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Little Africa Walking Tour in Rio de Janeiro Small-Group trip

Location Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, Brazil
$107.85
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Little Africa highlights locations significant to the history of Black people in Rio de Janeiro, places that were previously overlooked and silenced. The guided tour includes a decolonial narrative and essential attractions, such as the Valongo Wharf, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2017. Over one million enslaved Africans disembarked at this wharf, making it the largest slave port in the Americas.

This tour is a journey through the resilience of a people who reinvented themselves in the diaspora, significantly influencing Brazil's civilizational values, national identity, and culture.

During this experience, you will see and experience:

Afro-Brazilian Heritage;
Afro-Carioca Art;
Afro Cuisine;
Architectural Heritage;
Cultural Awareness.
Little Africa is part of the African Diaspora in the World and the Slave Route, a global UNESCO project. Expand your understanding of ethnic diversity and the fight for equality in Brazil!

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

English SpeakingTour
Duration: 4 hours
VLT Modal Transport: Includes modal transportation during the tour.
Does not include transport to the meeting point.
VLT Modal Transporte: Entrance ticket for The New Black Institute
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
Check available dates by emailing us at [email protected]
The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Ticket for The New Black Institute.
  • Other
  • Tips
  • Lunch

Meeting point
Santa Rita Square, Downtown. Walking Tour. Inform an available phone number with Whatsapp or an email.
Return details
The tours ends at Pedra do Salt site. The VLT transportation is used in a part of the tour. It's included on the price. Till 07/01/2024 the New Black Institute will be closed.

  • Matriz da Paroquia de Santa Rita
    Tour with a decolonial narrative.
  • Instituto de Pesquisa e Memoria Pretos Novos - IPN
    Internal visit is made. The New Black Institute - The former cemetery for the enslaved black people.
  • Território Museum on Afro-Brazilian History and culture in the Gamboa region.
  • Cais do Valongo
    Internal visit is made. The Valongo wharf Archeological Site listed by Unesco.
  • External visitation.
  • Pedra do Sal
    External visit is made. Salt Stone - the birthplace of samba and Candomble religion in Rio.
  • Internal visit is made. The Hanging Valongo Garden - A witness of the Slavery market in Rio.

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for disable people.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    Little Africa Walking Tour in Rio de Janeiro Small-Group trip

    Location Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, Brazil
    $107.85
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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