Unlock Rio’s Secrets: Your Personalized Private Tour Adventure

Perfect Day in Rio with Flavio - If you're reading this you probably know how difficult it is to find a comprehensive Rio city tour in English. Flavio was superb! As was our driver, both of whom... read more could converse in English and Flavio in several more languages. We were picked up at the pier and delivered to our hotel 7-8 hours later, so not quite a dawn to dusk tour. I did not make the arrangements very far in advance so Flavio was on the fly most of the time. His wikipedia mind pulls up info on the spot. I thought we wanted to go to the Botanical Gardens but as we drove by Parque Lage I changed my mind but he still could tell us wonderful background stories even though this wasn't in the initial discussion. We went to Selaron Steps but I was fascinated by the street art in the alley getting there. We retraced our steps to get a better view and pictures while the driver waited. I asked to see a hidden gem and our first stop was jaw dropping - the church attached to the Monastery of Sao Bento. I'm glad there were only two of us to shepherd through the maelstrom that is Christ the Redeemer on a clear Saturday. He had us sit on the best side of the train to get a fantastic view (and a clue as to when that would be) of the city below, laid down to snap the best photo of us with the statue above us. Flavio was very thoughtful of our requests, timed trips around the city to best advantage, made changes on the run. It was clearly our tour, tailored to our needs (no, I'd rather not a full lunch, snacks & beer are fine), listening and interpreting our choices, filling us in on backstories, history, why neighborhoods are named as such. He even, graciously, texted the addresses of a few restaurants to recommend near our hotel based on what we we interested in eating. Our hotel contacted me in Portuguese, I handed Flavio the phone and he took care of the rest. This tour might seem a bit expensive but for all the personal service, care and safety we experienced I would rate it higher than 5.

Easy going, mysterious and fun filled day trip  - If you have a day to spare in Rio, a day with Marcelo in Petrópolis would be worth your while. Well organized, coupled with good food and bit of myth... read more and mystery, this makes a fun day out.

Amazing one day tour of Rio  - It was the first time that we visited Rio and, as we had only one week available, my wife and I decided to book a personalised tour of Rio. Looking... read more at several offers we came across ‘Be Free’ which, although a bit expensive, was promising to be the kind of trip that we were looking for.
Faby (our guide) and Bruno (our driver) were amazing. They were so friendly that they made our day.
Faby has been one of the best guide that we ever had (we travelled quite a lot in our live) she was knowledgeable, informative, funny and friendly. My wife and I felt to always know her, although we spent only 8 hours. Thank you Faby and Bruno, this day will remain always in our hearts.
We strong recommend Marcelo and its organisation.