Little Africa And The City Of Samba: Where Dreams Come True
Visit the most typical places of the first African cultural manifestations in the Americas. Take a new look at the two cultures, African and European, and its legacy in the arts, cuisine, dance and music, highlighting the Carnival.
• Visit the City of Samba, or City of Dreams, an area where the Samba Schools develop the floats that will parade in the Sambodrome
• Understand how celebrations of Catholic and African merged its cultural manifestations and producing the most famous Carnival in the world.
• Visit the current region of the Port, which for decades received thousands of Africans from different ethnic groups, nations, and cultures.
• Visit Pedra do Sal (Salt Stone), where the Community of Remnants of Quilombos is located and considered as Cultural Heritage.
• Get to know Valongo Wharf, the largest African point of entry in the Americas. It has been submitted to UNESCO to become World Heritage.
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Pedra do Sal, Largo Joao da Baiana Saude, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20081-120 Brazil
This local is considered Little Africa, one of the places in Rio where the samba was born.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cais do Valongo, Avenida Barao de Tefe Saude, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20220-460 Brazil
Considered by UNESCO Human Heritage due to its importance to understanding the influence African culture in the Americas
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Instituto de Pesquisa e Memoria Pretos Novos - IPN, Rua Pedro Ernesto 36, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20220-350 Brazil
Visiting the cemetery of new blacks, watching a video describing the history of the arriving the Africans in America
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Cidade Do Samba, Rua Rivadavia Correia 60 Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 20220-290 Brazil
The place with twelve pavilions where main samba schools prepare its floats for the carnival parade at the Sambadrome
Duration: 1 hour
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Entry/Admission - Cidade Do Samba
- Entry/Admission - Instituto de Pesquisa e Memoria Pretos Novos - IPN
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- We follow the rules of the Health Ministry and the Wolrd Health Organization.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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