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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
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.
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Guitar live musician performance
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Food/drinks/water
Departure Point
Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Meeting point: Nossa Senhora da Paz Square (in front of exit A of the subway, on the corner of Joana Angélica st - in front of McDonald's and the church)
Return Details
R. Vinícius de Moraes, 49 - Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22411-010, Brazil
On the corner of the streets Vinicius de Moraes and Prudente de Morais.
Praca Nossa Senhora da paz, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Welcome talk and briefing of the tour, explanation about the history of the Brazilian music and live music performance with the guitar. 20 minutes
Praca General Osorio, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Explanation about the Hippie Fair and its connection with the Bossa Nova moment and live music performance with the guitar. 15 minutes
Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Explanation about how Copacabana was important for the Bossa Nova movemente and musicand live music performance with the guitar. 20 minutes
Estatua de Dorival Caymmi, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Explanation about the music from Bahia and its relation to the Bossa Nova music and live music performance with the guitar. 20 minutes
Parque Garota de Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Explanation about who was the Girlf from Ipanema and live music performance with the guitar. 20 minutes
Estatua de Tom Jobim, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Explnation about the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and live music performance with the guitar. 20 minutes
Casa de Cultura Laura Alvim, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Explanation about Laura Alvim and her importance to the Brazilian culture and music and live music performance on the guitar. 15 minutes
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
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Kurt R
15 Jan 2023
Loads of music history stopping at the places where that history happens with instrumental and singing of the songs. Great way to experience Ipanema!
Yuri S
05 Jan 2023
Excelente experiência para quem gosta de boa música, história ou do Rio de Janeiro. O tour nos leva a conhecer como esses gênios criaram a melhor música brasileira visitando os locais onde as coisas aconteceram.
dmitryn1722
20 Dec 2022
We had a most wonderful walk in Rio with our guide, Gui Guimarães. He literally sang us a history of Bossa Nova as we walked through historic places where the rhythm was born. Through his stories and songs we could easily visualize the atmosphere of those years. We learned a lot about Rio too. Overall this was a wonderful and unforgettable experience.
This tour in
Rio de Janeiro
is organized by
Rio Bossa Experience
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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