AFRO-BRAZILIAN CULTURAL TOUR 2019
Experience the Afro-Brazilian culture with DS Traveler in Summer 2019!
RESERVATIONS NOW CLOSED!!
July 13-19, 2019
Land Tour: $1824.00 (Double Occupancy)
Single Supplement: ADDITIONAL $899.00
DEPOSIT: $300
FINAL BALANCE DUE BY May 13, 2019
PAYMENT LINK
Note: To secure your reservation, you will need to pay your deposit and upload a picture of your signed passport.
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN (OPTIONAL)
DECEMBER 15, 2018 - $300
JANUARY 15, 2019 - $300
FEBRUARY 15, 2019 - $300
MARCH 15, 2019 - $300
FINAL BALANCE DUE: MAY 13, 2019
Luxury Land Tour Includes:
FULL ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrival in Rio de Janeiro
Upon arrival at GIG Airport, you will meet the guide and be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: On your own
Day 02: Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado, Sugar Loaf Tour and Christ the RedeemerAfter breakfast at the hotel, meet the guide at lobby and depart on a full day Corcovado and Sugar Loaf tour including lunch. Passing by some of Rio’s beaches and by Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, and proceeding as far as Cosme Velho Station to board a cog-train for the ride through Tijuca Forest up Corcovado Mountain.
The train ride takes 20 minutes and is a wonderful opportunity for a closer look to the forest’s lush tropical vegetation and to enjoy scenic landscapes of the beaches and city.
Disembarking at the top of Corcovado and then proceeding up the steps that lead to the top lookout where the towering statue of Christ the Redeemer stands.
After appreciating the breathtaking view unfolding below, passengers will descend by train and head to Carretão Restaurant for lunch and enjoy the traditional barbecue style & buffet.
Proceeding after lunch along Guanabara Bay and Flamengo Park, as far as Urca District to board a cable car, for a two-staged ascent up Sugar Loaf Mountain, and then returning to the hotel.
Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Beverages are not included)
Day 03 – Rio City Tour, Cultural Tour of "Small Africa", Sambo Show
After breakfast meet the guide and goes to Downtown area to know where the city was born. Will visit the “Pedra do Sal” that is a historical and religious monument located in the neighborhood of Saúde, near Largo da Prainha, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is where the Remaining Community of Quilombos of Pedra do Sal is located. It was registered on November 20, 1984 by the State Institute of Cultural Heritage.
A place of special importance for black Carioca culture and for lovers of samba and choro. It can be considered as the symbolic nucleus of the region called Small Africa, which was full of zungus, collective houses occupied by black slaves and linings.
Them goes walking to Porto area, that was all renewed for the Olympic Games on 2016. The Mauá Square marks the beginning of Rio Branco Avenue and also of the Port Region.
BACKGROUND: From 1910, with the inauguration of the Port of Rio, was an important point of reception of the ships that brought goods and tourists to the city. In the surroundings of the square there are important buildings, such as the Museum of Art of Rio (MAR) and the Museum of Tomorrow, in addition to the building A Noite, the city's first skyscraper, built in 1930. Also has the Mural Etnias, that is a panel of 15 meters high and 170 meters long, it was painted by the artist Eduardo Kobra on the façade of an old warehouse due to the 2016 Summer Olympics. It is located in front of the Carioca VLT Parade of Ships, in Orla Conde. Its main theme is the union of the peoples of the earth and the diversity of the ethnic groups of the five continents.
After this goes to Valongo’s Deck that was rediscovered under tons of land during the redevelopment works of Porto Maravilha for the Olympic Games, the site, built in 1811 by the Marquis of Lavradio, was the port where the slave ships landed and was later remodeled to receive the Empress Teresa Cristina, bride of the future Emperor D. Pedro II, in 1843. According to historians, about one million slaves passed through the Quay.
Return to hotel and have the afternoon to rest.
In the evening, depart on a Dinner & Samba Show. Driving along Rio's famous beaches at night, our tour guide will take you for dinner in one of Brazil s famous BBQ places, where you will taste the delicious "churrasco". The "rodízio" style of dining serves all sorts of meat in an all-you-can-eat buffet.
After dining, you will drive to the Ginga Tropical Show to hear the spectacular Brazilian folk music. Carnival costumes and dances emphasize on the world-famous "samba" and the beautiful "mulata" dancers. The exotic mystery that has passed from generation to generation and the poetic magic blended together in music and dance come through in this show that reflects the spirit of Brazil - a land where all races live together in permanent brotherhood. Before the Show has a little samba class (around 30 minutes) to paxs getting into the samba mood for show.
Return to the hotel. Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4 – Travel to Salvador da Bahia
At a pre-scheduled time, meet the guide and go to airport for outbound transfer with destiny to Salvador da Bahia (flight not included).
Arrival at airport and meet the guide to go to hotel.
Overnight in Salvador.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 – Salvador - African Heritage Upper City Tour
After breakfast, meet the guide and goes to African Heritage Upper City tour. For those wishing to focus on Salvador’s permeating African Influence, in this, the most African city in the Eastern Hemisphere.
We trace the African roots of Salvador on a city tour combining the residential areas at the mouth of the bay and continue to the older Historical Center of Salvador, the Pelourinho area. We visit the Afro-Brazilian Museum, which traces the West African origins of the city, and see the superb wooden sculpted panels of the orixá's by Salvador's most celebrated artist, Carybé, one of the city ́s treasures.
We visit the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, the famous Black church, built with meager resources over a period of almost 100 years in the heart of the famed Pelourinho Square so called after the pillory or whipping post that stood in the main square. In this square, we also visit the intimate Bahian Gastronomy Museum, which focuses on the African influence on Bahia cuisine.
Lunch at Restaurante Uauá, Situated in the Pelourinho historical district, specialized in typical northeastern Brazilian food, as well as Bahian seafood cuisine, home-style cooking in simple surroundings served by friendly staff.
Candomblé is the reverence of the natural forces that regulate the planet on which we live. Brought to Brazil by the enslaved, it remains mysterious to many and misunderstood by others but is key to understanding the permeating influence that underpins Salvador’s uniquely African identity. Its role in the struggle against the blight of slavery cannot be overstated.
We visit a traditional Candomblé terreiro or house of worship, established at the turn of the 20th century, far from the then city center so as to avoid the overbearing repression of the traditional belief system. The subsequent expansion of the city has meant that thetemple’s grounds have been surrounded by the burgeoning metropolis, the background against which the terreiro maintains the traditional religious and social values of ancestral ways. Participants in the visit will gain an insight into the religious, historical and social aspects of Candomblé. This is not a candomble ceremony.
Overnight in Salvador.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6 – Salvador - Cachoeira: A Day in the Rural Heartland
After breakfast, meet the guide and goes Cachoeira: A Day in the Rural Heartland.
We leave the city behind to explore the farming hinterland on the western side of the All Saints ́ bay. This is the land of sugar cane plantations, peaceful colonial towns and busy country markets, a day of insights into the life in rural Brazil in the cradle of Brazil ́s African heritage.
We drive north out of Salvador on the main highway and then head westwards, stopping at busy country market in Santo Amaro. Little has changed over the years in this traditional fruit and vegetable market, ever popular with locals. We continue our drive westwards through rolling hills to Cachoeira, a Unesco World Heritage site and the jewel of the Bahian hinterland nestled in the deep valley of the Paraguaçu River.
The town’s importance goes beyond its architectural wealth, being home to a thriving cultural output grounded in African traditions so visible in local art traditions, mainly wood sculpting.
African religious traditions are epitomized by the Sisterhood of the Boa Morte, a sorority which traces its origins back to the time of slavery.
After lunch we take a walking tour of the town, with an opportunity to browse in some local wood carvers stores. We cross to the western bank of the slow moving river and visit the Dannemann cigar company where we can also see world class cigars being expertly rolled. This excursion is a journey back in time to the Brazil of yesteryear.
Overnight in Salvador.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 7 – Salvador – Departure
After breakfast, meet the guide to airport for outbound transfer to Airport Salvador da Bahia.
So, now that you have all the details, will you join us on this cultural tour to Brazil?
RESERVATIONS NOW CLOSED!!
July 13-19, 2019
Land Tour: $1824.00 (Double Occupancy)
Single Supplement: ADDITIONAL $899.00
DEPOSIT: $300
FINAL BALANCE DUE BY May 13, 2019
PAYMENT LINK
Note: To secure your reservation, you will need to pay your deposit and upload a picture of your signed passport.
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN (OPTIONAL)
DECEMBER 15, 2018 - $300
JANUARY 15, 2019 - $300
FEBRUARY 15, 2019 - $300
MARCH 15, 2019 - $300
FINAL BALANCE DUE: MAY 13, 2019
Luxury Land Tour Includes:
- Arrival and departure transfers
- 3 nights Rio de Janeiro at Hotel Santa Teresa Rio MGallery by Sofitel
- 3 nights Salvador at Zank by Toque Hotel
- 10 meals: 6 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 1 dinner
- Sugarloaf Mountain and Corcovado Mountain Tour
- Half-day guided tour of “Pedra do Sal”, Port of Rio
- Ginga Tropical Show with Churrascaria dinner
- Half-day African Heritage Tour + Candomble Insight
- Full-day Cachoeira Tour
- Ground transfers throughout the itinerary
- International Flight to Brazil
- Domestic Flight from Rio (GIG) to Salvador (SSA)
- Travel Insurance
FULL ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrival in Rio de Janeiro
Upon arrival at GIG Airport, you will meet the guide and be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: On your own
Day 02: Rio de Janeiro - Corcovado, Sugar Loaf Tour and Christ the RedeemerAfter breakfast at the hotel, meet the guide at lobby and depart on a full day Corcovado and Sugar Loaf tour including lunch. Passing by some of Rio’s beaches and by Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, and proceeding as far as Cosme Velho Station to board a cog-train for the ride through Tijuca Forest up Corcovado Mountain.
The train ride takes 20 minutes and is a wonderful opportunity for a closer look to the forest’s lush tropical vegetation and to enjoy scenic landscapes of the beaches and city.
Disembarking at the top of Corcovado and then proceeding up the steps that lead to the top lookout where the towering statue of Christ the Redeemer stands.
After appreciating the breathtaking view unfolding below, passengers will descend by train and head to Carretão Restaurant for lunch and enjoy the traditional barbecue style & buffet.
Proceeding after lunch along Guanabara Bay and Flamengo Park, as far as Urca District to board a cable car, for a two-staged ascent up Sugar Loaf Mountain, and then returning to the hotel.
Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (Beverages are not included)
Day 03 – Rio City Tour, Cultural Tour of "Small Africa", Sambo Show
After breakfast meet the guide and goes to Downtown area to know where the city was born. Will visit the “Pedra do Sal” that is a historical and religious monument located in the neighborhood of Saúde, near Largo da Prainha, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is where the Remaining Community of Quilombos of Pedra do Sal is located. It was registered on November 20, 1984 by the State Institute of Cultural Heritage.
A place of special importance for black Carioca culture and for lovers of samba and choro. It can be considered as the symbolic nucleus of the region called Small Africa, which was full of zungus, collective houses occupied by black slaves and linings.
Them goes walking to Porto area, that was all renewed for the Olympic Games on 2016. The Mauá Square marks the beginning of Rio Branco Avenue and also of the Port Region.
BACKGROUND: From 1910, with the inauguration of the Port of Rio, was an important point of reception of the ships that brought goods and tourists to the city. In the surroundings of the square there are important buildings, such as the Museum of Art of Rio (MAR) and the Museum of Tomorrow, in addition to the building A Noite, the city's first skyscraper, built in 1930. Also has the Mural Etnias, that is a panel of 15 meters high and 170 meters long, it was painted by the artist Eduardo Kobra on the façade of an old warehouse due to the 2016 Summer Olympics. It is located in front of the Carioca VLT Parade of Ships, in Orla Conde. Its main theme is the union of the peoples of the earth and the diversity of the ethnic groups of the five continents.
After this goes to Valongo’s Deck that was rediscovered under tons of land during the redevelopment works of Porto Maravilha for the Olympic Games, the site, built in 1811 by the Marquis of Lavradio, was the port where the slave ships landed and was later remodeled to receive the Empress Teresa Cristina, bride of the future Emperor D. Pedro II, in 1843. According to historians, about one million slaves passed through the Quay.
Return to hotel and have the afternoon to rest.
In the evening, depart on a Dinner & Samba Show. Driving along Rio's famous beaches at night, our tour guide will take you for dinner in one of Brazil s famous BBQ places, where you will taste the delicious "churrasco". The "rodízio" style of dining serves all sorts of meat in an all-you-can-eat buffet.
After dining, you will drive to the Ginga Tropical Show to hear the spectacular Brazilian folk music. Carnival costumes and dances emphasize on the world-famous "samba" and the beautiful "mulata" dancers. The exotic mystery that has passed from generation to generation and the poetic magic blended together in music and dance come through in this show that reflects the spirit of Brazil - a land where all races live together in permanent brotherhood. Before the Show has a little samba class (around 30 minutes) to paxs getting into the samba mood for show.
Return to the hotel. Overnight in Rio de Janeiro.
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Day 4 – Travel to Salvador da Bahia
At a pre-scheduled time, meet the guide and go to airport for outbound transfer with destiny to Salvador da Bahia (flight not included).
Arrival at airport and meet the guide to go to hotel.
Overnight in Salvador.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 – Salvador - African Heritage Upper City Tour
After breakfast, meet the guide and goes to African Heritage Upper City tour. For those wishing to focus on Salvador’s permeating African Influence, in this, the most African city in the Eastern Hemisphere.
We trace the African roots of Salvador on a city tour combining the residential areas at the mouth of the bay and continue to the older Historical Center of Salvador, the Pelourinho area. We visit the Afro-Brazilian Museum, which traces the West African origins of the city, and see the superb wooden sculpted panels of the orixá's by Salvador's most celebrated artist, Carybé, one of the city ́s treasures.
We visit the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, the famous Black church, built with meager resources over a period of almost 100 years in the heart of the famed Pelourinho Square so called after the pillory or whipping post that stood in the main square. In this square, we also visit the intimate Bahian Gastronomy Museum, which focuses on the African influence on Bahia cuisine.
Lunch at Restaurante Uauá, Situated in the Pelourinho historical district, specialized in typical northeastern Brazilian food, as well as Bahian seafood cuisine, home-style cooking in simple surroundings served by friendly staff.
Candomblé is the reverence of the natural forces that regulate the planet on which we live. Brought to Brazil by the enslaved, it remains mysterious to many and misunderstood by others but is key to understanding the permeating influence that underpins Salvador’s uniquely African identity. Its role in the struggle against the blight of slavery cannot be overstated.
We visit a traditional Candomblé terreiro or house of worship, established at the turn of the 20th century, far from the then city center so as to avoid the overbearing repression of the traditional belief system. The subsequent expansion of the city has meant that thetemple’s grounds have been surrounded by the burgeoning metropolis, the background against which the terreiro maintains the traditional religious and social values of ancestral ways. Participants in the visit will gain an insight into the religious, historical and social aspects of Candomblé. This is not a candomble ceremony.
Overnight in Salvador.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 6 – Salvador - Cachoeira: A Day in the Rural Heartland
After breakfast, meet the guide and goes Cachoeira: A Day in the Rural Heartland.
We leave the city behind to explore the farming hinterland on the western side of the All Saints ́ bay. This is the land of sugar cane plantations, peaceful colonial towns and busy country markets, a day of insights into the life in rural Brazil in the cradle of Brazil ́s African heritage.
We drive north out of Salvador on the main highway and then head westwards, stopping at busy country market in Santo Amaro. Little has changed over the years in this traditional fruit and vegetable market, ever popular with locals. We continue our drive westwards through rolling hills to Cachoeira, a Unesco World Heritage site and the jewel of the Bahian hinterland nestled in the deep valley of the Paraguaçu River.
The town’s importance goes beyond its architectural wealth, being home to a thriving cultural output grounded in African traditions so visible in local art traditions, mainly wood sculpting.
African religious traditions are epitomized by the Sisterhood of the Boa Morte, a sorority which traces its origins back to the time of slavery.
After lunch we take a walking tour of the town, with an opportunity to browse in some local wood carvers stores. We cross to the western bank of the slow moving river and visit the Dannemann cigar company where we can also see world class cigars being expertly rolled. This excursion is a journey back in time to the Brazil of yesteryear.
Overnight in Salvador.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Day 7 – Salvador – Departure
After breakfast, meet the guide to airport for outbound transfer to Airport Salvador da Bahia.
So, now that you have all the details, will you join us on this cultural tour to Brazil?
