Cobbled colonial street with whitewashed houses in Paraty

Signature Journey

Culture & History

The Brazil behind the postcards

Five centuries layer up across Brazil: the cobbled, UNESCO-listed streets of Paraty, built on 18th-century gold; the bohemian hills and baroque centre of Rio; the restless creativity of São Paulo, the largest city in the southern hemisphere.

We travel it with people who live it, a historian in Paraty, a carioca in Rio, an insider in São Paulo's art and food scenes, so the past is never a plaque on a wall but a story told well, over a meal, in a backstreet, after dark.

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  • Paraty, a UNESCO colonial town built on 18th-century gold
  • Historic Rio: Santa Teresa, the Selarón Steps, baroque churches
  • São Paulo's art, architecture and world-class food scene
  • Local historians and insiders, never a guidebook script

Where it takes you

Destinations on this journey

Aerial view of Rio de Janeiro with Sugarloaf Mountain and Guanabara Bay

Rio de Janeiro

The Marvellous City, Privately

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Overview

Sugarloaf at golden hour, hidden Santa Teresa ateliers and a beach day with no schedule. Rio de Janeiro with a private host who knows the city beyond the postcards.

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Colonial historic centre of Paraty on the Costa Verde

Paraty

Colonial Coast & Emerald Islands

Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil

Overview

Cobblestoned colonial streets, the historic Gold Trail into the Atlantic forest and a private boat day among the emerald islands of the Costa Verde, the perfect tranquil stop between São Paulo and Rio.

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São Paulo skyline along the Pinheiros river at dusk

São Paulo

Your Gateway to Brazil, Privately Guided

São Paulo, Brazil

Overview

Brazil's biggest city and its main international gateway, a smart, money-saving start or end to your trip, with private English- or German-speaking guides, half- and full-day city tours, coastal day trips and a food scene like nowhere else in the country.

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Bookable experiences on this route

Individually bookable, fixed-departure experiences in the regions this journey passes through.

A cacao farmer holding an armful of freshly picked pods in a shaded grove
Experience

Roots of Bahia

Ilhéus to Salvador, with the people who make the coast

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Turquoise rainwater lagoons winding between white dunes to the horizon
Experience

Rota das Emoções

The Route of Emotions, São Luís to Jericoacoara

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A single line of trekkers on a white dune crest at dawn, lagoons stretching to the horizon
Experience

Crossing the Lençóis

Three days on foot across Brazil's white-sand sea

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A wild jaguar crouching to drink at the sandy edge of a Pantanal river
Experience

Through the Heart of the Pantanal

An expedition cruise through the land of the jaguar

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Two small boats crossing a golden Pantanal river at dusk before a dark forest
Experience

Rhythms of the Western Pantanal

Jaguars and cowboys along the Rio Paraguai

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