4 Cycling Tours in Brazil Worth Booking

1.Downtown Historical Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 191 reviews · 3 hours · from $85Our pick

Ride 9 to 12 miles through São Paulo with UrbanBikeSP, starting at Portinha183 Café in Vila Mariana. Visit Paulista Avenue, MASP, Trianon Park, Copan, Luz Station, Pátio do Colégio, Sé Cathedral, and Liberdade. English, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking guides lead groups of up to 10, with bikes, helmets, water, snacks, and a souvenir included.

“The guide Arhur was fantastic. He was very friendly, very informative and obviously very passionate about the city São Paulo. He took lots of photos and videos and ensured safety using his phone instead of getting his out. Great way to see a section of the city.”

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2.Guided Bike Tours in Small Groups

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 133 reviews · 3 - 7 hours · from $36Best value

Ride through Rio with a guide such as Marco, Duco, or Thiago, in groups limited to 10 people. Choose a 3-hour southern route, a 4-hour city and history route, or a 7-hour full-day ride with Brazilian lunch. Expect beaches, back streets, Sugarloaf views, Lapa, and plenty of local context.

“Philip (who led trip) is a seasoned cyclist, who's been living in Rio for quite a while) - is also a good leader. One other (minor) positive was that the group was made up of northern Europeans - felt at home, again!”

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3.Fatima Neighborhood and Church Unit Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $62Top rated

Ride through Brasília’s residential core with a guide such as Duda, stopping at the TV Tower, Sarah Kubitschek Park, SQS 308, Igrejinha, and Dom Bosco Sanctuary. The three-hour route shows how Brasília’s planned superquadras work in daily life, with bikes, free-entry sights, and a child trailer available by request.

“This is a very good tour for learning how people live in the superquadras of Brasília. My guide Duda took me to a typical superquadra and its nearby shopping area, school, and cinema. The tour ended with a visit to the beautiful Santuário Dom Bosco.”

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4.Street Art and Park Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $85

Ride through São Paulo for about 3.5 hours with a guide such as Arthur, Roberto, Pedro, or Lucas. Expect street art, Ibirapuera Park, Batman Alley, Paulista Avenue, MAAU, and a look at Carandiru’s former prison site, with hills, snacks, bikes, helmets, and water included.

“I was lucky enough to have a private tour. Lucas was a great guide, very knowledgeable about the artists and the city of Sao Paulo overall. I feel like a saw a lot of the city in a short period of time, which was perfect for my overall travel schedule.”

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