26 Mar 2025
After several weeks in Brazil and a couple days in Rio, I was intrigued by the Imperial city of Petropolis. I reached out through Viator and found the amazing city and lunch tour with Rio40. It was a very long day / 13 hours but SO worth it. Rafael was my guide and what an amazing gentleman! He was kind, humorous, knowledgeable and seems to know everyone in Petropolis! He took a bus of 37 people (3 language groups) and after 13 hours we were all happy and thrilled to have learned so much about Petropolis. Rafael had us posing for group photos and gathered our info - by the time I reached my hotel - the photos were in my WhatsApp file! He thinks of everything to make your tour memorable. He is the greatest and the tour is delightful. Don’t miss it!