We did the historical downtown tour with Raul. It's a "must do". He is very knowlegeable and professional. He has a passion for History he will share with you. In addition, he is the most friendly person, fun and joyful. A real Carioca! The relationship goes beyond the tour as he will give you lot of great advices or help... More

Raul is a very friendly person with all the skills necessary to create amazing trip more then places to take a picture you will feel like you was there in the past. The history of Rio de Janeiro flows in your veins, thank you very much ! We really appreciate all the places where we were. More

From the moment he picked us up in the morning till he dropped us off later the same evening, we had a full, lively, adventuresome and exciting day visiting Rio and all the beautiful city has to offer. Sugar Loaf, Santa Theresa, Christ the Redeemer, the Selaron Stairs... Raul is knowledgable, friendly, funny, interesting, warm and very accommodating. Ask any... More

Raul is AWESOME!!! We had the best city tour ever. Started when he picked us up at our apartment. Went to Santa Teresa neighborhood, Sugar Loaf & Corcovado. He was knowledgeable and really gave his everything for the tour... I felt completely safe the entire time. He got all the tickets for us & really, I can't say enough about... More

We spent three days seeing Rio in a new and different perspective of the city and surrounding areas. As we visited the many different sites, we learned of the history that surrounds the site which makes it more exciting and interesting. Rita was more than willing to tell us and explain the history, She has great in depth knowledge of... More

We recently spent 5 days in Rio and were able to do a walking tour through the historical district with Raul as well as attend a football match. Both were fantastic experiences, and added hugely to our appreciation for both Rio and Brazil. Raul is friendly, knowledgeable and flexible, we were lucky he was available at such short notice. He... More

We spent a good six hours with Raul around the city and we learned and saw more than we would have done in four days on our own. We hired him for a private tour on short notice, and really appreciated how personal, knowledgeable and friendly Raul was for us. His background as a history teacher was very helpful in... More

We went on two tours a community (favela) tour through Santa Marca and a football tour were we watched Botofagoa vs Versa Gamo at the Olympic stadium. Our guide Raul was excellent, his knowledge and sense of humor were great. We were picked up and dropped off making our trip that much easier and were given extra tips and facts... More

We asked our hotel concierge to arrange, with short notice, a tour of the World Cup 2014 stadium in Rio. Lucky us to meet Raul whose passion is Brazilian football and who was fun, informative, and extraordinarily knowledgeable on all-things current and historic of the stadium and players. Anyone can TAKE you to the stadium, but few have as much... More