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Rio’s Jewish Heritage

USD $75 per person

The Jewish presence in Rio de Janeiro started at the time of the first Portuguese navigators in the 1500´s. Since then, the Israelite immigration was constant mainly because of incentives of the Emperor D. Pedro II, a great admirer of the Jewish culture. Enjoy this great experience.

4 hours

No Age Restriction

Special Tour

Availability

Daily, except Fridays evenings and Saturdays
Departure

Pick-up on select hotels.
Departure Time

Schedule upon reservation
Dress Code

Casual.
Included

Hotel Pick-Up / Drop-Off *

Professional Tour Guide

Small Group Tour

Transportation by air-conditioned minivan
Not Included

Entrance fees

Lunch and Drinks
Visits / Stops

<ul> <li>Park Yitzhak Rabin</li> <li>Jewish Museum</li> <li>Grand Temple</li> <li>Clube Israelita Brasileiro</li> <li>Synagogues</li> </ul> <strong>Click on Tour Plan above to see the tour's full schedule</strong>
Important Info

<ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">A minimum of 2 people is required per booking</span></li> </ul>
Payment

<ul> <li>Price: US $75.00 per person Infant with ID (0-5 on the lap) Free</li> <li>* Deposit required of US $25.00 per person (non refundable).</li> <li>Please pay the remaining amount in cash (American Dollars or equivalent in Brazilian currency, Reais) or credit card to your tour guide on the day of your tour.</li> <li>Tickets entrances at the Jewish Museum are USD 3.00 per person and at the Grand Synagogue USD 5.00 per person</li> </ul>

PARK ITZHAK RABIN

The tour will begin with a visit to Park Itzhak Rabin, with its privileged views over Botafogo beach and Sugar Loaf Mountain. On the way to Downtown, see Chaim Weitzman Square, a public school named after Anne Frank, and the neighborhood of Catete, where resident Jews formerly established a thriving furniture business.

JEWISH MUSEUM AND THE GRAND TEMPLE

Then we will make a visit to the Jewish Museum and the Grand Temple, a beautiful building from 1932.

SYNAGOGUE SHEL GHEMILUT HASSADIM

The next attraction will be the Synagogue Shel Gmelut Hassidim (in the Sephardic Jewish-Spanish rite) which has received the visit of emperor D. Pedro II, located in Botafogo. In Copacabana, we visit the Club Israelita Brasileiro and Beth El Synagogue. Note: The synagogues Beth Yaacov (in the Eastern-European Ashkenazi rite) in Copacabana, and Beit Lubavitch (Orthodox Chasidic rite), in Leblon, may replace other synagogues, according to client´s request and/or availability.

Rio’s Jewish Heritage