Santa Teresa & Morrinho Project Tour

Half-Day 6Hs

Overview:

The breezy hilltop location of Santa Teresa made it the favorite destination of choice for wealthy settlers in Rio. The neighborhood’s cobbled streets are lined with some of the finest examples of colonial and French architecture of the time, mansions that were once home to the city’s wealthy elite, and today function as artists’ studios, restaurants, and guesthouses. After picking you up at your location will drive for about 20 min until we got to our first attraction: A guided visit through the Morrinho artwork where the founding local artists recount their path at the Favela of Pereirão in the south zone of Rio. Today, Morrinho is a collective and cultural community space that unites creativity, tourism, education, and activism.” At Pereirão Favela arts and entrepreneurship is everywhere: Bars, Restaurants, Bed & Breakfasts, Hostels, and the installation of Project Morrinho. Morrinho Project’s main Goal To be recognized as a sustainable community-based tourism project which is transforming the general perception of the territory of the communities through cultural and artistic interventions that seek to reinvent the connection between art, public spaces, and individuals.Then, Ruins Park – The Cultural Centre Parque das Ruínas was the house of a big Maecenas of the Belle Époque carioca, Laurinda Santos Lobo. Laurinda used to meet intellectuals and artists on the magnificent premises of the palace. Santa Teresa hilltop village-like atmosphere charming neighborhood sightseeing. winding streets lined with elegant old mansions, many of those were transformed into an upscale boutique hotel, quirky cocktail bars, and romantic restaurants overlooking the bay… In addition to artists’ studios, art galleries, crafts, and souvenir shops. Lunch at a local traditional restaurant. Menu: Brazilian traditional meal Feijoada.Feijoada is a black beans stew brewed together with a variety of salted preserved beef, pork spareribs, smoked sausages among other ingredients, seasoned with crispy garlic and bay leaves. Side dishes are Rice, sautéed collard greens or kale, orange slices, and toasted cassava flour mixed with fried small pieces of bacon and anions, our popular farofa. Just tasty!Return to hotel