AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS

PRESENTS

BRAZIL ROOTS & CULTURE  TOUR

July 21 - 30, 2017

 

$3,300 for Brazil full accommodations and Round-trip nonstop direct flights from Atlanta to  Rio de Janeiro on Delta Airlines. Also Round-trip nonstop direct flights from Rio de Janeiro to Salvador da Bahia on GOL Airlines.

$1,500 for Land Package (Tour accommodations in Brazil only) flights are not included.

$400 for Single supplement (for those who want a room alone). 

 

TOUR INCLUDES

Ø Transportation and Tours throughout Brazil

Ø Daily Exercise and Meditation Sessions

Ø Daily Continental Breakfast 

Ø Lunch & Gourmet Dinner on all 6 tour days

Ø 4 Star Hotel Accommodations Double Occupancy

Ø Networking and Social Gatherings                               

Ø Entrance and Access to all Sites and Activities

Ø English-Speaking Certified Guides and Host

     NOT INCLUDED

Ø Group Tips and Optional Activities

Ø No Lunch or Dinner on the 3 free days and the return day

 

 Rio City

RIO DE JANEIRO

Ø  Welcome Reception with Dinner and Live Cultural Entertainment

Ø  Hotel by the famous Copacabana and Ipanema Beach

Ø  City Tour, Sightseeing, drive throughout Rio de Janeiro

Ø  Sugar Loaf Mountain Cable Cars View

Ø  Famous Rio landmark, the Pao de Acucar

Ø  Breathtaking view of Rio, Guanabara Bay, and Ocean

Ø  Corcovado Mountain Tour and view of Rio from top

Ø  The 31m Statue of Christ the Redeemer

Ø  Cobblestone Streets of Santa Teresa

Ø  Escadaria Selarón, also known as the 'Selaron Steps'

Ø  Favela Cultural Tour with Community Members

Ø  Old Rio and “Little Africa -The path of our Ancestors”

Ø  The Black Museum

Ø  The Church of the Blacks

Ø  The Institute of the New Blacks

Ø  Rio by night: Samba Club

Ø  Networking and Social Gatherings                               

Ø 4 Star Lodging at Hotel Royalty Copacabana

www.royaltycopa.com.br/site/

 

 

OPTIONAL RIO TOURS

Ø  Ride through Tijuca National Park's Rain Forest 

Ø  Picturesque Waterfalls of Cascatinha

Ø  Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

Ø  Eco Tour at Rio’s Botanical Gardens

Ø  Mayrink Chapel and Emperor's Table

Ø  Panoramic views from Vista Chinesa (Chinese View)

 

All Saints Bay 

SALVADORE DA BAHIA

Ø  Welcome Reception with Dinner and Live Cultural Entertainment

Ø  African-Brazilian Cultural Capital Tour

Ø  Visit the African-Brazilian Museum that traces the West African origins of the city

Ø  Superb Wooden, Sculpted Panels of the Orixás by Salvador’s Artist, Carybé

Ø  The famous Black Church Our Lady of the Rosary

Ø  Historical Center of Pelourinho where Stolen Africans were Sold and Enslaved

Ø  Teatro Castro Alves, home to the Bahian Symphony Orchestra

Ø  View of original ports which unloaded boats of Stolen Africans

Ø  City Tour of Salvador da Bahia and Sightseeing drive throughout the Region

Ø  Explore the Farming Hinterland on the Western side of the All Saints’ Bay

Ø  Candomblé Center’s Colorful Colonial 16th Century Architecture

Ø  Historical landmarks, the Barra Lighthouse & Fort in Santo Antôni

Ø  The Iemanjá's house in Rio Vermelho

Ø  Dique do Torero (Tororó Dam) twelve sculptures of the “Orixás” (African deities) signed by the artist Tati Moreno.   
Ø Lacerda’s Elevator the first public elevator in the world
Ø Mercado Modelo handicraft market for souvenirs

Ø  Networking and Social Gatherings                              

Ø  4 Star Lodging at Hotel Golden Tulip in Salvador.

www.goldentulipsalvador.com

 

For questions and additional info visit our website www.africafortheafricans.org and

Contact Tour Organizer: Bomani Tyehimba at (404) 931-9429 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.