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The previous price was £6 and current price is £4 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 21m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step beyond the postcard views of Rio de Janeiro and uncover the dual reality of the 19th-century Brazilian Empire. On this immersive walking tour, you will trace the footsteps of exiled European royalty and the millions of enslaved Africans whose forced labour built their palaces. From the intellectual cafes where abolition was debated over cups of blood-stained coffee, to the hidden docks and sacred rocks where Afro-Brazilians forged resilience and birthed Samba, this journey reveals how imperial glory and human suffering were inextricably bound.

    • A 4.6 km self-guided tour with 8 stops over 141 minutes
    • Ideal for travellers interested in power, protest, civic spaces, history, and memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, an interactive guide, and precise navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Praca Quinze de Novembro
    • Praca Quinze de Novembro - Centro,
    • 20010-010, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Praça Quinze de Novembro
    • Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro Coffee Crowns and Chains Podcast Tour in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 21 minutes2h 21m
    2h 21m
  • Opening hours: Wed 00:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
£5.01
£4.01 x 1 Adult£4.01
Total
The previous price was £5.01 and current price is £4.01
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Praca Quinze de Novembro

  • 10m
The historical epicentre of Imperial Rio, where the Portuguese Royal Family landed in 1808, shifting the global balance of power.

Paco Imperial

  • 10m
The former royal and imperial palace where Princess Isabel signed the Golden Law in 1888, officially abolishing slavery in Brazil.

Rua do Ouvidor

  • 10m
The 19th-century intellectual and commercial hub where coffee barons flaunted wealth and abolitionists debated the end of slavery.

Church of N Sra do Rosario e Sao Benedito dos Homens Pretos

  • 10m
Built by and for Black people, this church was a vital centre of community, resistance, and abolitionist organising.

Praca Tiradentes

  • 10m
A square featuring the first public monument of the Empire, representing the consolidation of the independent Brazilian state.

Pedra do Sal

  • 10m
A historic rock in Pequena Africa where enslaved workers unloaded goods, celebrated as the birthplace of Samba.

Cais do Valongo

  • 10m
A UNESCO World Heritage site, this was the largest arrival port for enslaved Africans in the Americas.

Instituto de Pesquisa e Memoria Pretos Novos - IPN

  • 10m
A grassroots memorial and burial ground for newly arrived enslaved Africans who did not survive the journey.

Location

Activity location

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    Praca Quinze de Novembro
    • Praca Quinze de Novembro - Centro,
    • 20010-010, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Praça Quinze de Novembro
    • Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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