Tour Guide Rio
Madson Araújo, personal English-speaking tour guide in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Take a safe, comfortable and hassle-free Rio de Janeiro private tour.
- Formally-trained and accredited since 2004
- Fluent in English (and in other languages)
- Extremely professional, reliable and reputable
- Unbeatable sense of humor
- Fully-insured 2010 model eco-friendly minivan
(spacious and air-conditioned)
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As your Brazilian tour guide I can drive and guide you to the must-see places as well as to places in Rio de Janeiro only locals go. On a guided tour with me, you can do more in less time, avoid lines and customise your own Rio de Janeiro private tour exactly as you want.
I have served as a tour guide in Rio for literally thousands of tourists in the last years. If you want to visit Rio de Janeiro in the hands of a professional tour guide you are on the right website. Please read about prices and conditions and send me an e-mail to check my availability.
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Discover Rio de Janeiro on a Memorable Private Tour with Madson!

Christ Statue Tour (Corcovado)
Hassle-free guided tour of one of the 7 new wonders of the world. Christ Statue is Rio’s most visited monument, situated at 710 meters (2,329 feet) above sea level on the top of Corcovado mountain. From there one can have a 360-degree view of the city.

Sugar Loaf Tour
Visit with your personal tour guide Rio’s second most visited monument: Sugar Loaf. It is a 396-meter (1,299 feet) high one-block stone from where you can have a panoramic view to Copacabana, Botafogo and Flamengo beaches besides downtown, Rio-Niterói bridge and Guanabara bay.

Rio de Janeiro Beaches Tour
Car guided tour of Rio de Janeiro beaches São Conrado (the beach where the hangliders land), Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana. Opportunity of seeing and photographing locals enjoying a day at the beach surfing, jogging, walking, playing football or beach volleyball or just getting suntanned to show off at night.

Rio de Janeiro Cultural Tour
Visit of Rio’s modern cathedral (a church different from all the others you have seen); Visit of the 17th century Saint Benedict Monastery’s Church (a gem of Brazilian religion art, Barrocco-style); Visit of the Sambadrome (where the Carnival parade takes place) and its museum.

Santa Tereza Bohemian Neighborhood Tour
Hurry-free full guided visit to this 250-year old artistic and charming neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. Possibility to ride on the street-car (as long as it is not packed!); Walk along its main street; Visit of its most traditional hand crafted art store; Quick stop in front of former house of British train robber Ronald Biggs, who escaped jail and lived in Brazil for over 3 decades;

Maracaña Football Stadium Tour
Let me be your tour guide inside this temple in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil is the only country 5-time football (soccer) world champion and Maracanã is the world’s biggest football stadium of its glory days, with an official world-record attendance of 199,854 for the 1950 World Cup Final against Uruguay. It is a very interesting visit even if you are not a football fan. The stadium will also host the final of 2014.

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Tour
The 200 year-old Rio de Janeiro garden is one of the ten most important in the world and defined by UNESCO as one of the reserves of biosphere. The visit consists in taking a stroll on your own along the centenary imperial palm trees and visiting the orchid house.

Samba City Tour
Samba City is a pavillion where samba schools work on their floats for the following Rio de Janeiro Carnival. I can guide you in there and explain everything about it. If you are not in Rio during the Carnival time then this is your chance to see a float from close. Besides, you can see people dismantling the old floats and building new ones. Definitely a must visit!

Hangliding over Rio de Janeiro
Hangliding is an activity that a passionate Rio de Janeiro tour guide like me has to recommend. Rio is one of the few cities in the world where you can hanglide over the city and land on the beach safe and sound. All you need to do is to run off the ramp together with your instructor (flights are in tandem) and follow his easy-to-follow landing instructions. Unforgettable! You will see Rio de Janeiro from a different perspective.

Rio de Janeiro Helicopter Tour
Besides being your Rio de Janeiro driver and guide I can book you a helicopter tour. A Rio de Janeiro helicopter tour is a short but very intense and unforgettable experience. As your Rio Tour Guide I strongly recommend it. It is the only way to take a picture of Christ Statue from above it. I can book a tour for you while we are together, drive you to the closest helipad and wait for your return with a « That was something, Madson !!! ».









