Its typical restaurant offers a delicious pot– pourri of Brazilian
food in a festive ambience, where a pocket show of Brazilian rhythms
(bossa nova, chorrinho, forró, baião, gafieira and
carnival) gets its visitors to the dance floor.
MENU SET
01 Caipirinha;
Starters: Black bean appetizer soup; “coalho” cheese
and some crab meat in a shell;
Main dish: Brazilian fish stew with yellow fried flour.
Dessert: Tropical fruits
Half Day Tour to Petrópolis without lunch
(SIB)
Duration: 6 hours Operates on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
(Regular basis) Private tours operate everyday except Mondays.
The city of Petrópolis is located 60 km away from Rio and
it's called the Imperial City since the Emperor Pedro II, enchanted
by its fresh climate and beauty, bought a large property in 1830.
Settled by the germans, Petrópolis keeps the memory of Brazilian
history with its buildings and charming streets.
This tour starts with the visit to the Imperial Museum which has
been the summer residence of the emperor D. Pedro II and that keeps
furniture and objects such as the crown of gold, pearls and diamonds
used by D. Pedro I and D. Pedro II. The tour will continue on the
Gothic Cathedral where Princess Isabel was buried along with the
tombstones of D. Pedro II and his wife and then the Crystal Palace,
built in France and mounted in Brazil, destined to to shelter exhibitions
and great parties promoted by Princess Isabel. shelter exhibitions
and great parties promoted by Princess Isabel.
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