The 4 Best Self-Guided Tours in Rio de Janeiro

1.Self-Guided Audio Tour-Story of Bossanova: Rhythm and soul of Rio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $6.72Our pick

A 40-minute self-guided bossa nova audio walk in Ipanema, tying Tom Jobim stories to real landmarks, with offline chapters and maps.

“Es un paraiso, la cultura, sus bailes, sus playas, nos quedamos cortos al conocer todo lo que nos ofrece este tours, la historia de bossanova, Santa Teresa y Rio imperial, tres magnificos lugares que nos llevan mas alla de la historia, este tour con Soundwalkrs lo ame y obvio lo compartiria con mas personas!”

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2.A Self-Guided Black History Audio Tour of Rio de Janeiro’s Little Africa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 40 minutes to 1 hour (approx.) · from $11.99

Self-guided Little Africa audio walk in Rio de Janeiro with offline English audio, slave-history stops, and an Eduardo Kobra mural finish.

“This is a great audio tour. But may take longer than 40 min. We got drinks at Da Pedro and knew we wanted to come back for the nightlife.”

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3.Self-Guided Audio Tour – Santa Teresa: the staircase

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $6Best value

Self-guided audio walk through Santa Teresa’s Selarón Staircase with offline maps, local narration, and stops near major sites in Rio.

“Recorrer el barrio Santa Teresa muestra la gran oferta que contiene el barrio entre cultura, gastronomía, historia y arte, visitado por muchos turistas de todas partes del mundo.”

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4.Self-Guided Audio Tour – Imperial Rio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $6.72

Self-guided Imperial Rio audio tour in Rio de Janeiro with actor narration, offline maps, and Centro landmark stops, about 1 hour.

“El recorrido por el río imperial es espectacular, desde la historia hasta la muestra arquitectónica que se puede apreciar hacer el tour perfecto para recorrer la ciudad maravillosa!!!”

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