Best of Brazil: São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro Football Adventure

São Paulo is eagerly waiting for you! The city is by far the most important city in the country. And here the journey begins! A private car will pick you up at the airport and take you to your hotel in the city center. Relax in the day and at night, Your trip manager and local host will be available to give you the best tips and directions for whatever you need. And why not begin the experience with some Brazilian steaks and some caipirinhas? Enjoy the most out of your first day and feel the heat!

Let’s wake up early because we have got a busy day ahead! After a delicious breakfast, you will meet our local host and together, make our way to the stadium of Palmeiras, the Allianz Parque. We will get to know more about the stadium, which is one of the most modern stadiums in Brazil and home to the city’s club with Italian roots. After the tour, be sure to enjoy a great lunch around the stadium, in the most traditional bars in Barra Funda and with typical Italian food. In the afternoon, we will go to the South Zone and do a stadium tour at São Paulo FC, the most successful club in the country!

Today is all about green and white! We will have our first matchday experience! You will meet our local host around 4 hours before the match, take the subway and go to the pre-match, where you will have some beers with Palmeiras supporters. Around 1 hour before the match starts, he will escort you to your seats. Then, sit down and watch 90 minutes of football! Enjoy!

Get yourself ready to watch Corinthians! The local host is a Corinthians fan, so he knows everything about his club and will be able to share some amazing stories. Before the match, he will take you to a bar and have some beers with Corinthians supporters. They always play a lot of music before the match starts! Corinthians over the past years is fighting for the 1st place in the league and any match is magical, and anything can happen in a thrilling Arena Corinthians! At night, we will embark on a bus towards Rio de Janeiro!

Rio de Janeiro is eagerly waiting for you! The city is by far the most touristic and beautiful in the country. And here the second part of the journey begins! After arriving, we will check-in to our hotel at Copacabana Beach, which is around 6 minutes walking distance from the beach. At night, your trip manager and local host will be available to give you the best tips and directions for whatever you need.

It is time for the Maracanã Stadium Tour! Officially called Estádio Mário Filho, was built to serve as the flagship venue for the 1950 World Cup. It was meant to become the biggest football stadium in the world. Construction began in August 1948 and was completed almost two years later. Eight days later, Maracanã hosted the opening match of the 1950 World Cup between Brazil and Mexico (4-0). It would go on to host four more matches in the first round group stage and a further three in the second round stage, among which the deciding final match between Uruguay and Brazil (2-1). The official attendance of the final was about 173,000 paying spectators, but it is estimated that more than 200,000 witnessed the game live from the stands. When Brazil got awarded the 2014 World Cup in 2007, it was clear that Maracanã was destined to host the final and would, therefore, need a massive redevelopment. Our local host will meet you in the hotel and head by subway to the stadium. We’ve been many times with groups over there and we can’t get enough of this! Every time you step on the field, magical things can happen!

Today will be dedicated to some quality group time at the beach in the morning and football in the afternoon/night! We will meet up around 9:00, book a nice place at Copacabana and get some sun while drinking beers and caipirinhas, wrapping up the weekend. After that, we can have lunch and go to a wonderful Flamengo match. The team’s colours are red and black with a vulture as a mascot and the boastful slogan of O Mais Querido do Brasil (the most beloved in Brazil). You will go together with your local host by subway to Flamengo’s supporters pre-match, with tons of beers, steaks and samba! Enjoy the atmosphere, take photos and make sure you will remember this experience forever!

In the morning, your host will take you to the Homefans Favela Tour and get to know the life inside the slums and try different local food! We will hike the “Two Brothers” hill and have the best view of the city! After that, in the afternoon, we will go to the most old school and authentic stadium in Brazil, São Januário, from Vasco da Gama. We will get a tour at the stadium that is located in the middle of the favelas. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. We can also have lunch in their headquarters and taste some beautiful codfish. The ground has a capacity of around 15,000 supporters and the Ultras are one of the most intense in Brazil. A nice curiosity to know about: The club raised through their youth academy names such as Romário, Juninho and Phillipe Coutinho. So there’s plenty of history to learn about!

The second Rio matchday experience! You will meet our local host in your hotel and go together in taxis (far away from Copacabana) to Vasco da Gama area, located in a rough part of Rio. Expect a lot of noise, barbecue with amazing steaks all over the place, samba and a lot of party in the pre-match! A place where Vasco da Gama supporters meet before the match. There we will listen to their stories about their club whilst enjoying a beer or two! Once we soaked up this pre-match atmosphere, we will make our way to the stadium. We are sure you will hear a lot of chants, flags and an atmosphere you have never seen before in your life.

The last full day of your unforgettable trip in Brazil. Today, you are free to explore and do whatever you have in mind for your last day in Rio de Janeiro. Do some sightseeing, relax at the Copacabana, whatever you decide, we are here to help with any recommendations for the day.

End of the journey! It is time to say goodbye, pack your stuff and go back home! If you booked the extra airport transfer, a private car will pick you up in the hotel and take you to the airport, called Galeão. Please be ready around 4 hours before your flight, because of traffic and possible delays. Our Operations Team will send you the exact times when we receive your flight information. Safe travels to everybody!