Bossa Nova Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Bossa Nova Walking tour is the one and only tour in Rio with a live musician tour guide. It's an amazing walking tour by important and scenic spots at Ipanema and Copacabana lead by a musician-singer-tour guide, an all-in-one professional, playing live Bossa Nova songs and telling stories, curiosities, all about the history, the great composers and the magic behind this Brazilian music style that is Rio’s ‘trademark’. In this 3h walking tour, you’ll visit 10 different spots (Ipanema and Copacabana), such as bars, beaches and also passing by the places where the Bossa Nova music was written, played and composed. Our tour guide is an all-in-one professional as he’s also a musican and singer, playing the guitar and some other instruments along the way. You’ll get to know all about Bossa Nova, how and where it started, who were the main composers and performers, like Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, João Gilberto and others.
Inclusions
What's included
- Tour guide
- Guitar live musician performance
What's not
- Transport
- Food/drinks/water
Itinerary
Welcome talk and briefing of the tour, explanation about the history of the Brazilian music and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about the Hippie Fair and its connection with the Bossa Nova moment and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about how Copacabana was important for the Bossa Nova movemente and musicand live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about the music from Bahia and its relation to the Bossa Nova music and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about who was the Girlf from Ipanema and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about Laura Alvim and her importance to the Brazilian culture and music and live music performance on the guitar.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meeting point: Nossa Senhora da Paz Square (in front of EXIT A of the subway, on the corner of Joana Angélica st - nearby the McDonald's)
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 8 travellers
- Operated by
- Rio Bossa Experience
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Rio de Janeiro
- Its from-price is 55% below the median of the 1667 experiences we list in Rio de Janeiro.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 188 of 1667.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro sweeps between mountains and ocean, a city of famous beaches, granite peaks, samba rhythms and a carnival known around the world.
Christ the Redeemer stands with open arms atop Corcovado, looking down on the city, and cable cars climb Sugarloaf Mountain for views across Guanabara Bay. Below, the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema are the stage for daily life, with volleyball, kiosks and the wave-patterned promenade, while Leblon and Arpoador extend the strip.
Top-ranked sights in Rio de Janeiro: Christ the Redeemer Statue (Cristo Redentor), Sugarloaf Mountain (Pao de Açúcar), Selarón Steps (Escadaria Selarón).
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