Introduction Tour

Duration: 8 hours
Transport: bus/walking
Services: experienced local architect as guide, pick up at the hotel, reservations for lunch and interior visits
Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Italian
Group size: max 25 pax
Price: 800 USD
Not included: Transport costs, consumptions at restaurants and cafés

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This tour is dedicated to give a geographical and historical overview for visitors new to the city. We visit Sugar Loaf mountain to get an orientation of the metropolitan area. On a walk through the historical center we unravel the cities urban development since colonial times. On our way, we visit architectural icons from neoclassicism, modernity as well as contemporary buildings. Everything standing right next to each other.

At recently refurbished Praça Mauá with the new museums by Calatrava and Bernardes Jacobsen, it’s hard to see that we’re in the heart of the historical center. The square was main intervention of the urban development plan of the former harbour area, which is to revitalize the long abandoned neighborhood. We continue to Travessa do Comercio, a street from the 18th century, and Cafeteria Colombo, where we can immerse into colonial times.

At Largo da Carioca, where the hill was demounted, the intervention from Modernity and Post-modernism is clearly visible in buildings like Petrobras and BNDES Headquarters.

The National Library and the Municipal Theater at Cinelandia square are examples of eclecticism. Right next to it, we find wonderful icons from Modernity, such as Ministry for Education and Culture and Museum of Modern Arts. Finally, we go up to Sugar Loaf mountain to end the tour with a beautiful view over the city.

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