INFORMAL TOUR IN A VERY INFORMAL PLACE - BAR DO MINEIRO

One of the greatest pleasures in life is just sitting with friends and talk about life...even better when you have amazing snacks and a cool and old beer....This is what I did with my friends from California, Maureen and Alan. We went to a very local and very traditional old bar in Santa Tereza, our most bohemian and charming old district of Rio. LOTS OF PORTUGUESE INFLUENCE THERE!!!



Bar do Mineiro is as informal and casual as my tours...My guests are treated like old friends, and they really become wonderful friends!

This bar has a specialty...PASTEL DE FEIJÃO...this little pastry provides more than satisfaction to our stomach..it is an "eating orgasm"!!! This feeds our conversation and we all get to know each other better!!!

A TRIP TO RIO IS NOT THE SAME IF YOU DO NOT GO TO SANTA TEREZA...going to local places you really experience the soul of a place!!!

And I must thank my two friends, Maureen and Alan for such a wonderful tour, they really came and made Rio way better!!! My city really needs spectacular people like you!!!

Thank you very much,

Rafael Torres Lopes

Tour Guide and Travel Planner

donrafainrio@yahoo.es

OHHHHH BY THE WAY, THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY MY FRIENDS CAMERA...WONDERFUL JOB!!!! :) You can really feel the vibe of such a magnificent bar!

NOW YOU CHOOSE - VERY SUPER FULL DAY

We will start our tour at 08:00 am. But of course you can choose what time we will start, but remember to see everything in this itinerary, the earliest we can move on is better for us!!!!

We will go to the Christ Area, we will explore all over the Forest of Tijuca, a road full of lush green and with some nice surprises in local areas such as natural showers, waterfalls, some incredible views of the city and a beautiful lake in the middle of the jungle; then we will visit a very unique place, our big area of wetlands with seven islands and intense bird life, this area is called Marapendi, it is a real success in my tours.

THEN AFTER VISITING THE BEST OF RIO WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST SURPRISE OF ALL TOURS: NITEROI

After that we will drive to the other side of the Bay, crossing the bridge, we will find Niteroi, another city very close to Rio which will give you a very different perspective of Rio, you will see all over the mountains and the interesting skyline of the city, plus different beaches with beautiful coastline, we will visit the MAC, our interesting MODERN ART MUSEUM, a project of our famous architect, Oscar Niemeyer, the same one who projected Brasilia; then we will see a wonderful fishing village that will give you an exactly idea of a real pace of life in a different Brazil, we will also see a military fort on the edge of the Bay with the huge mountain of Sugar Loaf right in front of us and we will end our day in a fantastic viewpoint that will convince you that Rio de Janeiro is one of the most sensational cities in the World!!!

VERY INTENSE DAY THAT IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO EXPLORE BY THEIR OWN!!!!

A day that will make HISTORY in your life and you will be able to tell to all people that you know and all people that you love that YOU REALLY HAVE BEEN TO RIO!!!!

You will see the classic and you will see a lot of new and off the beaten path places and I will use a lot of space for improvisation, if we have just one day, so I will have to make two days in one day, you know what I mean???

RAFAEL TORRES LOPES

Tour Guide and Travel Planner

donrafainrio@yahoo.es