Private Tour: Rio de Janeiro City Essentials Including Corcovado and Sugar Loaf

Awesome tour! Worth every penny. Our tour guide Marcelo was great

Many people have raved about Marcello and everything they say is true. He is professional and efficient, but friendly and personable. He took us to everywhere we knew we wanted to go and many places we wanted to go but didn't know we did. He gave us lots of great information about every place we visited and went out of his way to make sure we were 100 satisfied. The typical Brazilian Kilo restaurant he took us to was a nice and tasty break. We saw easily five times as much as we could have seen on our own and in great comfort because of his wonderful car. If you're looking for the best way to see the must-see sights in Rio, this is definitely the way to do it. And if you get Marcello, then you are in for a treat.

We had Marcello as our driver and guide and he was wonderful! His English was great and he made adjustments to our day based on different factors. He was also extremely helpful with tickets. I would highly recommend having Marcello take you around beautiful Rio de Janeiro!

Mostly good

A wonderful day altogether, amazing sights, well organized. Our guide was wonderful, very helpful, flexible and recommended interesting sights in addition to our plans. Nice car, water and snacks provided on the way. English speaking guide.

Marcelo provided an excellent tour. His English was excellent and knowledge of the city and sites was amazing! I would highly recommend Marcelo!

The other good reviews about Marcelo tell the truth. He is kind, punctual, well-spoken english, professional, adaptable, knowledgeable, efficient and good company for a tour. 5 stars is too little for what he provides you with during a tour. I highly recommend taking a tour with him.

We had a brilliant day with Marcelo and can confirm that the 5 star reviews are totally correct! We got up to Corcovado on the first train and enjoyed a crush free visit. The viewpoints in the forest were great. The 'kilo' lunch was super too, what a great concept. The downtown tour was good and our souvenir picture tile from the escaderia selaron is fun. Sunset on Sugar Loaf finished the memorable day. Marcelo is a really good guy and we are so pleased to have spent an informative day with him.

This was the best tour I've ever experienced. Marcelo was nothing short of phenomenal! He was attentive, knowledgeable, and kind. By the end of the day, he truly felt like an old friend. If you want the best value for your time and money in Rio....this tour is it!

If you need a guide in Rio de Janeiro.. Marcelo is the guy to get! Not only was his English perfect, he e-mailed us several times after we booked our tour prior to picking us up directly at our hotel in Ipanema. He was completely flexible with our tour and made sure that we got to see all of the key sites. He pre-purchased our tickets for the train to the Redeemer statue as well as the cable car to Sugar Loaf so we would not have to wait in line which makes a big difference as it can get very busy and if it is hot-standing in line can be grueling. He also provided water and snacks in his SUV which is air conditioned and comfortable. I cannot say enough about this guide he has great sense of humor and easy to talk too, he made the whole visit worthwhile I would recommend him any day and will make use of his services on our next visit to Brazil.