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Carioca Kitchens Rio de Janeiro Food Tour with 12+ Tastings
Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, Brazil
$95
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Overview
Rio de Janeiro has spent decades convincing the world it's all beaches, and caipirinhas. But after sunset, another side of the city comes alive. Join us for an evening of feasting through Ipanema and Copacabana, two of Rio's most iconic neighbourhoods. Along the way, you'll uncover the immigrant communities, neighbourhood bars, and local institutions that have quietly shaped the city.
Sample crisp Bahian acarajé fritters, creamy crab gratin, buttery cassava, Lebanese kibe and esfiha, warm cheese breads, and one of Rio's most legendary sandwiches: slow-roasted pork paired with sweet pineapple. Wash it all down with an ice-cold chopp beer before finishing with silky Brazilian caramel custard. Between bites, you'll stroll the streets that inspired The Girl From Ipanema, ride the Metro between neighbourhoods like a local, and experience a lively botequin.
This isn't a tour of postcard Rio. It's a journey through the stories, flavours, and communities that most visitors never discover.
Sample crisp Bahian acarajé fritters, creamy crab gratin, buttery cassava, Lebanese kibe and esfiha, warm cheese breads, and one of Rio's most legendary sandwiches: slow-roasted pork paired with sweet pineapple. Wash it all down with an ice-cold chopp beer before finishing with silky Brazilian caramel custard. Between bites, you'll stroll the streets that inspired The Girl From Ipanema, ride the Metro between neighbourhoods like a local, and experience a lively botequin.
This isn't a tour of postcard Rio. It's a journey through the stories, flavours, and communities that most visitors never discover.
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Carioca Kitchens Rio de Janeiro Food Tour with 12+ Tastings
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
- 12+ food tastings included, more than any other Rio de Janeiro food tour
- Led by professional foodie guides
- Moveable feast with 6-7 stops around the streets of old Rio de Janeiro
- Bottled water included
- Max 8 exclusive guests, smallest group size in Rio de Janeiro (private tour or 9+ available)
- Pick up and drop off from hotel excluded
- Alcoholic drinks excluded (except a beer at a botequim)
Meeting point
Meet outside the Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Paz church is set just two blocks back from Ipanema beach next to the Praça Nossa Senhora da Paz square.
Return details
The tour concludes at the Siqueira Campos / Copacabana subway station in Copacabana. The tour duration is approximately 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the pace of the group.
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IpanemaCopacabana and Ipanema are Rio’s most iconic neighbourhoods. This is where bossa nova drifted out of apartment windows, where The Girl From Ipanema became immortal, and where locals still gather each evening to watch the sun sink into the Atlantic like it's a daily religious ceremony. Our evening feast begins beneath the palms of Ipanema, where we'll explore the food culture of Rio's most famous districts with our team of local foodie tastemaker guides. Before we get started, our tour reflects the local cuisine and the limitations of street food vendors means we unfortunately cannot cater for every dietary restriction. Here's an honest appraisal for the tour so no-one is disappointed: ✖️Vegetarians and gluten-free guests have 3-4 less tastings due to limited alternatives. ✖️ Unsuitable for severe allergies, halal and celiac diets due to risk of traces and cross-contamination.
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IpanemaBrazil is a country stitched together by migration, and some of its most beloved foods arrived from hundreds of miles away. Our first bite is acarajé, a crisp black-eyed bean fritter brought south from Bahia by Afro-Brazilian communities. It's street food with deep roots. Nearby, a neighbourhood botequim serves dishes that have fuelled generations of Cariocas. Dig into creamy crab gratin bubbling beneath a golden crust, buttery cassava that disappears faster than good intentions, and banana milanesa, proof that Brazilians will happily deep-fry almost anything if it tastes good enough.
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IpanemaIf you look closely, you'll find the fingerprints of Lebanon all over Rio de Janeiro. Entire generations crossed the Atlantic carrying family recipes, and the city is better fed because of it. We'll tear into crisp beef kibe and fragrant ricotta and za'atar esfiha, before stopping for warm pão de queijo. Nobody can quite explain why these little cheese breads are so addictive.
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CopacabanaRio runs on strong opinions. Football, politics, music, beaches, everyone thinks they're right. Sandwiches are no exception. A quick Metro ride brings us to Copacabana and one of the city's most legendary sandwich counters. Here, roast pork is piled into bread alongside sweet pineapple in a combination that sounds questionable on paper and absolutely perfect after the first bite. Some locals claim it's the best sandwich in Rio. We're certainly not going to argue with them.
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CopacabanaAs night settles over Copacabana, we do what Cariocas do best: find a botequim and order absolutely everything. Cold chopp beer arrives alongside shrimp pastries, black bean broth and golden cod fritters, dishes designed for long conversations. Around us, regulars debate football scores, complain about politicians and catch up on neighbourhood gossip. We finish with a silky slice of pudim, Brazil's beloved caramel custard. There's more to this evening than food. It's a glimpse into the Rio that exists after the beach towels have been packed away. The Rio of neighbourhood bars, immigrant stories, family recipes and nighttime conversations. You could attempt the food feast alone, but you’d miss the stories and characters our tastemakers bring alive.
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Carioca Kitchens Rio de Janeiro Food Tour with 12+ Tastings
Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, Brazil
$95
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!