SUGAR LOAF , GIGÓIA ISLAND , TIJUCA FOREST PARK WITH ANASTACIA

Sugar Loaf is one the most visited tour attraction in Rio de Janeiro from  the cable car you can see a wonderful view it was inaugurated on 27 October  1912 has became a trade mark of the city in all those years the cable car has received personalities  from all over the world like Einstein in 1925 , John Kennedy , actors like Roger Moore , Brook Shields , Gina Lollobrigida and others .

Augusto Ferreira Ramos imagined an aerial way to the Sugar Loaf in 1908 and in 1910 the construction of the first Brazilian cable car was iniciated now in 2009 the company decided to install a new and modern cable car holding 75 passengers

Adeulina enjoyed a lot our full day tour starting  at Sugar Loaf

the climbers choose this  Mountain to enjoy the view of Guanabara Bay and the Yach Club

After Sugar Loaf  we went to the Cascatinha on Tijuca Forest Park  to see the great waterfall with fresh water

FULL DAY WITH ONE PEOPLE -U$200 DOLLARS IT TAKES FROM 6 TO 8 HOURS

PRAÇA XV , SANTA TEREZA , LEBLON WITH KENNETH HILL AND HIS WIFE COUPLE FROM IRELAND

The tour was on Independence Day we went to downtown at Praça XV to see the ferry  leaving to Niterói , it was not too sunny but a pleasant day for a  tour 

The fisherman with their boats at the entrance of Guanabara Bay byside de habour in downtown area

 

The Albamar Restaurant on Praça XV , they serve nice seafood and Internacional Cuisine and has a very old construction

The niciest couple I have  met from Ireland in  a picture with the

Sugar Loaf Mountain

This is me Diana

                                                               

SANTA TEREZA AND CATHEDRAL

 

Mirante do Leblon The area is leblon with a very nice beach

Kenneth Hill said :

My wife and I recently spent 11 days in Rio de Janeiro. All the sights were beautiful as expected, but the thing that was best of all was the friendliness of the people. None more so than our licensed tour guide Diana Persi, with whom we went to Santa Teresa, Sugar Loaf etc. She is honest, experienced, a safe driver, speaks English ,French, Spanish ,punctual and nothing is too much trouble for her. A laugh is never far away when you are in her company. So if you need a guide when in Rio and the surrounding countryside I could highly recommend dianatoursinrio. Also if you need any fresh fish- no problem.....she knows all the fishermen!.

Thank your Kenneth -

FULL DAY TOUR WITH TWO PEOPLE -U$200 DOLLARS IT TAKES FROM 6 TO 8 HOURS

DOWNTOWN RIO DE JANEIRO CHURCHES WITH A NICE ENGLISH VISITORS

Together with my friends I went for a walk in downtown area and we passed by the Tirandentes Palace , downtown Rio ( it´s the home of the Assembléia Legislativa do Rio de Janeiro -The Rio de Janeiro Legislature building it was built in 1922 has several politics elements as the Tiradentes Statue - a Brazilian Independence hero

The Arquicheture of the first Centro Cultural of Bank of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro built in 1880 and in 1989 was converted into a Cultural Center that today consists of two Theaters , four exhibition halls a computerized library with over than 100.000 volumes , an auditorium , video rooms and has a wide variety of cultural offerings we had a wonderful Brazilian coffee in one of the greatest coffee shop in the area where we could read many interesting books

we walked to see many beautiful churches dated from the 19th Century

These marvelous couple from England contact me when they were cruising the Brazilian waters and  landed at the Port of Rio de Janeiro they  had a day off here in Rio so they send me an e-mail asking about the full day tours ,so I pick them at the Port of Rio de Janeiro  and we went to have a walk in downtown  and I showed them all I could in one day ,two or three days would be  better to see the beauty of the city so I took them with my confortable to show them all.

we head to Niterói bridge to go to the city of Niterói to see the National Park with this awsome view

their testimony :

Diana this is just to let you know that we now have returned safely to England after our trip to S.America .One of the highlights was our trip to Rio on 17th March with you , you are a brilliant guide and got the balance just right for us , it was a most memorable day that we will treasure always it was a pleasure to meet you and spend the day with you .



Regards Wolsey and Merril Jameson
Barney & Phil


Very many thanks !
 Thank you , I was honored to tour with you , God bless England !
Diana Persi

FULL DAY TOUR WITH 4 PEOPLE -U$250 DOLLARS IT TAKES FROM 6 TO 8 HOURS

FLEA MARKET ON PRAÇA XV

  A Flea market at  the streets of downtown  to be visited on Saturdays from 6:00am to 3:00pm , If you arrive early you can by the  best local hadcrafts , they sell ceramic, paintures  ceramics , coins , statues , very different things , it´s one of the old Markets in Rio , this place  tells a lot about our history , located on Praça 15 de Novembro , If you come to Rio de Janeiro you have to visit this  Market .

In the Center of the Square you find a fountain built by the Famous Brazilian sculptor Mestre Valentim

this square has the name of our first President Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca

Alfonso and I at the Flea Market

you can enjoy the architecture  of old buildings some dated from the 19th  Century

Fiscal Island located on Guanabara Bay was entrusted on the 19th Century was famed  as the venue of the last ball hosted by the Brazilian Empire on November 1889 , the castle underwent an extensive restauration

BOTANICAL GARDEN

The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden or Jardim Botânico was founded in 1808 by John VI of Portugal. It is located in the Jardim Botânico district of the city. Originally intended for the acclimatization of spices like nutmeg, pepper and cinnamon imported from the West Indies, the Garden was opened to the public in 1822, and is now open during daylight hours every day except 25 December and 1 January.

The 140-hectare park lies under the right arm of the statue of Christ the Redeemer and contains more than 6,000 different species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, including 900 varieties of palm trees. A 750 m line of 134 palms forms the Avenue of Royal Palms leading from the entrance. These are descended from a single tree, the Palma Mater, now destroyed by lightning. Only about 40% of the park is cultivated, the remainder being Atlantic Forest rising up the slopes of Corcovado. The park is protected by the Patrimônio Histórico e Artístico Nacional and was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1992.

The Botanical Garden is also a research institute that houses collections that include bromeliads, orchids, carnivorous plants, and cacti. It houses Brazil’s largest botanical library and collections of dried fruits, rare Brazilian plants, and many photographs.The park contains 140 species of birds, many of which have become accustomed to humans and consequently much easier to see than in the wild. These include the Channel-billed Toucan, Dusky-legged Guan and Slaty-breasted Rail. Howler monkeys and Tufted-eared Marmosets also frequent the Botanical Gardens.

The main entrance :Rua Jardim Botanico 1008
prices : R$5.00 reais person

CHRIST REDEEMER SEEN FROM
BOTANICAL GARDEN

                                                 CHINA GARDEN               

                                                  FISHERMAN LAKE

                                                                  

OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 RIO DE JANEIRO

What projects will remain as a leSpirit, sport and a powerful legacy

We will unite Rio's unique spirit with the power of sport to stage an exceptional event, full of Brazilian passion. Rio 2016 will provide memories of a lifetime for every athlete and all other members of the Games Family. And the Games will leave a powerful legacy by meeting the long-term needs of the city and its residents. Every aspect of the Rio Games concept has been designed to align with the strategy for the future of the city and country.gacy for Rio de Janeiro, irrespective of the bid result?







A good example of a legacy not just for Rio, but also for Brazil and Latin American, is the construction of the Olympic Training Center (COT in Portuguese), a key project that will mark a new era of training, preparation and development of our athletes and will also offer qualification programs to coaches and other sport professionals. The Center will make available top competition venues, a full training, service and support infrastructure that will increase our international competitiveness. The periods of stay will vary according to the sport discipline and targeted objectives. On average, about 1,000 athletes will benefit every day from the high performance training programs.



The following sports will be covered initially: aquatic sports (diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo), archery, athletics (indoor and outdoor), badminton, basketball, boxing, cycling (track), fencing, gymnastics (rhythmic, artistic and trampoline), handball, futsal, judo, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling. Sport medicine and sport science resources will be made available to athletes concomitantly to their training with the purpose of helping them to find out more about their physical aptitudes and improve performance based on analyses and researches, whose results will directly enhance their performance. Targeting an integral training, the Center will also set up an Educational Unit offering several programs that will enable athletes to develop other skills.



Two venues built especially for the Pan American Games 2007 – Maria Lenk Aquatic Park and the Velodrome – will become part of the Olympic Training Center to be built over a 90-hectare area.











                                                                   RIO OLYMPIC PARK

                                                             SPONSOR VILLAGE

NATIONAL OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER

                                                               

                                            OLYMPIC HOCKEY  CENTER

OTC- HALL 1

NATIONAL OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER

                                                           OLYMPIC AQUATICS STADIUM

OLYMPIC TENNIS CENTER

 OCT - HALL  2

RIO OLYMPIC VELODROME

Taking sport to new audiences


Rio will provide an amazing stage for the athletes, stunning locations for sport and a breathtaking spectacle for Games visitors and broadcasters, who - thanks to Rio's favorable time zone - will be able to offer live coverage in peak times worldwide. Rio 2016 will also work with every sport to develop high impact entertainment concepts that harness the incredible energy of Brazilian spectators, whilst preserving the tradition of each sport. We have budgeted to develop creative concepts and innovative technologies with each sport - to connect spectators to the athletes and enhance the Games experience for both. We will also ensure that as many people as possible see the action. Part of our fully funded, pioneering Full Stadia Program will bring young, passionate Brazilian sports fans to the Games via text message.

JENNIFER , CHARLES AND DAVID FROM FLORIDA LOVED RIO !

on on when my guests  visit Christ the Redeemer for the first time they have a unique experience when they see the statue of  Jesus Christ the statue is the image of the carioca people faith and sympathy it  celebrates in 2007 , 76 years of existence people come to Rio to  enjoy the grandeur of this  statue that measures 38 meters  and it has 710 meters above the sea level on the Corcovado hill  it´s consider   one of the Seven New Wonders of the modern world and it  was inaugurated on October 12th , 1931

My guests that became friends  had the opportunity to be blessed by a priest who was celebrating a mass on a small chapel that exists inside  christ´s body , what experience they had !

we also visited the Candelária church  an important historical church in the city of Rio it´s  located in the heart of  the financial center built from 1609 to  the end of the  XVIII century it combines a barroque façade with a neoclassical and neoRenaissance inner decoration

The Arco dos Teles it´s a place not to be missed located in the center of Rio built in 1975 is a link between Travessa do comercio  with Rua do Ouvidor along with the arch that remains with an exquisite arcade of Portuguese style ¨sobrados ¨or two store buildings  , we walk along narrow streets where you see old buildings from the 19th century with high rise  colonial houses and  their tick walls now house several restaurants and bars  

Rio Scenarium  - A Club , Restaurant ,  Bar and Museum

                                                                                       

          

The Club is in Lapa  district of Rio in an antique street of  old residencial area you can see from the corner it´s a  three storey restaurant /club and bar cool place  a  mix of Museum and Antique Art with a great samba live band  it´s considered the 8th best club in the world 

                               This is me with my group

when you´re inside the Club no matter where you are you can see people dancing on everyfloor and you see this amazing wall with differents old clocks

Charles wrote nice words to me :

 After a month vacation in South America ,  thanks for the great time in Rio and for all of your assistance  , thank you very much for your time and patience during our stay in your beautiful country. Hope all is well.

Charles , David and Jennifer

Thank you all !

it was so nice to be with you showing my city !

Diana Persi