Private Tour: Rio De Janeiro Experience With Christ & Sugar Loaf

We had a fantastic family tour in Rio. Gabriella was an excellent guide—knowledgeable, warm, and great with kids. Marcelo, the tour operator, was very responsive and easy to work with throughout. Everything was well organized, smooth, and enjoyable. Highly recommend!

The tour was thoroughly enjoyable, mainly due to our charming and competent guide, Wagner. After a long and tiring flight, this was the perfect opportunity to get to know Rio de Janeiro. Wagner kept us well looked after, changing the plans as our energy and the weather permitted. We have many fond memories of captivating conversations, delicious meals and informative excursions. Many thanks to Wagner and the organizers!

Richard was our tour guide and showed us the best parts of the city of Rio de Janeiro. He explained the history and interesting points about the Christ the Redeemer monument, Sugar Loaf, and the history of these fascinating attractions. George was an excellent driver and navigated the traffic like a pro. Marcel handled the booking and answered all of my questions during the booking process. I am partially disabled and Richard guided me with a steady hand and was always thinking of our safety. My husband and I highly recommend BeFree Tours!

It was a seamless experience from start to finish with excellent communication and superb service . Our guide Flávio took care of everything and we moved quickly though huge lines at Christ the redeemer and other places with the VIP passes . He made sure we were always in the best spot for photo opportunities and was very informative . We felt extremely safe at all times and our lovely big van was always nearby . Wonderful service cannot recommend highly enough

Marcelo was most helpful in crafting a two-day private tour of the city for my family group of 3 adults. He worked tirelessly with me, even over the weekend and late into his working hours — Rio is two hours ahead of where I am. Over the two days, we not only were able to hit all the main sights that I wanted to see, but also a much appreciated day of immersion into the local life, street food, Sunday market, and much more. The guides were absolutely charming and nothing short of professionalism. In the end, I’m happy to recommend this company to anyone looking for a carefree holiday(s) in Rio. You are in very good hands.

Awesome Tour of Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf, the Steps and lunch at the Potella. Wagner is an outstanding guide full of knowledge who also made the experience a lot of fun. He is a gentleman, kind and considerate. Thank you.

Good tour with Fernando, took us to all the main places and added some of his own, which made it even better

Here’s a way to phrase your review: "Faby provided a great and excellent tour! She was both quick and thorough, taking the time to explain everything from Christ the Redeemer to Sugarloaf Mountain. The skip-the-line ticket was essential, and she did a fantastic job showcasing the different neighborhoods like Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. I also appreciated her taking me to the Havaianas store, explaining the Maracanã Stadium, and helping me capture great videos on the Escadaria Selarón."

First of all, a private tour is absolutely the way to go! It saved a ton of time picking up people from their hotels, and dropping back off since it was just our group. We had Flavio as our tour guide and he was amazing! Spoke both english and spanish, he was very knowledgeable, and even gave us tips where to go out at night! The driver johnny was awesome too! We got everywhere promptly, commnication was fantastic, information was abundant, and they were both so helpful! We saw all the best sites in rio and it was spectacular! Definately something special!! Thank you Flavio for the amazing memories!!

Our tour with Flavio was perfect! He is a very kind and professional guide! He knows everything about Rio, history and football😁 we can only recomand him!

Wow what a great experience! From the time we booked the tour, communications with the tour company was excellent. Our tour started right on time from the cruise ship terminal and ended at the international airport at the time we had specified. Fabiana is an amazing tour guide and Marcello a great driver!! We saw all the popular tourist sights that were on our list and with Fabi's experience avoided the long line ups at Christ the Redeemer and Sugar Loaf!! Her warm personality, general knowledge and fluency in English made for an unforgettable tour. She's also fantastic at taking photos!

It’s was an amazing tour! We had Wagner as our tour guide. He is amazing! He is super knowledgeable and give you great tips. He took his time with us. Showed all the highlights.

Renata, our tour guide was engaging and knowledgeable! We saw everything we possibly could - the weather was wet and rainy - and despite limited visibility we were able to make our points of interest flexible so that we could get all the best experiences at the Sugar Loaf and Christ the Redeemer Statues. We also saw many other points of interest including the Seleron Steps, Villa Santa Theresa, Copacabana Beach, Ipanema and so much more!! I would highly recommend this tour. Thanks to all!

We have been travelling the world for over 40 years. In that time we have used all sorts of methods to explore. The is our first time with Viator. The Viator process was very good and helped us to arrange for our tour and to communicate with the operator regarding detail. Even before we travelled the operator was very helpful. Our driver was Marcelo with whom we had been exchanging communications. His English was excellent. His driving was excellent. He was courteous, friendly and helpful. He turned up promptly and was very flexible as to the itinerary but gave excellent guidance on what to do and when. The car was in excellent condition, clean and roomy. Rio as with most cities is of concern to visitors in terms of safety and finding ones way around. We felt very safe with Marcelo and got a very good feel for the city. Rio is the most amazing city and with Marcelo as our driver and guide we had the best day imaginable. It just exceeded our expectations and these were quite high. He dealt with the locals and gave lots of information about Brazil, Rio and the places that we visited which were both the famous ones but also some local colour. I cannot recommend Marcelo or Rio enough. Plus, the day before our tour it had rained for a lot of the day, but for our trip we had perfect weather. We are quite hard to please travel-wise, quite honestly there was nothing to complain about either with Viator or Marcelo. We will use them both again, and Marcelo and Rio have us wishing to return there.

Booking this tour with Be Free turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip to South America. We scheduled this tour over a month in advance and as we approached the tour date, the weather forecast was for fog and rain. We contacted Marcelo to see if we could reschedule the tour for the next day and he was extremely accommodating. He was able to juggle his schedule a bit so that we had great weather for our tour of the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. Touring with Marcelo was like having an old friend take you around the city. He pre-purchased all of the tickets and fast passes for the attractions so that we could utilize our time efficiently and see as much as possible. It all made for a stress free day of fun and adventure. His knowledge of this wonderful city and it's history was very impressive and we appreciated the cultural experience that this tour provides. The highlights of this tour included Sugarloaf Mountain where we saw beautiful views and a gorgeous sunset, the Christ the Redeemer Statue with more stunning views, the 250 colorful tile steps at Escadaria Selaron, the incredible Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, as well as a number of viewpoints with spectacular views of the city. I took hundreds of photos to commemorate this unforgettable experience in Rio de Janeiro. The day could not have been any better and I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a memorable day in Rio de Janeiro. From the pick up at our hotel to the drop off at the airport, the day could not have gone any smoother. Thank you Marcelo!!

I’m so glad we booked this tour with Be Free! I’ve had been to Rio before, but never had the courage (or enough knowledge of the city) to wonder much by myself and kept to Zona Sul. This time I was able to see so much more, from iconic sites, to natural beauty to historic buildings downtown, to markets! It was a perfect day and It left me wanting to see and explore more, but next time! Marcelo worked directly with me via text and email and was extremely helpful in making suggestions based on my interests. Also, I was expecting to just have Marcelo with us, but instead we had Marcelo as the driver and Rafael as our guide. This makes soo much difference as we didn’t have to drive around looking for parking as they would leave us at the sites with Rafael while Marcelo would find parking. These two were so knowledgeable, so kind, laid back and so professional. I truly enjoyed my day with them and recommend to anyone looking to get to see more of Rio. Also, I felt so much safer walking around, taking pictures and shopping with them by my side. Thank you Rafa and Marcelo for the amazing day and for all the pictures as well! We truly enjoyed our time with you both. Next time, Petrópolis!! PS: Rafa loves Roberto Carlos and will more than happily play some of his good, but oldies for you 🤣!

Excellent tour starting at 8am and running till 4pm. Flexible and customizable schedule let us focus on what we wanted to. Guide had excellent English, was very psersonable, and helped inform us about the culture and sites.

All the reviews are right! This is a great tour and a great tour guide. Marcelo is instantly likable and very caring about his customers. We saw everything we wanted to see and MORE. Marcelo made planning for the tour simple and easy. He provided the tickets for the various attractions and determined all the logistics. Couldn't have been more fun or stress free. I wish all tour guides were this good. Thanks Marcelo, we decided we liked you even more than the GREAT lunch....... Take this tour!

<p>The tour was really good and exactly the kind of tour that I was looking for. The tour guide Marcelo was on time, was very well prepared to answer to all my questions and really really helpful.</p>

<p>Marcelo, a Rio native, is knowlegeable and entertaining and provides a thorough custom tour. Wish we'd had another day to tour with him and his skilled driver/assistant.</p>

<p>had an amazing time. our guide was extremely knowledgeable and, above all, very flexible. made sure we saw everything we wanted and made sure we got back to the hotel safely. highly recommended.</p>

<p>Marcelo was an excellent guide. Unfortunately it rained all day so we on,y caught the train to Christ redeemer which was fun, we couldn't see anything once up there because of the thick cloud and rain. He showed us other places to make up for not seeing the Sugar Loaf and said he would take us to it the following day but we told him not to worry. He took us to a great Brazillian restaurant buffet style very nice. His English was very good I would recommend him again. Kay and Mike from New Zealand. Review rating 5 star.</p>

It was a tour of the city on the second day of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, so it was a pity that we were unable to stop at some of the sights we had planned due to traffic jams and the huge crowds of people that we were bringing around the city. Car traffic forced me to get out of my car about 1.5km short of the Sugar Loaf ropeway boarding area and walk to the ropeway station, which turned out to be another very good memory and experience. The tour guide worked hard despite the difficult day. The view from Corcovado Hill and Sugar Loaf was truly amazing and I had a very memorable day. We are very grateful to our guide, Flavio. Thank you for your hard work.

Wagner and Jony are the dream team of tours. On time, pleasant, attentive, patient, made our visit a wonderful experience. A lot of information, a lot of willingness and always watching us. Thank you so much!!! I definitely recommend them!!!

Excellent service, organized, our car was very clean and Mr Geraldo, our driver, was fantastic! The whole family is grateful 🙏🏼

Fabiana, excellent guide, all went perfect and in time, highly recommended I would hire her again. He helped us a lot in every moment and always on the lookout.

The Service and attention of FAviana, our Guide , was excellent!! His handling of the times allowed us to know the best of Rio. We are left with a good taste in the mouth of such a beautiful place.