23 Mar 2022
We were a car of five, four passengers plus the driver/tour guide. I had requested a bilingual Portuguese/English guide, but I was told there probably wouldn't be one available on the date/time of our tour. The tour would have been a total waste of time had I not had one of my hosts who is bilingual Portuguese/English to translate for me. The car we toured in was a very clean, very updated Toyota, and based on the translations provided, the tour guide was very familiar with the city sights.
One big advantage of having a private car tour guide was the ability to skip stops on the itinerary that were not of interest, and spend more time at sites that were more interesting. Also, with a private tour, we were able to be picked up at the location of our choosing within Porto Alegre, and dropped off at a different location at the end of the tour.