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Guided Tour to Salgueiro Square with SAMBA Exhibition

4.621 reviews

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  • 5 hours
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • 3 languages
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

Come and visit one of the most traditional courts in Rio de Janeiro. Samba is a musical genre considered one of the main manifestations of Carioca and Brazilian culture. This tour offers the opportunity to watch closely the rehearsals of the biggest Samba schools in Rio de Janeiro. In Rio de Janeiro, the samba school party starts long before the carnival. Rehearsals for the parade at the Sambadrome for groups A, B and Especial take place from the middle of the year and the school courts open the doors for revelers of all ages to heat up the tambourines. The court rehearsals bring together young people, the community, tourists and celebrities in crowded parties, where the battery queens and school muses tend to be a fixed presence.

Inclusions

What's included

  • Samba School admission
  • Transportation in a car licensed by the tourism office
  • Professional bilingual tour guide
  • Samba Show

What's not

  • Food and Drinks
  • There is no pickup service for Recreio and Barra.

Itinerary

  1. Departure from the hotel or apartment, to participate in the samba rehearsals of the Samba Schools of the Special Group of Rio de Janeiro, with their drums and live percussionists, dancers, samba dancers, Mestre-Sala and Porta-Bandeira, ala das baianas and active participation with community members throughout the rehearsal, dancing and singing. A unique emotion for you to take home. Quadra do Salgueiro has acoustic treatment, own air conditioning and central air conditioning system, providing the visitor with comfort.

    5 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

4.6

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Know before you go

Pickup
Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size
Up to 20 travellers
Operated by
RIO PASSEIOS EXPERIENCE
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The tour is not private, but shared, and the guide will speak in English, Spanish and Portuguese
  • We are not responsible for items lost on our buses or vans.
  • We do the tour, rain or shine. The day of the tour is chosen by the customer, therefore no refund will be generated in case of bad weather. We will do the tour rain or shine.
  • Pick-ups in Barra da Tijuca and Recreio are not included.
  • On days with a higher flow of tourists or in the presence of especially heavy traffic conditions, we can adopt the use of specific meeting points for picking up customers. This choice is made to ensure a more efficient organization of the tour, reducing the waiting times and inconveniences caused by traffic. Therefore, we invite our customers to read this note carefully to be informed and prepared.
  • The time indicated at the time of booking is only indicative. The day before the tour, we will contact you via WhatsApp or via the booking platform to confirm the exact time of pickup.

How it compares in Rio de Janeiro

  • Its from-price is 15% 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 388 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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