Santa Marta Favela Tour, Football Game + Traditional Lunch

On this tour of the Santa Marta favela in Rio de Janeiro, discover the daily life of this carioca community and enjoy a delicious lunch or play a game of football with the locals.

Tour Details

We'll meet at the Tourist Information Office at Praça Corumbá and proceed to the railway station to reach the Santa Marta favela. Expect unrivaled views of key landmarks, including Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ the Redeemer, and Morro Dois Irmãos, as well as the beaches of Copacabana and Ipanema.

During the tour, learn about past celebrity visitors, such as Michael Jackson, and meet locals discussing their lifestyle and community projects aimed at sustainable development.

The approximately 3-hour tour ends with your chosen option from the booking process.

Tour Options

Available options can be selected during booking. After your chosen experience, we will return to the original meeting point.

Tour + Football Game

Join a 30-minute football match against locals, which takes place at 2 pm.

Tour + Traditional Lunch

Enjoy a traditional lunch, including rice, beans, farofa, salad, and a choice of grilled or breaded chicken, fillet of veal, or omelette, at 10 am.

Tour + Feijoada Lunch & Hike to the Mirador do Pedrão

Post-tour, embark on a 7-minute hike to Mirador do Pedrão for scenic views before having feijoada at a local home's at 10 am.

Tour with Pickup + Lunch & Viewpoints

Hotel pickup from southern Rio to visit three viewpoints before the favela tour. Lunch options include chicken, meat, fish, or feijoada with dessert. This lasts about 5.5 hours, starting at 8 am.

Pickup: available from hotels in southern Rio. Alternative meeting points will be arranged if outside this area.

Itinerary Adjustments

If it rains, the football game will be canceled for safety, and alternative activities will be provided for booked football tour participants.