Rio de Janeiro: Bossa Nova Walking Tour with Guide Group Tour
ID: GYG433041-779931
Category:
Country: Brazil
Duration:
03:00 hours
Description
Take a walking tour of Rio to discover its Bossa Nova tradition with a local musician as your guide. Choose a public or private tour, see the Ipanema and Copacabana neighborhoods, and hear live music.
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. Walking by this circuit in Ipanema and Copacabana our team will reveal all the secrets and the main facts and events behind this music style that is Rio’s trademark. Walk by the same streets where the Girl from Ipanema did and, listening to our tour guide, let your mind feel Rio’s cultural atmosphere of the 50s-60s, when the Bossa Nova had its golden years and most glamorous times. Music, culture, history, curiosities, scenic spots
and a lot of fun.
Highlights
- Live tour guide
- Live music performance of Bossa Nova
- Walking tour by scenic spots in Copacabana and Ipanema
- Discover the history and curiosities about Bossa Nova
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Meeting point: Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz. On the night before at 20:00pm you'll receive an email with the exact location of the meeting point at the square and indications of how to findt the tour guide.
The meeting point is at Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz, in Ipanema, located near exit A of the nearby metro station.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.
