Brazil Packages: Monuments and Colonialism

Pickup at the airport and transfer to your comfortable Sao Paolo hotel.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will enjoy a half-day tour that begins in the Japanese-inspired Bairro Oriental. Continue on to the beautiful Praca Da Se Cathedral in the city center. Next stop is the dead center of São Paulo (Tropic of Capricorn) to visit “The Immortal Glory of the Founders of the City” monument that marks the city’s birth in 1554. You may also visit: Higienopolis, the heart and soul of the modern Jewish community; Avenida Paulista, the most important financial center of South America; Instituto Butanta, distinguished for its extensive research of poisonous animals for the production of serum; the exclusive Morumbi neighborhood; and the impressive Governor’s Palace.

Transfer to the Airport or Bus Station to continue your journey to Rio de Janeiro. Arrive at the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro where the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooks the city and welcomes all. Be transferred to your comfortable hotel where you can spend the evening relaxing.

Ride along the famous beaches of Rio to Sugarloaf Mountain. You will take the cable car to the "Morro da Urca" Mountain, 886 feet above sea level. Then continue to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain. From there, you can look out over the Atlantic Ocean, the famous beaches and the whole city of Rio.

Continue on to a tour of the city. First you will visit the cathedral, next the Samba Stadium (Sambodromo), the historical center of Rio, and the Maracana football stadium.

After a delicious lunch, you will ascend Corcovado, the Hunchback Mountain via a train through the forest. At 2,460ft, this peak is famous for the statue of Christ the Redeemer.

After descending by train, the tour continues through the "Rebouzas" to Barra da Tijuca, Rio’s most recently developed beach area. The tour returns via the beaches of Sao Conrado, Vidigal, Leblon and Ipanema to Copacabana.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have the entire day to explore the ‘Marvelous City’ at your leisure or choose one of our optional tours for further guided exploration.

You will enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then take a transfer to the airport and travel to Recife. Pickup at the airport and transfer to your comfortable Recife hotel.

Take a half-day tour of the sister cities, considered to be the birthplace of the country. You will visit Montes Guararapes, the extraordinary Boa Viagem Beach, the vibrant city center including Republican Square, the Golden Chapel, the Fort do Brum and Culture House, as well as the city of Olinda and its fascinating colonial architecture.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will have the rest of the day to soak in the sights and sounds of this colonial city or choose one of our optional tours for further guided exploration.

Transfer to the Airport or Bus Station to continue your journey or return home.

• Hotels based on US. standards
• All tours stated in the itinerary
• 2 hotel nights in Sao Paulo
• 3 hotel nights in Rio
• 3 hotel nights in Recife
• All transfers and entrance fees
• All breakfasts
• English speaking tour guides

PLEASE NOTE:

A tourist visa is required upon entry to Brazil for citizens of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Travelers not within this group are advised to check with the Brazilian consulate where they reside for visa requirements and inquiries. For more information on obtaining a Brazil tourist visa, please visit our Latin America For Less Travel Blog.

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• Half day City Tour w/ Butanta Institute
• Full day City Tour w/ Butanta Institute

**Tours also available for individuals upon request.

• Half day Petropolis tour
  Climb the Orgaos Mountains to Petropolis, the summer resort of the Emperor Dom Pedro II. You can tour his palace, now the Imperial Museum, full of furniture, jewelry, and tapestries during the Portugal crown´s height of power. You´ll also see the Sao Pedro de Alcantara, a Gothic cathedral built in honor of the Emperor of Brazil. Here you will also see the Imperial Family´s burial chamber. You will have lunch at the Quitandinha Palace, first opened in 1944 as a gambling center, but since gambling was prohibited in 1946, it has been used as the Convention and Tourist Center. 
• Half day Panoramic City Tour
• Half day Historical City Tour
• Half day Cultural Tour w/ lunch

**Tours also available for individuals upon request.

• Full Day Porto de Galinhas Tour (10hrs)
• Full Day Igarassu & Itamaraca (10hrs)
• Full Day Joao Pessoa Tour (10hrs)
• Half Day City Tour Recife & Olinda (5hrs)
• Full Day City Tour Recife & Olinda (10hrs)
• Full Day Tamandare & Carneiros Beach Tour (10hrs)
• Full Day Caruaru & Nova Jerusalem (10hrs)
• Old Recife by Night Tour (4hrs)

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