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Brazil Highlights

Group Information

Departing From:
Phoenix
Departing:
June 2, 2025
Returning:
June 11, 2025
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Kathleen Szczepaniak has traveled with students internationally since 2009 to five continents and 29 countries. She has the experience to keep students safe. She has taught world history for 31 years in high schools in Arizona. You may contact her for more information about herself and/or the tour. She has traveled with families, elderly, and school children down to 5th grade. All are Welcome!
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Tour Itinerary (Detailed)

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Day 1 Start tour
Day 2 Olà Sao Paulo
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Sao Paulo guided sightseeing tour
Luz Station, Municipal Theater, Pátio do Colégio, Cathedral of São Paulo
Details: Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Your 24-hour Tour Director will meet you at the airport and remain with your group until your final airport departure. You’ll also have a private coach and driver while touring .
Details: Sao Paulo guided sightseeing tour
São Paulo, Brazil's vibrant financial center, is among the world's most populous cities, with numerous cultural institutions and a rich architectural tradition. Its iconic buildings range from its neo-Gothic cathedral and the 1929 Martinelli skyscraper to modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer's curvy Edifício Copan. The colonial-style Pátio do Colégio church marks where Jesuit priests founded the city in 1554. São Paulo ranks eighth among cities in the world for the number of high-rise buildings.
Day 3 Sao Paulo--Paraty
Travel to Paraty via Cunha
Lavender fields of Cunha visit
Paraty city walk
Details: Paraty city walk
The city of Paraty, a UNESCO Heritage Site, is located halfway between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Most of the city's charming historic downtown area dates from the 18th century, though pieces to its founding in 1531. The pedestrianized city naturally encourages walking to explore it's coastal and mountain scenery, or travel inland to the Atlantic rainforest.
Day 4 Paraty
Trindade excursion
Ranchos Beach, Atlantic Rainforest, Natural Pools of Caixa D'Aço
Details: Trindade excursion
Travel to paradise by way of Trindade, located just outside of Paraty. Hike through a portion of the Atlantic Rainforest and discover stunning beaches and scenic beauty. Stop at Cepilho beach, a surfer’s paradise, heart-shaped Meio’s beach, and from Caixa D’aco beach, discover nearby natural pools, an ideal setting for swimming and snorkeling.
Day 5 Paraty--Ilha Grande
Travel to Ilha Grande
Free time at the beach
Day 6 Ilha Grande
Lopes Mendes excursion
Boat transfer, Lopes Mendes beach, Hike through the island
Details: Lopes Mendes excursion
Enjoy a rewarding and stunning hike around part of the island that will take you on the T10 trail towards Lopes Mendes beach passing by Palmas, Mangues and Pouso Beach. Lopes Mendes is arguably the most stunning beach in the world with fine white sand and crystal clear waters. Sure to captivate all who visit its shores. This beach is suitable for swimmers and surfers. Find its hidden treasures like the small creek that runs into the ocean as well as a small chapel with a mosaic by Silvio Cavalheiro.
Day 7 Ilha Grande--Rio de Janeiro
Travel to Rio de Janeiro by boat
Rio de Janeiro guided sightseeing tour
Theatro Municipal, Paço Imperial, Praca XV de Novembro, Cathedral Metropolitana
Play soccer with a local team
Details: Rio de Janeiro guided sightseeing tour
Stylish, sophisticated Rio thrills visitors with its beautiful beaches, stunning mountains, and innovative buildings. Most impressive may be the soaring cathedral, whose vast interior can accommodate 25,000 people. Four enormous stained-glass windows throw colored light down on the space, unbroken by columns or other supports. Back outside, you may feel that you've escaped to Paris -- the theater house and art museum were modeled after Paris's ornate Opéra Garnier and Louvre museum.
Details: Play soccer with a local team
Soccer or football is an integral part of Brazil's national identity. Connect with a team of local enthusiasts to play a game on the beach.
Day 8 Rio de Janeiro landmarks
Corcovado Mountain ascent via cogwheel train
Sugarloaf Mountain ascent
Samba dance class
Brazilian evening
Details: Corcovado Mountain ascent via cogwheel train
Rio's most spectacular landmark, up close and personal. Go up Corcovado ("hunchback") Mountain on a Swiss-made cogwheel train, through the lush Tijuca National Forest, and arrive at the top to see the statue of Christ the Redeemer that gazes out over the city. The views from the mountain are astounding, as is the statue itself. It stands almost 100 feet tall and weighs over 1000 tons.
Details: Sugarloaf Mountain ascent
Jump in what may be your most spectacular glass-elevator ride ever. Sugarloaf Mountain (named because it resembles the ceramic mold used to refine sugar cane) rises up from the intersection of Guanabara Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. You'll take a glass-sided cable car up the peak, where you'll find amazing views of the entire city and beyond.
Details: Brazilian evening
Indulge in the flavors, sounds, and sights of traditional Brazilian culture, from samba dancing to capoeira martial arts.
Day 9 End tour
Fly home
Details: Fly home
Your flight home is overnight. You will return home on Day 10.
Day 10 Return home
Total Fee:* $4,304.00
Tour Quote Breakdown
The following fees apply to your full-paying participants:
Tour Fee* $4,146.00
Travel Protection Plan $158.00
 
Total Fee* $4,304.00
OR 3 monthly payments of $1,365.33
After initial payment of $208.00

* Last day for this Tour Fee is Feb 12, 2025.
Additional Adult Fees
The following additional fees apply only to full-paying participants 23 and older and are not included in the total price listed above.
Adult Supplement $125.00
Twin Room Upgrade $315.00
 
Additional Adult Fee $440.00

Tour Fee Includes:

  • Round-trip airfare
  • 7 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily
  • Full-time services of a professional tour director
  • Guided sightseeing tours as per itinerary
  • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
  • Tour Diary™
  • Local Guide and Local Bus Driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid Tour Director and multi-day bus driver tipping, among other individual and group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.