I have had the opportunity to tour with Rafa 3 times to date with various groups of people. Each and every time, Rafa and his co-worker, Marcone, have more to share with us and he continues to amaze me with his knowledge, passion, and joy for Rio!! He took us to all of the Rio highlights as well as the... More

My boyfriend and I went on a private day-tour with Rafa and his trusty friend Sonia Chagas during our week-long trip to Rio in early April. We chose Rafa to guide us around Rio because of TripAdvisor reviews, actually. What can we say but that we were very happy with our choice! After Rafa and Sonia picked us up, we... More

It was a pleasure to get to know Rafa. He is an awesome tour guide who knows so much about the city and is one of most knowledgeable people I know. He takes you to the touristy sites and interesting places off the tour route. I highly recommend Rafa as Tour Guide. If you want to have the best tour... More

My wife and I visited Rio in mid-April. We had a few days there but, because it was our first visit, we wanted a guided tour of the city. We read several reviews on TripAdvisor about how awesome Rafa is and, after a full day with him, we couldn't agree more. He arrived at our hotel right on time and... More

We are well traveled European travelers and prefer to go independently, but this was our first trip to South America and we'd read all the dire warnings about crime, etc. plus we only had 3 days to spend so we decided to bury our usual aversion to guided tours and book a private guide. After reading reviews we settled on... More

I was in Rio just for a few days. It was my first time and I was traveling alone so I decided that it would be great to go around with someone who knows the city. Rafael was absolutely the right choice for this. He took me around in his comfortable car to the most beautiful places and view points... More

We had the possibility to have a 2 days trip in Rio with a very good guide : Rafa Torres. He is a very friendly person who knows a lot about Rio and give you the chance to see much more then the official tours. We had 2 sunny days, but more than that 2 happy days. Plus to everybody... More

Words fail to describe what an amazing time we had with Rafa. He embodies the joy, enthusiasm and energy of this gorgeous city. Rafa collected us from the airport and we were greeted with smiles and warmth despite the very late arrival of our plane. We spent two fun-filled and special days with him, and loved it so much that... More

This is a belated review but we still talk about our day with Rafa a year later. We had never hired a guide before but because of this experience we will always do so now in a city we are unfamiliar with. It was raining on our tour day so instead of doing the major tourist attractions he brought us... More