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Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

Experience Authentic Brazil with Etnias
DMC FOR CULTURAL TRAVEL AND AFROTOURISM IN BRAZIL

Official partner of Black Travel Summit - Rio 2025

During your time at the Black Travel Summit – Rio 2025, we invite you to take part in a deep cultural experience in the vibrant city of Rio de Janeiro.

Our add-ons tours are thoughtfully curated to connect you with the essence of Afrotourism & travel in Brazil.

Designed by cultural experts and led by knowledgeable local guides, these experiences take you through living the local leisure & history and the memory territories of Afro-Brazilian culture and the African diaspora in Brazil.

Far beyond conventional tourism, with Etnias you engage with heritage, identity, and the future.

Extra Experiences - Black Travel Summit

EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR BTS – RIO 2025 TRAVELERS

Limited Availability

Airport Transfers
Arrive stress-free and safely with our dedicated shuttle service.
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📅 Nov 11, 12, 17 & 18 | ⏰ 2h
🚐 Transportation included
☀️ Day & 🌙 Night

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The Iconic in Rio
See Rio’s most iconic landmarks through a cultural lens and breathtaking views.
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📅 Nov 11, 12, 17 & 18 | ⏰ 6h
🚐 Transportation included
☀️ Day

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Samba Bar Crawl with Samba Class
Experience Rio’s nightlife with rhythm, joy, and samba flair — learn and dance in the city’s hottest samba spots!
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📅 Nov 14 | ⏰ 5h
🚐 Transportation included
🌙 Night

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Samba School with Samba Class
Go behind the scenes of Carnival and feel the true heartbeat of samba — lesson included!
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📅 Nov 14 | ⏰ 5h
🚐 Transportation included 
☀️ Day

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Little Africa Tour
Walk through the living history of Brazil’s Black population.
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📅 Nov 11, 12, 17 & 18 | ⏰ 3:30h
🚐 Transportation included |
☀️ Day

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Favela Experience
Discover the stories, culture, and resilience that shape Rio’s favelas.
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📅 Nov 11, 12, 17 & 18 | ⏰ 3h
🚐 Transportation included |
☀️ Day

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Carnival Backstage Tour
Explore the backstage of the greatest show on Earth — costumes, floats, and sparkle behind the scenes.
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📅 Nov 11, 12, 17 & 18 | ⏰ 2h
🚐 Transportation included
☀️ Day

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Rio Landscapes
Uncover the Wild Side of Rio with Spectacular Views
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📅 Nov 11, 12, 17 & 18 | ⏰ 5h
🚐 Transportation included
 ☀️ Day

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Cultural Workshops
Learn more about Samba, Funk, Percussion and Capoeira in Rio.
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📅 Nov 11, 12 & 17, 18 | ⏰ 1h
☀️ Day

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Afro-Brazilian Cooking Class
Cook traditional recipes and uncover ancestral stories passed down through generations.
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📅 Nov 11 & 18 | ⏰ 3h
🚐 Transportation included
🌙 Evening

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Ginga Show
The show takes a rhythmic tour through tupiniquins lands, passing through Parintins Festival, Lambada, Carimbó, Xaxado, Forró, Frevo, Maculelê, Capoeira, Dance of Orixás, Boleadeiras (RS), Bossa Nova, Samba de Gafieira, the worldwide known carnival and much more
Book Your Experience Now

📅 Nov 11 & 18 | ⏰ 1h20 
🚐 Transportation included 
🌙 Evening

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Why Choose Etnias?

Travel with identity, ancestry, and social impact.We are a Brazilian DMC specialized in Afro-centered tourism, connecting travelers to the African and Indigenous roots of Brazil through meaningful and educational experiences.

With excellence and expert curation, we integrate culture, territory, memory, and sustainability in every journey.

Jamaica Calling

6 Jun. 2025

"Essential for Understanding the Afro-Brazilian Experience The Little Africa Walking Tour was eye-opening and powerful. Our guide, Carolina, was amazing - super knowledgeable and passionate. We got to see important historic sites like Pedra do Sal and Valongo Wharf and learned so much about Afro-Brazilian history and culture. Perfect if you want a deeper, more honest look at Brazilian history through an Afro-Brazilian lens!"

Mccellu

23 Feb. 2025

"History and cultural heritage excavated - This was the most extensive and detailed history tour I have been on. Focusing on the motherland and its people’s enduring spirit it brought me to the shoreline of Rio and extensions beyond. Marianne my guide laid out the survival essentials our people used and those which are relevant and still being utilized today. The tour is worth going through twice to absorb it all. Thank you Etnias"

Ionnie

9 Mar. 2025

"Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the topic. We were so fortunate to have him explain all the sites, their history, meaning, and significance to Brazil and the larger African Diaspora."

Renata

3 Mar. 2024

"Decolonial tour about the life of enslaved Africans in Rio de Janeiro. The tour included archaeological sites in the old town. Very experienced, well educated guide. Bruna has a history degree and she helped us to understand nuances about the history of afro-brazilians‘s life nowadays and in the past."

Key Partners

and Clients

Who We Are

We are a cultural tourism operator based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, deeply committed to celebrating diversity and honoring ancestral heritage.

Etnias specializes in Afro-centered tourism, offering curated and immersive experiences that highlight Brazil’s African, Indigenous, and European roots. Our work is guided by the African philosophy of Sankofa – the idea that we must look to the past to understand the present and build a more conscious future.

We believe in responsible and sustainable travel that values both tangible and intangible cultural heritage, while creating positive impact for local communities. Our experiences are designed for those seeking deeper connections with history, culture, and identity.

We are guided by our core pillars:

E – Experiences
T – Traditions
N – Narratives
I – Identity
A – Ancestry
S – Sustainability

Our purpose is to promote a more just, Afro-centered, and transformative form of tourism for present and future generations.
Tourism rooted in identity, ancestry, and Black protagonism.

Ready to experience the Brazil history books left out?
Explore Brazilian culture and reconnect with your ancestry with Etnias.