A great trip to metro Rio area was made WONDERFUL by the personal guide services of Manu Peclat. Tell him what aspects of Rio interest YOU and he'll tailor your guided hours together to what YOU want to experience. We experienced authentic Rio, not touristy Rio. He shared his passion for his city and its people. That's what you want... More

My husband and I spent 2 days touring the Rio area with Manu in early April of 2012. He has a passion for his city and his English is very good since he lived in the USA during his teen years. With the 2 day plan, he took us to places off the tourist route. No big tour bus. His... More

Manu is a fantastic tour guide and one of the nicest people I have ever met - and considering he is from Rio, that is saying something. I booked Manu for 2 days on a private tour of Rio based on his website and the reviews on trip advisor and I was not disappointed!! Manu really listened to what I... More

Manu was very knowledgable and thorough. I felt he covered all the best attractions and sincerely enjoyed being apart of our group More

When it comes to professionalism, Manu Peclat is bar far an exemplary tour guide in all facets! Our initial meeting with Manu proved to be a great lesson in understanding the outstanding honesty that Manu provides. He informed us of the hazy weather that would ensure throughout the day and that it would not be a good experience. We took... More

I'm an independent travel photographer and had one and a half days with Manu in Rio in March 2012 with his car. We did a full day tour of the Rio highlights and Manu went out of his way to make the sights accessible with interesting commentaries. The second day we did a tour of the Dona Marta favela with... More

Manu took my wife and I on a private tour of Rio. The day we arrived in RIo, he picked us up from the airport and took us to see sugar loaf mountain, where we had a magnificent view of the city. He planned the rest of the itinerary, which covered all of the major tourist attractions in Rio (Christ... More

Manu met my wife and I at the airport and transferred us to the hotel with excellent efficiency considering the flight was delayed. The next day Manu collected more of our group from the airport and then took us all on a half day tour of Rio mainly to Ipanema and Cocacabana Beaches and to Cocacabana Fort where we were... More

Since I knew we were going to be in Rio just before Carnival I started planning well in advance with Manu for our time in Rio. He was busy the first day we were in town and referred us to another great guide Julio of Laid Back Rio Tours (Whom I've already reviewed for a one day private tour which... More