Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 7.5 km
Ascend 241 m
Descend 241 m

Explore Rio de Janeiro in Brazil with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Rio de JaneiroIndividual Sights in Rio de Janeiro

Sight 1: Cidade do Samba

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Cidade do SambaErik Ogan from San Francisco, CA, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

The João Trinta Samba City, also known as Samba City, is an area intended for the sheds of the samba schools of the Special Group of Rio de Janeiro, located in the heart of the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Gamboa, with its main entrance located on Arlindo Rodrigues Street.

Wikipedia: Cidade do Samba Joãozinho Trinta (PT)

1021 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Morro da Providência

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Morro da Providência is a favela located between the two Rio de Janeiro districts of Santo Cristo and Gamboa. It has an altitude of 115 metres and is located in the port area of the city. It is widely considered to be the first favela community in Brazil."The granite hump of Providencia gazes down like a stern guardian on the old port of Rio de Janeiro. It offers probably the finest viewpoint over any city I know."

Wikipedia: Morro da Providência (EN)

679 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Morro do Livramento

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Morro do Livramento

Morro do Livramento is a geographical feature of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is located between the hills of Conceição and Providência, in the central area of the city, close to the port region.

Wikipedia: Morro do Livramento (PT)

1403 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 4: Campo de Santana

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Campo de Santana is a park located in Praça da República, in the center of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The name of the square is a reference to the fact that it is located in the vicinity of where the proclamation of the Republic of Brazil took place in 1889.

Wikipedia: Campo de Santana (Parque do Rio de Janeiro) (PT)

804 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Real Gabinete Português de Leitura

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The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is listed by the State Institute of Cultural Heritage. Elected the fourth most beautiful library in the world by Time magazine, the Cabinet has the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside Portugal.

Wikipedia: Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading (EN), Website

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Largo de São Francisco de Paula

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Largo de São Francisco de Paula is one of the oldest public places in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Largo de São Francisco de Paula (PT)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Igreja de São Francisco de Paula

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The Church of São Francisco de Paula is a Roman Catholic temple located in Largo de São Francisco de Paula, in the historic center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, capital of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the largest temples in the municipality.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Francisco de Paula (Rio de Janeiro) (PT)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Teatro João Caetano

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Teatro João Caetano

The João Caetano Theater is located in Tiradentes Square, in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It offers 1,139 seats, including 605 in the audience, 117 in the noble balcony and 417 in the simple balcony. It is the oldest playhouse in the city.

Wikipedia: Teatro João Caetano (EN), Website

624 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Praça Tiradentes

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Praça Tiradentes

Praça Tiradentes is a street located in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Wikipedia: Praça Tiradentes (Rio de Janeiro) (PT)

50 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Teatro Municipal Carlos Gomes

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Teatro Municipal Carlos Gomes

Teatro Carlos Gomes is a theatre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was established in 1868 in the Hotel Richelieu.

Wikipedia: Teatro Carlos Gomes (Rio de Janeiro) (EN)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Museu da Polícia Civil

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The Rio de Janeiro Civil Police Museum is a historical museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It organizes and promotes permanent and temporary exhibitions of documents and items that portray the activities of Civil Police in the history of Rio de Janeiro since colonial times. It was founded in 1912 and was initially used only for the instruction of police academy students, but opened to the public in the 1930s. The museum is headquartered in a French eclectic style building constructed in 1910 by the architect Heitor de Mello. It is registered under the International Council of Museums as a scientific museum.

Wikipedia: Civil Police Museum (Rio de Janeiro) (EN)

159 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Catedral Presbiteriana do Rio de Janeiro

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The Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro is a historic congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. It was the first Presbyterian church in the country.

Wikipedia: Presbyterian Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (EN), Website

866 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 13: Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência

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Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência kcjc009 [2], modified by Fulviusbsas / CC BY 2.0

The Church of the Third Order of St. Francis of Penitence is a colonial church located next to the Convent of St. Anthony, on the hill of the same name, in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Due to its exuberant baroque decoration, it is considered one of the most important in the city and the country.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência (PT)

570 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 14: Morro de Santo Antônio

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Morro de Santo Antônio is located in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It has access through Largo da Carioca.

Wikipedia: Morro de Santo Antônio (PT)

427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 15: Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

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Rio de Janeiro CathedralCyro A. Silva from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil / CC BY 2.0

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro or as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro. The cathedral is the See of the Metropolitan Archbishops of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of Rio de Janeiro.

Wikipedia: Rio de Janeiro Cathedral (EN), Url

377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Arcos da Lapa

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The Carioca Aqueduct, also known as Arcos da Lapa, is an aqueduct in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aqueduct was built in the middle of the 18th century to bring fresh water from the Carioca River to the population of the city. It is a typical example of colonial architecture and engineering.

Wikipedia: Carioca Aqueduct (EN)

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