What is the tour about?
Explore a favela of Rio de Janeiro on this guided walking tour. Immerse yourself in the daily lives of locals on this tour that is focused on education.
Rocinha is the largest favela in South America. It is home to over 100,000 people spread around 25,000 households, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
What to expect of your Private Favela Tour?
Our tour guide will meet you at your hotel and will head to Rocinha Favela with our private car. Once you have reached the favela, our tour is 100% walking downhill. We always recommend you to come with comfortable shoes and carry a bottle of water along with you. Rocinha Favela is huge and full of uneven steps – be aware of it. There are hundreds of motor taxis riding up and down hill in order to make a living apart from the regular day to day businesses inside Rocinha.
Get a different perspective on life in Rio de Janeiro, and benefit from insider tips from a local guide.
Follow your local guide through the favela and learn more about what it is like to live there. Rio’s favelas are a big part of city life and the non-intrusive tour aims to educate you in a way that pays respect to the locals.
Give back to the locals as part of the cost of your tour is contributed to the community
Get a different perspective on life in Rio de Janeiro, and benefit from insider tips from a local guide.
Follow your local guide through the favela and learn more about what it is like to live there. Rio’s favelas are a big part of city life and the non-intrusive tour aims to educate you in a way that pays respect to the locals.
Give back to the locals as part of the cost of your tour is contributed to the community
We fully understand that there are lots of concerns about safety in Rio and especially about Favelas in Rio. However, we do not visit any Favela in Rio and recommend you to only visit a favela with a local guide.
The tour is provided in Rocinha that since 1997 has become a tourist attraction in Rio and this opportunity has employeed many locals. Furthermore, the tour is led by a local experienced guide who lives in Rocinha.
Inclusions:
Flexible starting time
Local Tour Guide
Transportation
Price with lunch included
| 1-2 pax | 1300 BRL |
| 3-4 pax | 1800 BRL |
| 5-6 pax | 2500 BRL |
| 7-8 pax | 3000 BRL |
| 9-10 pax | 3500 BRL |
| 11-14 pax | 4000 BRL |
Only The Private Tour
| 1-2 pax | 1000 BRL |
| 3-4 pax | 1500 BRL |
| 5-6 pax | 2000 BRL |
| 7-8 pax | 2500 BRL |
| 9-10 pax | 3000 BRL |
| 11-14 pax | 3500 BRL |
The Typical Brazilian food at Rocinha Favela
On top of that, you will explore the Brazilian food which is also part of our culture.
There are hundreds of local restaurants in Rocinha where you will be able to try our local Brazilian food inside Rocinha Favela. Brazilian food has been heavily influenced by the Portuguese colonisation of the 16th century, by slaves brought from Africa, and by indigenous peoples, as well as other European, South American, and Asian countries.
Facts about Favelas
After slavery was abolished in 1888, Brazil recruited Europeans and Japanese immigrants to work in the coffee plantations around the country. You can find a variety of Brazilian food from the up north to the down south of Brazil.
For instance,