Petropolis - The Imperial City

Información

The city of Petropolis is located 60 km away from Rio and has been called the Imperial City since the times of the Emperor Pedro II. Settled by the Germans, Petropolis keeps the memory of Brazilian history alive with its buildings and charming streets.

This tour starts with the visit to the Imperial Museum, which has been the summer residence of the Emperor D. Pedro II, and keeps furniture and objects such as the crown of gold, pearls and diamonds used by D. Pedro I and D. Pedro II.

The tour will continue on to the Gothic Cathedral where Princess Isabel was buried along with the tombstones of D. Pedro II and his wife. From there you will see the Crystal Palace, built in France and mounted in Brazil, destined to shelter exhibitions and great parties promoted by Princess Isabel.

Meeting/pick-up point: Roundtrip transfer to most hotels in São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana.
Duration: 10 hours.
Start/opening time: At 8am. The specific departure time for this tour will be determined upon reconfirmation.
Others: We will not be able to pick up on Leme, from 05th of August through the 18th of August. Passengers will be asked to go to the nearest pick up point available, the Windsor Atlantica Hotel. If there are any changes outside our control, on behalf of RIO2016 regarding road closures or any undisclosed information not released in a timely manner, that affects our operations, we will do our best to accomodate guests and minimize trouble, but these are outside our control, unfortunately