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BIKE LIKE A LOCAL

Olá, Rio de Janeiro

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Discover the Sunny City

Rio By Bike

The famous statue of Christ the Redeemer welcomes travelers from far and wide to the golden sand beaches of Rio de Janeiro. This iconic city attracts more tourists annually than any other in Brazil. With spectacular views from Sugarloaf mountain, the welcoming stretch of the Copacabana beach, and tropical rain forests inside the city limits, it’s no wonder everyone wants to visit Rio de Janeiro. Beyond the sites along beaten path you will find the true city; filled with art, culture, amazing food, and hospitable people. We would love to show you our Rio.

Our bike tours explore the highlights as well as some of the more traditional neighborhoods. Ride with us through the Botafogo neighborhood on our Panoramic Tour of Rio and discover how the locals live. Explore Lagoa; the beautiful park-lined district wrapped around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon on our Urban Bike Tour. For the full experience, join us on our Ultimate Rio Bike Tour and visit the São Jão Batista cemetery, see where Bossa Nova music originated, and pedal through the beautiful Ipanema neighborhood.

Rio has such much more to offer than its beautiful beaches. We hope that you will come and discover this stunning city with us by bike!

Brazil's Most Visited City

Cycle Along the Beach

PANORAMIC TOUR OF RIO

From $35 €32 £26 A$51 C$47 ¥5523 Kr369 R510

ULTIMATE RIO BIKE TOUR

From $68 €62 £52 A$100 C$92 ¥10731 Kr717 R991

URBAN BIKE TOUR OF RIO

From $30 €27 £23 A$44 C$40 ¥4734 Kr316 R437

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Explore Rio de Janeiro's wonders on two wheels with Caminhos Bikes & Tours. Our specially designed bike tours guide you off the beaten path, giving you a closer look at the city's vibrant scenes, iconic sights, and stunning views. Ride with us for an authentic, eco-friendly experience of Rio's heart and soul. Let our passionate guides lead you on a journey filled with fun and discovery. Are you ready to dive into Rio's captivating tales by bike?

• Iconic Rio Bike Tour (3 1/2 hours) : Venture through the picturesque landscapes of Ipanema, Copacabana, and Botafogo. This half-day journey invites you to experience the essence of Rio's most celebrated beaches and neighborhoods, revealing the city's dynamic spirit and scenic beauty.
• Carioca Vibes Tour (All day + lunch) : Embrace the full Carioca lifestyle with an all-day exploration that covers Ipanema, Copacabana, the City Centre, and Urca. This immersive tour not only showcases the city’s famous beaches but also takes you through the heart of Rio, concluding with a delightful lunch that offers a taste of local flavors.
• Sunset Bike Tour (2 hours) : Experience the magic of Rio as the day fades with our Sunset Bike Tour. Glide along the iconic shores of Ipanema and Copacabana, watching as the sky turns into a masterpiece of colors. This tour is a perfect way to end your day, basking in the serene beauty of Rio’s coastline at dusk.

Each Caminhos bike tour is crafted to enhance your connection with Rio's cultural richness and natural splendor. Gear up for an unforgettable ride through the captivating stories and landscapes of Rio de Janeiro

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Jump into Rio’s fun with Caminhos Bikes & Tours' cool activities. Want to learn the famous Samba dance, try out Capoeira, see what life is like in a local community, or relax on a sailboat? We’ve got lots of things to do that show you the real Brazil. Each thing we offer is made to give you a true look into Rio’s colorful life and traditions, with local experts who can’t wait to share their stories with you. Make your trip special by getting into the Rio vibe, where every new thing you try is an exciting adventure.

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• Dois Irmãos Hike : This hike starts in the vibrant community of Vidigal, offering a unique glimpse into local life before ascending to the breathtaking peaks of Dois Irmãos. The views from the top span across the city and ocean, providing unforgettable snapshots of Rio. It’s an ideal mix of cultural immersion and natural beauty.
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Helping kids & teenagers 

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Our tours guide you to hidden spots that other tourists often miss. We unveil Rio's best-kept secrets and share stories that truly capture the essence of the city. With us, you'll not only get a deeper understanding of Rio but also create memories that last a lifetime. Plus, our tours include unique experiences like Samba lessons and Capoeira classes, offering you a genuine taste of Brazil's rich cultural traditions. Dive into the heart of Rio with us and experience the rhythm and spirit of the city like never before

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Enjoy Rio Pedaling through the city

Rio de janeiro is among the world’s best cities for cycling.

The city of Rio de Janeiro for its natural beauty, has always been welcoming to locals and tourists to the practice of cycling but it´s in the recent history of the city that leaders decided to invest in this means of transport more focused on exercises and small service businesses, as a sustainable vehicle of transport  at the example of the great European cities like Paris and Amsterdam. Today Rio is already ranked among the top 20 cities in the world to use the bicycle as transportation.

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The investments have begun by building bike lanes in 1992, at first around the beaches, expanding into the city. Today Rio de Janeiro has about 450km of cycle lanes in operation, transforming Rio into the second city with the largest bicycle route in Latin America. In Copacabana  some streets already have exclusive tracks for bicycles.

Bike Racks as part of incentive

The government in partnership with private companies in an attempt to spread the bicycle as a means of transport in Rio, put bike racks in various parts of the city and has launched the Bike Rio, a shared bicycle rental program in the city, using the system SAMBA bicycle .

SAMBA – Sistema de Bicicletas Públicas (Public Bicycle System)

SAMBA (Public Bicycle System) has 60 stations and 600 bicycles distributed in Copacabana , Ipanema , Leblon , Lagoa , Jardim Botanico , Gávea ,  Botafogo ,  Urca , Flamengo  and Downtown . Smart stations are controlled by an operation center via wireless, solar powered, strategically located in the city.

The Bike Rio program works either using a cell phone for a daily pass or internet for a monthly pass. A Bike Rio cell phone application (for Android and IPhone) is also available. However the call center and the website  are only in Portuguese language at this time. So if you want to use the system and does not speak Portuguese, you will have to ask for a carioca to help you in getting a bike for you.

Subway & Bikes

The subway also has bike racks in some of the stations, as part of the incentive campaign to use bikes as means of transport. To know more about the stations where you can park your bike visit Metro Rio website.

Renting a bike

No worries. You will still be able to get around Rio by bike even if you don't speak Portuguese or is not mixed with the locals yet. In town you can find bike stores that rent bikes, all you need is to have an id / passport with you, also there are some hostels where you can rent a bike as well.

Bike Routes

The existing bike routes in Rio can take you to different spots in town where you can have unique views of the city. Best time to explore the city by bike is during the weekend. On Sunday and holidays one of the beach avenues is closed for leisure. So for instance if you have great disposition you can get on a bike in Leblon  and bike riding to the Santos Dumont airport ( downtown ) all through a bike route.

You can go as far as to the back of the airport where you get to see the planes landing and taking off, and as a bonus a wonderful view of the city from a totally different perspective. Another option is to go to the Paineiras, the road to the Christ Redeemer, but that one is advisable to go with a guide, since some parts of the route you will have to bike riding in the streets, and it is a heavy ride for those that are not used to go up and down hills.

Several stores in the city put together a group to do this kind of sightseeing with guide for free. You can go to  Bike Paths Rio  to familiarize with the distances and routes.

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Explore the city with Bike Rio, the shared bike system that allows you to enjoy Rio de Janeiro even more! In addition, there are 3,100 bikes and 310 stations distributed between the center and the south, west and north of the city for you to enjoy! Countless possibilities for routes and tours, avoiding traffic and […]

Explore the city with Bike Rio, the shared bike system that allows you to enjoy Rio de Janeiro even more!

In addition, there are 3,100 bikes and 310 stations distributed between the center and the south, west and north of the city for you to enjoy!

Countless possibilities for routes and tours, avoiding traffic and enjoying the wind in your face, just discover the closest station to you and the places you want to visit!

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My Favorite Airbnb Experience: Exploring the Rainforests of Rio de Janeiro on an E-Bike

“Do you hear that?” We halt to a stop on our e-bikes as our guide, Stefano listens intently to the sounds of Rio’s rainforest for one particular note. Listen, cycle, listen, cycle. His excitement is infectious and my husband and I are both listening harder and pedaling faster, just as deeply invested in the chase.

“It’s there, look!” We're squinting, scanning the thick, tropical canopy when we finally see it: a flash of orange, the bright bill of a toucan, owner of the distinct call (not quite unlike a croaking frog) that we’ve been tracking. Upon closer inspection, we spot two of them, and Stefano smiles at us, explaining that toucans generally travel in pairs.

My husband, Alex, and I traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to celebrate our honeymoon exactly one year after our wedding in Mexico City . When planning our itinerary, I was determined to squeeze the most out of our five days in the Marvelous City. Neither of us are generally lie-on-the-beach-with-a-cocktail types of travelers—relaxing for us usually involves a physical activity rooted in nature, a forced digital detox as both of our jobs require us to spend a lot of our time online.

Santa Teresa and Tijuca National Park E-bike Tour

$53.00, Airbnb (per person)

We split our days in Rio between the verdant hills of Santa Teresa and Ipanema’s iconic stretch of sand. When searching Airbnb for nature-based activities in each place, I came across Stefano’s electric bike tours of the Tijuca National Park rainforest .

“My goal is to make you fall in love with the city I fell in love with. I want you to discover every beautiful corner of Rio in an experience totally immersed in nature,” he wrote in the description. His profile also touted that he was the first guide to bring e-bike tours to Rio, and that he had a five-star rating on Airbnb. I actually found myself tearing up as I scrolled through his reviews, one after the other fervidly detailing the experience as the highlight of their trip.

Stefano offers two versions of the tour: one that lasts five hours, and one that lasts three. The amount of ground covered depends on the group: how fast they pedal, how often they want to stop, and so on. We opted for the three-hour tour and effortlessly covered a whopping 19 miles—a feat I didn’t quite believe until Stefano showed us a 3D map that plotted our journey.

A major appeal of the e-bike tour is that it enables people not only to cover a lot of ground through the rainforest, but also to see extraordinary views similar to—and often better than—the views at the more popular and crowded vistas. The forest routes Stefano guided us through were blissfully empty, including the 2016 Olympic cycling route, filled only with the hum of birds and bugs, and the occasional croak of the toucans.

There is no place like Rio—that much is clear from any viewpoint. A city perched between a rainforest and a beach feels like something I made up in my dreams. There are many places to take in the city’s mind blowing vistas, like hiking to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue that lords over the city, or by taking a cable car up to Sugarloaf Mountain. But those platforms can get quite crowded, which tends to sap that special feeling of breathing in and connecting to a new place, and to the people who live there.

It rained the first three days of our trip, so much so that Stefano kindly advised us to postpone our tour to a sunnier day. So when the rain finally cleared and we arrived at the meeting point—his home in Santa Teresa—we were bursting with energy. Stefano not only matched our excitement, but kicked it up a gear as he gave us a quick tutorial and before tour.

Our route weaved through hilly Santa Teresa as we made our way toward the Tijuca National Park rainforest. We stopped frequently to take in views of the city, while Stefano thoughtfully answered our questions about the city and gave us food recommendations (like Cultivar for the neighborhood’s best pao de queijo and açaí). As we made our way to the forest paths, we encountered monkeys with solemn stares, and passed by a python Stefano described as “quite lazy.”

As we rode around and stopped at lookouts, Stefano took photos and videos of us—on his camera, on our phones, and with my film camera. Alex and I generally shy away from photos together, but Stefano insisted, and I am so grateful he captured these moments on our honeymoon, looking sweaty and dorky in our helmets, but most of all—incredibly happy.

We were fortunate to have many incredible experiences on our trip, like the surf lesson at Macumba, unbelievable meals at Aprazível and Oteque , devouring bags of pao de quejo while sipping “stupid-cold” beer (as the Cariocas call it) by the beach. But when we tell people about our honeymoon, the thing we find ourselves raving about is the bike tour, our guide Stefano, and the pair of toucans.

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URBAN TOUR INFO

Biking in Rio de Janeiro is great and the Urban Tour takes you around the southern part of the city. You’ll visit several of Rio’s famous sites, but also some of its traditional neighborhoods. We’ll start at Copacabana beach, to experience where big part of the social life of the locals is spent.

From there we will bike on to  Sugarloaf Mountain , to view its imposing vastness up close (we will not visit the Sugar Loaf itself). The tour will also include a stop at nearby Praia Vermelha (Red Beach),a tiny oasis of quietness.

Leaving Praia Vermelha behind us, we will pedal to the lively neighborhood of  Botafogo , to get a glimpse of the back lanes of Rio. This stretch of the bike tour will give you a closer look at how real Cariocas (people from Rio) live when they’re not on the beach. The last part of the trip will lead to Lagoa, the big city lake, which is surrounded by green hillsides and fancy neighborhoods.

Start tour: 9.00 hours (arrive 8.45 hours)

Meeting point:   Rua Barata Ribeiro 302, Galeria Felisberto de Menezes, Copacabana

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price:  R$ 160

(Payment in cash. Payment with card plus 5% commission (168 reais)

T: +55 21 968 718 933 (also whatsapp) E: [email protected]

Important: Tour time is 3 hours. You have to be able to bike for around two hours. Suitable for kids from 10 years old. Tours are in English. Private tours can be done in Dutch, German, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Bring with you: Suncream – Water – Sunglasses – Hat

Including: Bike – Helmet – Guide

Excluding: Food – Drink

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