This experience was recommended by Larissa's co-host Luana (also an amazing tour guide!) -- Larissa is very knowledgeable and passionate about Afro-Brazilian history and was very moving to see how that history parallels Black-American history and other colonized Black ethnic groups across the world. We also had the opportunity to connect with some locals during the tour, and purchase handmade gifts, and books from Afro-Brazilian writer Conceição Evaristo's personal library which was so cool! I highly recommend for people who are looking to immersive themselves in the foundational and overlooked aspects of Rio's cultural legacy.

O nosso tour foi ótimo, as explicações e a integração com o espaço foi ótimo. Nossa guia tinha muita experiência e conhecimento e valeu demais conhecer e entender melhor a história do Rio e sua integração com o passado escravista e as resistências da população para recriar sua vida.

Larissa was a great guide!

She is very knowledgeable in the African history of Brazil and was able to bridge it to history in other parts of the world. Tour is very educational and I learned a lot about important figures in Brazil.

She was very engaging and very energetic in her presentation. I would highly recommend her tour! You will learn a lot and will visit important monuments/areas that you might miss if casually walking by.

My guide Larissa was great! She knows so much about the African diaspora legacy in the city, giving a new perspective to what I would have otherwise not have known to look for. She was also really engaging throughout the tour, I would highly recommend!