The 4 Best Museum Tours in Brazil

1.Petrópolis Day Trip from Rio de Janeiro including Imperial Museum and Crystal Palace

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 101 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $93Our pick

Travel from Rio to Petrópolis with a guide such as Adriana, Tanya, Marco, or TT, visiting the Imperial Museum, royal tombs, Crystal Palace, and optional Santos Dumont House. Lunch is on your own. You can also choose Rua Teresa shopping or the Bohemia brewery, with transport from most Rio hotels.

“We really enjoy our tour guide. She is on time and very good with her explanation. We enjoyed her fun personality and energy. We will want to have her again for future tours.”

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2.7-Hour Shared Group Santos Tour : Mont Serrat, Coffee Museum and Sightseeing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $89Top rated

Start at Santos cruise terminal for a seven-hour guided tour of beaches, viewpoints, museums, historic churches, and the Orquidario park. Guides such as Romilda, Mary, Elaine, and Maria are praised for clear English and flexible planning. Lunch is not included, and groups can reach 15 people.

“Our guide, Romilda (Romi for short), provided an OUTSTANDING experience. It rained all day and , I can tell you that my wife and I were NOT enthusiastic at the outset of our day. Romi's experience and initiative adjusted our itinerary to be 'rain-friendly'. We cannot believe how much she packed into our 7 hours of traveling together. We missed the beach park and the national park but picked up several other venues not on the original itinerary. Osmar was our driver. He managed to workaround the flooded streets and get us as near as possible to sheltered entrances. Romi offered us three options for lunch. We chose to join…”

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3.Olympic Boulevard, Museum of Tomorrow & Historical Rio

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 66 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $72

Spend four hours exploring Rio’s Port Zone and historic center with a guide such as Carlos, Sandra, Gabriella, Alexia, or Newton. Visit the Museum of Tomorrow, Cais do Valongo, São Bento Monastery, Olympic sites, and Confeitaria Colombo, with hotel pickup included.

“The tour was OK. Lots of walking. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and patient. The museum of tomorrow is a waste of money! lol. We really could’ve just stopped at a few keys places and just let us shop and eat. Doesn’t need to be 4-5 hours. Also, the tour is shared! You will be stopping and picking up other people. That takes up time too.”

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4.Rio: Olympic Boulevard, AquaRio and Museum of Tomorrow Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 54 reviews · 4 hours · from $49Best value

You’ll tour Rio’s renewed port district with a live guide in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Visit the Museum of Tomorrow, photograph Eduardo Kobra’s huge mural, and add AquaRio for sharks, rays, corals, and thousands of marine animals. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“El guía fue excelente. El tour en general es bueno, pero la peor parte es la larga caminata por el bulevar para llegar al museo del mañana. Esta parte del tour se debería obviar y hacer el traslado en el mismo minibús.”

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