The Bossa Nova Walking tour is the one and only tour in Rio with a live musician tour guide. It's an amazing walking tour by important and scenic spots at Ipanema and Copacabana lead by a musician-singer-tour guide, an all-in-one professional, playing live Bossa Nova songs and telling stories, curiosities, all about the history, the great composers and the magic behind this Brazilian music style that is Rio’s ‘trademark’. In this 3h walking tour, you’ll visit 10 different spots (Ipanema and Copacabana), such as bars, beaches and also passing by the places where the Bossa Nova music was written, played and composed. Our tour guide is an all-in-one professional as he’s also a musican and singer, playing the guitar and some other instruments along the way. You’ll get to know all about Bossa Nova, how and where it started, who were the main composers and performers, like Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, João Gilberto and others.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $51.
Larger groups pay less per person.
In demand: 95 of the next 120 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 12.
Welcome talk and briefing of the tour, explanation about the history of the Brazilian music and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about the Hippie Fair and its connection with the Bossa Nova moment and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about how Copacabana was important for the Bossa Nova movemente and musicand live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about the music from Bahia and its relation to the Bossa Nova music and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about who was the Girlf from Ipanema and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and live music performance with the guitar.
Explanation about Laura Alvim and her importance to the Brazilian culture and music and live music performance on the guitar.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Bossa Nova Walking Tour lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 7 stops.
Prices start at $45 per person for this Rio de Janeiro experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $51. There are 4 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM.
Children aged 8–12 pay from $26, adults from $45.
It can: 95 of the next 120 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Nossa Senhora da Paz Square (in front of EXIT A of the subway, on the corner of Joana Angélica st - nearby the McDonald's). Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
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 Bossa Nova Walking Tour | 3 hours | 5.0 (64) | $45 | |
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The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
