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Tourists pose together in colorful Carnaval costumes
Tourists look over barrier at bright yellow and green Carnaval float
Group of tourists pose in elaborate Carnaval costumes and headpieces
Tourists walk by bright green and yellow Carnaval float

Carnaval Experience - Behind the Scenes of Rio’s Carnival

By C2Rio Tours & Travel
8 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$110 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Experience Rio's Carnival from an insider's perspective
  • Visit the City of Samba & Grande Rio’s Samba Factory
  • Learn about the history of Samba and Carnival parades
  • Understand the production of floats and costumes
  • Live the samba fever with an authentic costume & samba class

Activity location

  • Multiple Locations Visited
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Copacabana
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Carnaval Experience - Behind the Scenes of Rio’s Carnival
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English
  • Drinks only

Return transport is available from South Zone (Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme & São Conrado) hotels.

Price details
AU$109.67 x 1 AdultAU$109.67
Total
Price is AU$109.67
Until Sun, 24 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided tour with transport via air-conditioned van
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll taxes, fees and handling charges
  • What's includedWhat's includedAdmission fees to the City of Samba and Grande Rio’s Samba Factory
  • What's includedWhat's includedCostumes to wear and photograph
  • What's includedWhat's includedBasic samba class
  • What's includedWhat's includedWelcome drink – caipirinha, juice, or water
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide with live tour commentary in English and Portuguese
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off from hotels in Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme & São Conrado
  • What's includedWhat's includedComfortable air-conditioned van with maximum capacity of 19 passengers
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (optional)

Know before you book

  • Children 4 and younger are complimentary.
  • Return transport available from South Zone (Copacabana, Ipanema, Leblon, Leme & São Conrado hotels via air-conditioned van. Please arrange pickup from your hotel or a nearby location when you call to confirm your reservation.

What you can expect

Go behind the scenes to know the universe of a samba school, showing the process of creation of the show and the birth of Samba and Rio’s Carnival.

Experience the creation of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival from an insider’s perspective: visit the City of Samba, enter the Grande Rio’s Samba Factory, learn about the history of Samba and Carnival parades, understand the production of floats and costumes, and feel the samba fever with an authentic carnival costume, a samba class, and a Brazilian welcome drink!

You will enter the City of Samba, a specially designed warehouse complex used by the most important samba schools in Rio de Janeiro to build and house the elaborate floats and costumes.

Then go inside the Samba Factory of Grande Rio to see the secrets that are revealed only during the Carnival parade: the production of floats and costumes. You will understand the concepts and work involved during the creation process.

Enter the colourful exhibition room and learn about the history of Samba and Carnival parades with images and videos.

Get into the Carnival mood and choose one of the many authentic Carnival costumes available to dress and photograph. Learn the basic Samba steps with an expert and end your tour tasting the “Samba flavour” with the typical Brazilian cocktail, the caipirinha. Your samba fever will be complete!

The Carnaval Experience is a social activity that contributes to the maintenance of future carnivals.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • High-touch surfaces cleaned and disinfected
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
  • Vehicles and venues kept vacant between travellers
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
  • Masks required
  • Hand sanitiser provided
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Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMultiple Locations Visited
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Copacabana
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Leme
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Ipanema
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Leblon
    • Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • 769 Avenida Niemeyer
    • 22450-221, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil