My wife and I wanted to fulfill the dream of the carnival in Rio and turned after already 2 of Gateway best organized Brazil trips again to the Leipzig address. Mrs. Daniela Stock recommended the visit of the "Winners Parade" from Carnival 23. This was an excellent suggestion, especially since the 6 winning samba schools held their parades again in the Sambadromo. The advantage: you get to see the best teams. In addition, the event falls at the end of the carnival season, which means that the very big hype is already over and you can do other sightseeing / excursions in Rio. This is only possible with restrictions during the main time of the carnival. - From the gateway partner Blumar, the transfer to and from the Sambodromo was well organized, as in general all transfers went off without a hitch. - For Salvador we booked the tours a) "On the traces of the African roots" and b) "Bahia by night - dinner & show". Ad a): On foot and by public bus, the guide explored with us a typical market and the Pelourinho. Here we learned capoera and drumming art as active participants. A wonderful experience!
Ad b) In a colorful dance show, typical regional dances and rhythms were presented and afterwards we had dinner in a very good typical restaurant (no tourist mass processing).
All in all 2 wonderfully eventful days!
Also during our other two trips to Brazil we noticed that the tours offered by Gateway are of high quality and the guides of the partner offices in Brazil are highly professional!
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