Sightseeing Tours & Trips in Brazilian Highlands

Walk through the lush trails of Tijuca National Park rainforest in the Brazilian Highlands, then head up Corcovado Mountain to see Christ the Redeemer and take in the panoramic views. Check out the colorful Escadaria Selaron in Lapa, which appeared in Snoop Dogg's music video, and wander around Santa Teresa's streets.

Take glass cable cars up Sugarloaf Mountain, rising 395 meters above sea level for wide views of Guanabara Bay, Copacabana Beach, and Botafogo. Head to Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado Mountain at 700 meters, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, with panoramic views across Rio de Janeiro. Go into Tijuca Forest, the world's largest urban green space in the Brazilian Highlands, and stop at Chinese Outlook for views of Ipanema Beach and the bay. See monkeys, sloths, and exotic birds during your open jeep ride, and watch hang gliders soar above Pepino Beach on your way back.

See Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain from a sunset schooner cruise through Guanabara Bay, departing from Marina da Gloria with open bar and dance floor. Watch panoramic city views from Arpoador Rock at dusk, overlooking Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon beaches. Optionally book a City Tour including the City Cathedral, Selaron Steps, and cable car ride up Sugarloaf for 360-degree vistas of Rio's peaks.

See UNESCO-listed Ouro Preto's gold-decorated Nossa Senhora do Pilar church and the College of Mineralogy Museum in the Brazilian Highlands. Check out the Inhotim Museum's contemporary art pavilions set within botanical gardens designed by Roberto Burle Marx, showcasing Atlantic Forest biotopes. Wander through Mariana's 18th-century streets lined with soapstone balconies and wooden colonial houses.

Catch the historic Corcovado rack railway at 7:20 am through Atlantic Forest to the 730-meter summit where Christ the Redeemer stands, voted one of the seven new wonders in 2007. Later, ride the cable car up Sugar Loaf Mountain for sunset views over Rio's beaches and harbor with a caipirinha in hand.

Take a cable car up Sugar Loaf Mountain for views of Guanabara Bay and the Brazilian Highlands, then stand atop Mount Corcovado at 710 meters to see Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio. Climb the colorful Selaron stairs with its 2,000 hand-painted tiles and walk under the Lapa Arches.

Trek through Chapada Diamantina National Park and float in the turquoise waters of Poco Encantado's limestone cave, where sunlight pierces 60 meters down to the canyon floor. Hike 6km along Rio Espalhado's banks to swim at the base of Buracão Waterfall's towering cascade, navigating narrow canyon passages.