17 Aug 2021
My family and I LOVED Patty. My parents used her services once and then re-hired her on a second trip. She was great at managing our large group (15ppl) and really made us feel like locals. We went on several excursions with her: the night life tour, the favela walking tour, and a few other offerings. All were great. Patty’s English is very fluent, so we were able to get lots of interesting details and stories about the history and demographics of Rio.
She’s really thoughtful about what might be interesting to your group and is flexible enough to change things around on the fly. I really can’t say enough good things about her. I can’t wait to visit again, so I can see my Brazilian family at Rio Smiles!