RIO DE JANEIRO AND SAO PAULO

Arrival at Rio de Janeiro International Airport (GIG). Reception by our staff and transfer to the selected hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Lodging.

Buffet breakfast served at the hotel restaurant. Today we will have a full City Tour departing from the hotel to visit the most famous monuments of the city and contemplate the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro from the top of Corcovado. After a panoramic tour we arrive at the point to climb Corcovado by van. Arriving at the top, you can enjoy a panoramic and incredible view of the “Marvelous City”. This tour also includes a panoramic tour of the city through the Sambadrome (Panoramic View), the Cathedral, the Maracanã (Panoramic View) and the Selarón Staircase. Buffet lunch included (drinks and desserts not included) and we continue our tour to enjoy incredible views of the Marvelous City from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. The first cable car takes passengers to the top of Urca Hill, which rises 215 meters above sea level and offers spectacular views of the bay and its neighboring islands. From Morro da Urca, we continue on a second cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain, which rises 395 meters above sea level and offers a 360-degree view of the entire city. This tour also includes a panoramic visit to Rio de Janeiro's Zona Sul beach. Return to the hotel. Lodging.

Buffet breakfast served at the hotel restaurant. Free day. As an optional tour we recommend to learn about the history of Rio de Janeiro and Brazil in a walk to the Imperial city of Petrópolis, take a city tour on foot through downtown Rio de Janeiro, an educational walk through a favela, learn about nature in the Botanical Garden and the Tijuca Forest or a tour of the new attractions of the city. Free evening. Lodging.

Buffet breakfast served at the hotel restaurant. Transfer to Rio de Janeiro airport. Flight to São Paulo. Arrival at the international airport of Sao Paulo, reception by our staff and transfer to the selected hotel. Lodging.

Breakfast. Today we will get to know São Paulo on a half-day private tour visiting the most important attractions of the city and learning about some of the secrets of São Paulo. We will walk through the most traditional places of the city, starting with the train station “Estação da Luz”, inaugurated in 1867 and known for its architectural beauty. Then we will continue to the “Terraço Italia”, one of the most beautiful buildings of the old center; the Municipal Theater, the Banespa Building, the school courtyard and the Sé Cathedral. The tour continues to the Liberdade neighborhood, where the largest concentration of Japanese immigrants and their typical decorations are located, the financial center of São Paulo, on Paulista Avenue, where modern buildings such as the MASP (Museum of Art of São Paulo) are located and ending at the Ibirapuera Park, inaugurated in 1954 and considered one of the most important parks in the city. Return to the hotel. Rest of the day at leisure. Lodging.

Breakfast. At the appropriate time transfer to the airport for your return flight.