Activities in Brazil
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Corcovado Mountain, Christ Redeemer and Sugar Loaf Mountain Day Tour
10 hours (Departs Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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Combine two of Rio's most popular tours on a full-day shore excursion packed with breathtaking views. Int he morning, you'll enjoy a panoramic city tour and…Not LP reviewed
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Joel Souza Ecoverde Tours
Top-notch company with 25 years of service and experienced guides. Working with local pousadas towards an ecofriendly approach, Joel Souza and his son Lauro can guide you in English, German, French, Portuguese or Spanish. You can also contact him at Pousada Ecoverde.
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Pantanal Nature
A new agency run by Ailton Lara that has quickly built up a sterling reputation for its professional tours and expert guides. It also runs a Jaguar Camp near Porto Jofre with excellent success rates in seeing the animal in the dry season. The company has an office in Hotel Ramos.
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Casa do Caminho Language Centre
The Casa do Caminho Language Centre offers intensive group classes – three hours a day for five days for R$320, or 60 hours of class time over a month for R$820. Profits go toward the Casa do Caminho orphanages in Brazil.
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Cook in Rio
Travelers have an opportunity to take a locally run cooking course, Cook in Rio. Run by Simone Theisen, who was the head chef and creator of the restaurant Fogo Carioca (now a bar), Cook in Rio teaches aspiring chefs how to make some of Brazil’s most famous dishes. Each one-day class runs from 11am to 4pm and includes the preparation of either moqueca (seafood stew) or feijoada completa (multi-dish black bean and pork stew). You’ll also learn how to make other sides and drinks including aipim frito (fried cassava slices), a perfect pot of rice, dessert and a masterful caipirinha (the secret is in the slicing of the lime). The best part is that you’ll get to devour…
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Rio Adventures
Offering a range of outdoor activities, Rio Adventures leads hikes through Tijuca National Park, including short treks up Pico Tijuca – an easy one-hour hike to a rocky summit that affords fantastic views over the Tijuca forest and the beaches of São Conrado and Barra. For something more challenging, the company offers ascents up Pedra Bonito.
Rio Adventures also offers sightseeing tours, rock climbs (Pão de Açúcar, Corcovado and Pico da Tijuca), rafting excursions (to Paraibuna River, 175km northwest of Rio) and parachuting and paragliding trips. It employs experienced guides, who speak Portuguese, English and Spanish, among other languages.
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Tijuca Rain Forest Jeep Tour from Rio de Janeiro
4 hours (Departs Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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lt;pgt;Take a morning or afternoon tour from Rio to the Tijuca Rain Forest, in an open jeep. The four-hour jeep tour includes an easy hike, giving you the…Not LP reviewed
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Ricardo’s Gran Sabana Extreme
Brother to Luís of Ciudad Bolívar’s Adrenaline Expeditions, Ricardo handles the Gran Sabana with great passion and knowledge, offering all manner of tours, with an emphasis on extreme sports.
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Easy Drop
For a structured weeklong surfing experience, including classes and accommodation, look into surf camp Easy Drop.
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Adrenaline Expeditions
An agency that offers great value tour packages and is particularly good for those into extreme sports. The owner Luis speaks great English and is very helpful.
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Rio da Prata
Within a fazenda, 56km south of Bonito, the marvelous Rio da Prata program includes a short trek through rain forest and some great snorkeling. The latter involves a 3km swim downstream along the Rio Olha d’Agua, amazingly crystal clear and full of 55 species of fish; and Rio da Prata, a little foggier but still fantastic for viewing massive pacu and big, scary dourado fish. This place should be near the top of your list. The afternoon visit to Buraco das Araras (R$25), often tagged on, is forgettable, though.
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Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Tour
60 minutes (Departs Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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lt;pgt;What could be better than a sightseeing tour of Rio de Janeiro from the air? From the vantage point of a helicopter, you'll have unforgettable views of…Not LP reviewed
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Nove Ilhas Tour
From the nearby village of Pontal da Barra, schooners leave at around 09:00 and 13:00 on the Nove Ilhas (Nine Islands) tour. The trip lasts four hours and, in addition to cruising the Lagoa Mundaú, you'll stop at the outlet of the lake into the ocean. Departures are from Pontal da Barra's lakefront restaurants, such as O Peixarão or Alípio. A five-person minimum is required, so call ahead.
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Surfing
Surfboard rental and surf lessons are easily arranged. Zebra & Pepê offer board rentals. The coast south of Itacaré is characterized by rough surf (better for surfing than swimming).
There has been a rash of muggings at and around Itacaré's beaches, so take little money and nothing of value. Avoid the trails through the forests past late afternoon.
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Jangadas
Jangadas sail out 2km at low tide to natural pools formed by the nearby reef. On a busy day, the pools fill up with people (clouding the water for those interested in snorkeling) and waiters run around serving drinks from floating bars. You can arrange trips with any boat captain - stop in early to find out when the boats are sailing. Embark at Praia de Pajuçara.
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Velho Marineiro
Rio’s newest aquatic venture is a small party boat that heads out for a four-hour cruise around Rio. The tour entails music, a barbecue, free drinks, and stops for swimming along the way. Tours run only when there’s enough demand (10 persons or more), which is fairly often in the summer. The tour operator will pick you up on the day of the tour.
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Petropolis Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro including Imperial Museum and Crystal Palace
10 hours (Departs Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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lt;pgt;Escape the crowds of Rio de Janiero at Petropolis, the beautiful mountain retreat of Brazil's only two emperors. Wander through the Imperial Museum. Pay…Not LP reviewed
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Jaime Rodriguez
An experienced local guide fluent in English, Spanish and Pemón, he leads excellent Roraima tours emphasizing local culture and customs. A vivid and engaging storyteller who breathes life into the landscape and chilly tepui-top evenings, he is in the process of developing a Pemón guide cooperative.
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Brazil Trip Tour
The multilingual Brazil Trip Tour specializes in English-speaking surf lessons and ecological tours. It also arranges volunteer work in the community (English teachers are especially welcome) and 10- to 14-day ‘Cruz the Coast’ tours between Rio and Salvador.
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Jeri Moon
This is a good agency which organizes trips. Apart from buggy day trips you can also take buggy or 4WD trips as far west as Parnaíba and the Lençóis Maranhenses – easier though more expensive than public transport.
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Escolinha de Surf Paulo Dolabella
Although you'll have to ask around to find him, Paulo gives private surfing lessons to those looking to learn. In the past, those who have taken lessons from him have said that Arpoador is a good place to learn.
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Kamadac
A German- and Venezuelan-owned agency, it offers staples (Gran Sabana, Roraima) as well as some more adventurous tours (Auyantepui, Akopán Tepui).
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Associação Centro de Capoeira Angola
A capoeira center in Catete with two-hour classes on weekdays (running from 4pm to 10pm Monday through Thursday and 6pm to 10pm on Friday).
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Sandmar
Tour operators who organize dives in these waters abound - the tourist office keeps a complete list. One good company is Sandmar.
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Scuna Sul
Boat tours of the bay stop at some pretty 18th-century Portuguese forts.
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Associação de Bugeiros
Dune-buggy excursions are offered by a host of would-be Ayrton Senna bugeiros (buggy drivers), mostly in Brazilian-built vehicles with brand names such as Bird, Baby, Praya or Malibuggy.
There are pirate bugeiros and accredited bugeiros; the latter are represented by the Associação de Bugeiros. You can arrange buggy trips through most pousadas, agencies or, if you speak some Portuguese, directly with drivers.
To the north are the dunes of Genipabu, which are the biggest around. You'll be asked if you want the trip com emoção (with emotion), and if you agree you'll be treated to thrills such as Wall of Death and Vertical Descent. It is possible to go as far as you like…
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