Lapa: Roads of Bohemian Carioca
Rio / Salvador / Bogotá By Foot was born as a direct result of the union between the owners of Lapa & Art store, business men who believe in the touristic potential of the city- and a special group of friends with different academic backgrounds (law, theater, geography, tourism, museology) who shares two things in common: the Rio de Janeiro credentials in tourism and a lot of love for Rio de Janeiro. The business know-how was aligned with the tour guides experience and expertize. After years of tourist work, we realized that free walking tours services offered in Rio de Janeiro city needed improvements and modernization. Different from many other tourist agencies in the city, we are commited with the well being of our visitors. Our differential starts in the way we present our service. Our mission is with you: Visitors and Tourists! Lapa & Arte souvenir store believed in our project and gave us support to make our ideas come true, which led to it becoming our main partner. Because of them, our clients may have an unique experience at the end of our Free Tour with lots of advantages and comfort. Thank you for the trust in us and walk this way! #WalkThisWay
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Description
We start our tour at 3:00 pm in front of the Municipal Theater in the famous Cinelândia Square. In the square we will see the iconic theaters that made the place famous as Broadway Carioca in the 1940s. Places visited: Odeón Cinema, Rival Theater, Palacio Cinema and Amarelinho bar. We will continue walking along the street where the first public park in South America was opened and takes us directly to Lapa, the cradle of Carioca bohemia. In this unique neighborhood, we will visit the main tourist attractions to take photos: Escadaria Selaron and Arcos da Lapa. We will also meet important characters who made this neighborhood the icon of marginal and popular art: La "malandragem" carioca.
We will also visit the Altar erected for the Afro-Brazilian entity Zé pilintra, guardian of nightlife and pleasures. We will visit other important cultural points of the city: Circo Voador, Fundição Progresso and the most famous carnival club in Rio Bola Preta.
We finish our tour at Praça Tiradentes, which also houses the Teatro João Caetano, which is one of the oldest buildings in the city, and we finish at Casa Cavé, the oldest confectionery in the city where you can try the famous brigadeiro.