Essential Free walking tours of Rio de Janeiro

Thiago was a great guide around Santa Teresa. He took us through Parque Glória Maria, showed us the tram, and shared lots of interesting history about the neighbourhood and Rio more broadly. The pace was relaxed, we learned a lot, and the views were incredible. A really enjoyable way to explore the area and get proper context for the city.

Thiago nos mostró un barri muy bonito y contó aspectos importantes e interesantes de la historia de ese lugar . Fue muy cordial y atento indicandonos además actividades y recomendando lugares típicos para almorzar o merendar. Lo recomendamos!

My guide gave the group white man history of Brazil

Die Tour war interessant, Thiago hat das sehr gut gemacht, hat großes Wissen und kann es gut vermitteln. Ich kann die Tour nur empfehlen, das einzige was man vielleicht besser machen könnte ist folgendes: wir mussten bei der Santa Teresa Tram sehr lange warten, vielleicht hätte Thiago die Tickets vorher reservieren können und so die Wartezeit verkürzen. Ein großes Danke an Thiago 🙏👏

Natalia clearly knows what she talks about, extremely knowledgeable, a good way of talkkng, some sarcasm, extremely nice and interesting!

Muy recomendable hacer este tour especialmente con Matheus! Nos tocó un tour privado un día de lluvia, pero el clima no impidió que Matheus nos contagie su buena onda. Fue muy profesional y nos encantó el uso de fotografías a lo largo del tour. La información fue muy valiosa y respondió a cada duda que teníamos. Además, nos dió consejos y recomendaciones en la ciudad. Súper recomendado!

This was an excellent tour. Sadly the fort, mentioned in the tour schedule, that we wished to visit disallowed visitors on our day. However Mathew's tried his best to get us in. He was punctual, clear with language skills, affable and willing to answer our questions fully. Thoroughly recommended.

Bruno was a very Nice guide! He shared a lot of interesting information! I highly recommend this tour!

Thiago is very knowledgeable, approachable and flexible. Passionate with questions by giving a informative answers. Always given plenty of time to explore when in interesting spots. Places he took us were a good mixed of historical, cultural, local food and beverages, gift shops. Definitely recommend joining his tour!

Fantastic walk. A MUST DO for anyone visiting Rio. Brunos knowledge, enthusiasm and passion is infectious. I would happily do this tour again. 5 stars all day long.

It was an incredible tour. Bruno was knowledgeable, entertaining and very engaging. Highly recommended.

Natalia is great!! Funny, interesting and to the point!!! Thank you for amazing 2,5 hour!

Raphael was extremely friendly and gave a great historical overview of Rio.

Great walking tour around Copacabana! It’s really nice to explore this area with a guide, especially since many tours focus mainly on the city center. This one gives a different perspective and helps you understand the beach area much better. You get to see Copacabana from an unusual angle, with a pleasant walk up the hill to the fortress and a beautiful view over the city. Matheus shared interesting stories and context, and I definitely learned new things along the way. I’d happily recommend this tour to anyone who wants to experience a different side of Rio.

Nathalia was fantastic as our tour guide today. She was engaging and provided a really informative, interesting tour.

Very interesting tour. Thiago is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Was a great way to spend a morning exploring a bohemian area of Rio.

Bruno is An Excellent guide, excellent information and style 😊😊😊

Natalia was amazing and we learn so much things about history.

This walk is amazing and BRUNO is the best guide ever. Bruno told us the sad story of the origins of Rio and Brazil related to slavery. But also in a charming and funny way he revealed many interesting facts about carnival and the customs associated wit it. While showing us around he practically danced. his body was constantly in motion, I love it . No wonder- he is also a capoeira dancer and joga instructor. He also revealed to us manysecrets places that are worth visiting to feel like a local . I took this walk on my first day in Rio - and I highly recommend it . Thanks to BRUNO's many insights , my next few days in Rio were wonderful - full of great music , dance and goog food. Thanx BRUNO

Our guide Bruno was excellent! He caught my attention from beginning to end with in-depth knowledge and easy-to-remember anecdotes. I learnt a lot and discovered an area of Rio I did not know. I can only recommend!

Natalia was informative and the walk was set at a good pace with plenty of opportunities to ask questions

Bruno is an amazing guide, and clearly enjoys what he's doing. Strongly recommend the tour!

We enjoyed the English tour with Pedro ( the Third ;D ) very much! It was very informative yet not overloaded. He made sure to watch out for our well being and also shared some thoughtful opinions regarding humanity and how to move forward from the bad historical past.

Bruno is knowledgeable and a great storyteller. I have a newfound appreciation for Rio and highly recommend this tour!

Bruno was great! Very lively, very informative, very passionate! Best guide we had in a long time!