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Oscar provided an excellent tour of Montevideo for us. He focuses on explaining Uruguay's history and the evolution of the Montevideo architecture.
Our cruise ship docked in Rio for 2 days. Our 1st day in Rio was already planned out with another couple from the ship and couldn't back out. So for the 2nd day my husband and I decided to go with Bruna, we wished we came across her earlier. After the booking, I messaged her and told her we've visited some other popular sites and would like to visit a couple of other places. she replied promptly and had no problem with showing us the sites that I proposed, she also suggested us to ride the Santa Teresa tram, which was a great idea. Bruna met us on time at the Pier Mauă, which was easy for us. Then we walked to the Museum Of Tomorrow, she suggested where the great photo spots at and help us took some wonderful pictures. After that we got an Uber ride to the tram station and rode to Santa Teresa, round trip about an hour. After the tram ride we took another Uber ride to Copacabana Beach had lunch and walked to Ipanema Beach(we liked the vibe at this beach more). We took Bruna's suggestions and tried some cheese bread, Acai and fresh coconut water. We had an amazing experience with Bruna, she was a knowledgeable, fun and engaing guide. She speaks English well and we communicated a few times prior to our visit, which put us at ease. We also liked her idea of tour that combines walking tour with a couple of Uber rides to different area of landmarks like the Redeemer, Sugarloaf, beaches, museum, etc. Of course we paid for the 3 rides which cost less than 90 Reals. We can't speak any Portuguese, so it was great to have Bruna to translate for us. Thank you, Bruna, for being our guide!
Jaap was funny, friendly and knowledgeable. There were about 12 -14 people in our group The route and time duration was fine for usmy husband and I. Thanks for sharing a local sweet treat and a post card with us.