Little Africa And The City Of Samba: Where Dreams Come True
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.
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A curated journey through the experience
Pedra do Sal
This local is considered Little Africa, one of the places in Rio where the samba was born.
30 minutesCais do Valongo
Considered by UNESCO Human Heritage due to its importance to understanding the influence African culture in the Americas
30 minutesInstituto de Pesquisa e Memoria Pretos Novos - IPN
Visiting the cemetery of new blacks, watching a video describing the history of the arriving the Africans in America
40 minutesCidade Do Samba
The place with twelve pavilions where main samba schools prepare its floats for the carnival parade at the Sambadrome
1 hourIncluded
- 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
Not Included
- Food and drinks
Good to Know
- 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
Tickets & Cancellation
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.